Vi turning 2

Last year I did this about a week early, and decided a week early was good timing.

1 month after turning 1... I remember thinking how big she was here.

In less than a week, I'm going to have a 2 year old.  Whoa.

Didn't she just turn 1?  Then again... it seems like ages ago. Within this year we learned to walk, we survived the poison ivy from hell, she learned to feed herself, speak in complete sentences, climb, run, jump, sing whole songs, count, our ABC's, the importance of knuckles, to adjust to a big girl bed, so many more, and just overall make her own decisions.

Now having a 1 year old has been LOTS of fun, her personality bloomed, her independence bloomed, her humor bloomed, her attitude bloomed.

our humor/personality blooming

our independence blooming

our attitude blooming

Every day she makes us laugh.  She is a delight, even when she has days where she is not being very delightful... I still delight in her. I feel that having a child has made me understand the love of my heavenly Father so much more.  

With a baby you just give, and feed, and watch, and comfort, and love... with a 1 year old started the real process of discipline.   Not just a "no, no baby, that's not safe"  but more of  "you WILL get spanked if you do 'such and such' again".  More time outs, more crying, more sass... watching my child test, learn, mature, grow, understand, learn some more... and learn some more again.  The year was more a of a challenge, and more of a reward. 

I love that she has her own opinions, I love that she cracks herself up, I love her tender spirit, I love that she has become more cuddly, I love that she plays tricks...overall I love the little girl she is growing into.  She's officially coming out of the baby stage into the toddler stage.  I cannot believe how much she has changed and grown.  Somehow, with even more excitement, I look forward to this next year of having a TWO year old. 

She's going to be the best big sister :)