Two years ago tonight I went to bed in tears. I was convinced I was going to be pregnant forever and ever and ever. Little did I know just 24 hours later my precious girl would be in my arms. Two years later I go to bed with a huge smile on my face and a love and joy in my heart I never could have fathomed. When Brynna wakes up tomorrow she will be 2, two, TWO!!!!!! Where has the time gone? Brendan and I look at each other every day and say, "Can you really believe she is ours?" I realize it's been awhile since I've done an update on her. Life has caught up to us and between fulltime work and parenting, there just hasn't been the time to get on this blog. But here's what she's up to these days ...
She is learning at every turn. She knows all of her colors, a lot of shapes, can count to 30, knows her ABCs, and is starting to identify letters. She will tell you the "B is for Brynna" and "D is for daddy" and is able to point some of them out. We continue to be amazed at her memory! We tell her or show her something once and she can recall it days or weeks later.
Her vocal skills continue to amaze us and her teachers at school. She speaks in full sentences, can communicate clearly with us, and continues to be Miss Manners. We are so proud of how well she is doing! It's so wonderful to be able to carry on a conversation with her and know exactly what she needs or wants.
This morning she woke up, decided to put on her "special undies" and then spent the rest of the day using the potty! We had a few near misses - small accidents on the way to the toilet. But also lots of successes and she was on her way to the right place, just didn't make it in time, during her 2 accidents. So we'll see how tomorrow goes! We had been tossing around the idea of potty training but she seems to have made the choice for us!
What is she into these days? Elmo, her kitchen set, puzzles, babies (pause so someone can insert the "perhaps you should make her a big sister" comment, ok, moving on), music, singing, coloring, painting ... the list could go on and on. She is also all girl - pink, pink, pink! Singing is a big one. She will randomly burst into song - Five Little Monkeys, ABCs, Moves Like Jagger, you name it, she knows most of the lyrics!
She is also miss stubborn at times. She has decided she needs to pick out her own clothes in the morning. This is one battle we are not willing to take on so we let her. And sometimes she matches. And sometimes she goes to school in 3 shades of pink with a monkey on the butt of her pants and Elmo on her shirt. And then we take photos so we can show them to her when she is 16. But the stubborness comes in handy too because it turns into perseverance, hence the potty training. So we choose our battles, and matching clothes, and pretties in her hair just aren't worth the fight.
I am sure there is much, much more that I am just not thinking of. Right now I need to get to bed so I can wake up with my TWO year old tomorrow to celebrate! Daddy loves to make a big deal about birthdays so I'm sure the whole day will be wonderful. We are so thankful to have such a wonderful, sweet, healthy little girl in our lives. Two years ago tonight I never could have imagined how my life would change. We are so lucky to be your parents, Brynna Evelyn! Happy 2nd Birthday big girl!
