The time has come. No more binkys. I've been wrestling with the idea of removing the binky for a while now. You just seem too old to have one. Plus you started waking up every time it fell out of your mouth in the middle of the night. But part of me didn't want to take it away. You love the binky. You get so excited when you see it! And it makes night times/nap times so much easier. Plus with the binky gone that means you are officially a big girl! :( It made the fact that your growing up all too real! Yesterday, at nap time, was the last time you got the binky. Last night you did okay falling asleep. You cried for 40 minutes and then were out. Today is a different story. You've been in bed 40 minutes and your still crying. I figured nap times would be the hardest! Night times you are tired enough to give up. Nap times, not so much. I'm not looking forward to a no nap Olivia today! :(
You have started to pick on Bently. It's hilarious. After all this time of him picking on you, you finally can get him back. You constantly are sitting on him or climbing on him or hanging from his neck. You steal his food and his drinks at dinner. I'm already starting to feel the exhaustion from breaking up fights! ;) But as much as you guys bicker, you get along too. You guys have started to play more and more together and it's pretty fantastic!
You recently have started to become more of a mommy's girl. Don't get me wrong I'm stoked. I spent a year of you being all about dad. But sometimes it is exhausting. You constantly want to be held. Or played with. You call out my name over and over. "mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" Until I look at you or pick you up. Is as cute as it is annoying! ;)
Your vocabulary just keeps getting bigger and bigger! You are constantly saying new things that surprise me! You've also started putting two words together. Mostly hi and bye or Night night! You'll say "bye Dad!" Or "Hi Mom!" or "Night night Brother!" You call Bently Brother more than Bently. Which is a real shame because you say Bently so dang cute!
You're doing okay in nursery. I swear every week it gets harder instead of easier. You cling to me now and start to cry as soon as we're in the room! But usually after I leave you calm down in about 2 minutes flat. So it's not horrible. I just hate leaving when you're crying and yelling Mommy at me! It breaks my heart every single time!
You have semi started trying to sing. You sing the go part of let it go. You sing the "and me" part of Jake and the Neverland Pirates theme song. You sing Scout of the "I'm with you scout" theme song. Apparently we're letting you watch too much tv! Ops!
I love you beautiful girl! I hope you always know I love you so stinking much. You're smiles and giggles always brighten up our home!
Love,
Mom
