Soccer Dad

26 months

This morning at 1:15 AM she turned 113 weeks old.

What can I say? She continues to grow and to delight.

When I come home at the end of the day I get a wonderful greeting. A smile. A hug. Maybe a kiss.

She usually goes to bed in a good mood, and says "night, night" and gives me a kiss.

Her speech continues to develop. We can have conversations a bit more with her these day. Not about the presidential election, of course, but like how she ought to eat her yogurt. She stays focused enough to realize that taking two bites and then asking for something else won't please us.

Like her sister five years ago, she's discovered that I keep a stash of M & M's in my car. Her sister used to ask for "Em-ems," but as soon as she gets into my car I hear "candy!" That's an imperative statement, not a declarative one.

One of her more endearing tricks is that when she exits the van, she squeezes through to the drivers seat and insists on "driving" before she leaves the car.

Baby you can drive my car!

One less endearing trait is the fight she puts up when we brush her hair. I really love those ringlets, but they're getting knotty and she hates it when we brush her hair. (Her oldest sister with naturally curly hair, used to really hate that too!)

She's also started appropriating our expressions as her own. A few weeks ago she asked me where Imma was. I said, "At work." She responded "Oh fine." Those are the words of resignation of her older sister.

It also appears that she's well on her way to dressing herself. She can pull on a pair of pants. A shirt requires some outside help. Yesterday I was trying to help her get socks when she dismissed me with, "It's my turn."

As usual, I reserve the right to add items if I'm reminded of things I forgot!

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