Wow, a second post today!!!! I've been meaning to do more blogging, but my other pregnancy nesting projects have been taking up all of my free time--so excuse the lack of updates. Of course today I just had to post a little report on Kaitlyn's 2 1/2 year birthday!!!! I can't belive she is half-way to THREE years old now! She has really grown up a lot in recent months and become both the CUTEST girl in the world, and the most difficult two year old you could imagine!!! Lately she has been a real mix of both...and I'm HOPING and praying that she learns a little bit of flexibility in the coming months and leaves the "terrible 2's" behind! Right now she wants EVERYTHING her way and only HER way! She is as sweet as can be when things are going well for her, but if she runs into a bump in the road...WATCH OUT! What doesn't help any is that both Krista and Erik give her EVERYTHING and ANYTHING she wants. They are her servants (along with Toomas and myself)...Not a bad life with 4 servants at your beck and call! I'm really wondering how things will go once the baby arrives. She is certainly going to learn quickly that the world doesn't revolve around her. I'm hoping it is a smooth transition but I'm mentally prepared for the worst!!
Now onto the OTHER side of Kaitlyn....SHE IS THE CUTEST GIRL in the whole world!
She has SUCH a vibrant and fun personality. When is she happy she is HAPPY and her laughter and giggles are so contageous. She jumps for joy and smiles for all the world to see. She knows how to make ANYONE smile...and is a real character. She is definately a funny one and could possibly be labed the comedian of the family at the ripe old age of 2! She is a TON of fun. She makes faces just to make you smile, asks you what is wrong if you seem unhappy and is willing to give a hug to make anyone feel better! She is very caring and loving! Her 2 favorite animals "The two Snowys" are her best friends in the world. She is very attached to her stuffed animal snow tigers! She takes them everywhere and can't sleep without them.
She has SUCH a vibrant and fun personality. When is she happy she is HAPPY and her laughter and giggles are so contageous. She jumps for joy and smiles for all the world to see. She knows how to make ANYONE smile...and is a real character. She is definately a funny one and could possibly be labed the comedian of the family at the ripe old age of 2! She is a TON of fun. She makes faces just to make you smile, asks you what is wrong if you seem unhappy and is willing to give a hug to make anyone feel better! She is very caring and loving! Her 2 favorite animals "The two Snowys" are her best friends in the world. She is very attached to her stuffed animal snow tigers! She takes them everywhere and can't sleep without them.Her nickname at the moment is "Benny"---yes Benny! When she was about 14 months old she adorded the Disney Princesses and whenever she would see them---a poster at someones house, a video case, an advertisement-- she would yell BENNY!! We don't know why she called them Benny but that was her word for Princess. It took it a while for us to figure out what BENNY meant. We would hear her say it quite often and FINALLY on her 2nd birthday when she got a Disney Princess pjyama gown from Grandma we made the connection!!! Benny meant princess!!! So, ever since she has been our Benny!!! She is DEFINATELY a true Benny!! She loves anything that is pink, sparkles or shines. She loves long dresses, wearing her hair up in a ponytail or barettes, wearing necklaces, having her nails painted..you name it. Right now she is very much into shoes. Krista had a pair of glittery ruby-red maryjanes when she was the same age and Kaitlyn LOVES those shoes. She wants to wear either those, her shiny black "lady shoes" as she calls them or her mini ballet slippers (which she calls her "tippy toe shoes"). It is too funny! She is SUCH a TRUE girl! She imitates Krista so much also...she loves ballet and gymnastics and can almost manage to do the splits! She has been doing sommeraults for a while now too! So amazing to see! She is a ton of fun!!! Full of life and spirit!!!!
Kaitlyn is a GREAT sleeper. She takes over an hour nap during the day and consistently sleeps over 12 hours at night (usually 8:30-9:00 a.m.) It is awesome for me! I am hoping that this continues through to when the baby is born. Right now she is still in her crib and I'm not planning on changing that because she loves it so much! She has a big girl bed set up in her room already so whenever she gives us the green light we will move her there. For now she is sleeping wonderfully so we're not rocking the boat!!
Last 2 topics of the day---eating and pottying... Both could be going better. She is SUCH a picky eater. If she could she would live on camembert cheese and cucumbers!!! Some of her other favorites are applesauce, yogurt, broccoli, bananas and french bread. She doesn't like meat at all but LOVES salmon. She is a tough one to please and most nights she doesn't eat much............but I figure if she is really hungry she will learn to try new things! She also cheese pizza, plain rice, clementines, berries of ANY type and pickles. She is cereal girl in the morning and can easily eat a bowl without making a mess. It is nice that she has mastered that skill! On the potty training issue she CAN use the potty but it is ME who is being lazy! I find diapers so much more convenient when we are out shopping or for an outing. I really need to be a bit more consistent so that she will learn completely. For now though she will go pee on the potty when she needs to and can dress and undress by herself. She is VERY opinionated on this and wants NO help whatsoever!
Below are some more pictures and a little video clip of Kaitlyn coloring today (she LOVES to draw and color). HAPPY 2.5 year Birthday my sweet Benny!
The finished product! Krista's Halloween BLACK CAT!! :)
