It seems like just yesterday she arrived, but here we are up early on the morning of her 2nd birthday (just like the morning of her birth I was up at 5:30 with active labor and this morning I was up with her about 5:30). The first year flew by and the second has proved to be much the same. Life is just busy and keeps cruising on by.
Here is her first year in pictures....
 |
| I love nursing pictures so I can remember what she looked like |
She's ONE!!!
And the second year in pictures....
 |
| Such a cutie! |
One year pictures in Montana.
15 month pictures.
 |
| Upside down baby! |
 |
| Raelyn and her funny faces! |
21 months!!
 |
| Cheese! |
And just like that another year has passed and our baby girl is a big 2 year old now! She is beautiful and sweet and just the darn cutest little two year old.
A little bit about our little 2 year old.
Food: She is a great eater and loves most food. She loves pistachios, eggs, french toast and pancakes, nectarines, bananas, and most fruit, tomatoes, spaghetti, pizza, and lots of other things.
Play: She loves to play with little things, loves to find lip gloss lying around, loves to play with her babies and is so adorable bouncing them and sh-sh-sh-ing them, balls and cars are always fun, and she loves to carry around a purse or bag with little toys in them...and oh she loves books! Loves to flip through them or have them read to her.
Talk: Oh Raelyn is becoming quite the little talker! She says lots of things and more and more are becoming recognizable. She of course has been saying momma and daddy for awhile. She says Aubey and tries to say Olivia and Claire but they don't quite sound like their names yet. She says more (and signs it too now!), watie (water), nummies (for nursing), nigh-nigh, hi, bye, kitty, baby, ouside (outside), load up, ame(n), oh, ok, go, and many more I am sure that I can't think of right now. She loves to sing her own made up songs at the top of her lungs and jabbers still a lot too knowing exactly what she is saying. She can be so serious and angry sometimes too. She also started to tattle a bit on her sisters...pretty cute at this age.
Sleep: Raelyn is and has always been a good sleeper. She takes one long nap, mid day and sleeps well at night as long as she got a good nap in. She loves to cuddle with me at night, nurses to sleep most nights and when that doesn't work bouncing on the ball always does the trick. We still co-sleep and I love it!
We just love our little Raelyn! She loves to dance, play with her sisters, haul around the kitten sh-ing him when he meows, play, sing, give hugs and kisses, hold my hand with her little hand. She is growing up just too fast and even though it is so fun to watch her grow, I just want it to last a little longer each phase, each sweet little thing she does.
We love you baby girl! Happy 2nd Birthday Raelyn Rebecca!!
