I love that Lily is 2 1/2. Really, it is much easier than the baby stage. I honestly do NOT miss the baby stage that much. However, there are moments when she does something more grown up that I get a little twinge of sadness. For instance, her speech. She used to say, "Hun-gee" for hungry. Today she randomly said, "Hun-ga-wee" There still is no R sound, but she is closer and it makes my heart sad that she is becoming a big girl.
Sometimes, Matt works on her with her speech and it makes me MAD :) because I like her special words. She always called Panera "To-ehwa" Now, because of Matt's assistance she says, "Pa-ehwa" with the P sound. I got after him....She will learn these things on her own soon enough. I love her To-ehwas and To-nanas (bananas).
Lily talks non-stop. Literally, from the second she gets up, to the second she falls asleep (she talks to her babies and animals in bed until she literally falls over), she is talking. AND, if you don't listen, she knows it. She repeats the sentence over and over until you comment on it. I have learned to multi-task at this task, but sometimes it is hard to do everything while listening to her chat.
She is starting to make-believe. At the grocery today, she told me this whole made up story that was completely unbelievable, but I think it was pretty real to her.
While I am bragging, I must write that Matt has taught her all the books of the Old Testament and she knows them by heart!!! It is adorable, endearing, and AMAZING. We must get it on video soon. If I can catch her doing it, I will upload this amazing song she can sing.
Off to rest for a few minutes while I actually have some peace and quiet!
