My little one, she is two.
Oh, poor third kid. There was no fanfare made about this birthday, whatsoever. Hell, I couldn’t even blog about it in a timely fashion – she turned two on Monday, and here it is, Wednesday. LAME. Coming at the tail end of the big kids’ school vacation week, and on the same day as M and I had a meeting to get the results of Daniel’s neuropsych evaluation, I didn’t even manage to make a cake. Thankfully, of course, she could care less. She’s too little to understand birthdays, and she doesn’t eat cake, anyways. She was happy enough to get serenaded with “Happy Birthday” about a hundred times.
She is a riot at two. As you can hear in the above video, one of her favorite new words is “funny!” Any time something makes her laugh, she scrunches up her shoulders and says “funny!” She has also, just in the last couple of days, started adding the word “I” to things. So instead of shrieking “did it!” when she accomplishes something, it’s “I did it!” (Or, in her actual prononciation, “hi did it!”) When she stumbles and falls, it’s “hi’m fine.”
Every time she sees my camera or my phone, she yells “cheese! picture!” But being a busy girl, I’m lucky to get one in ten to be even roughly in focus as she runs out of frame. And there are no recent pictures without some combination of messy hair, messy face, or a new bruise from running into lord-knows-what.
She loves to draw, and constantly requests I draw a kitty (a skill I needed to remember from when her brother and sister requested the same thing at her age). She is completely obsessed with the dog, a feeling that is far from mutual.
Oh, she can throw a screaming tantrum if she wants something and I won’t let her have it. That’s what two is for, right?
Happy birthday, funny girl. We’re so glad you’re here.
I am stunned that she is already 2. I swear, it was just a few weeks ago that I was holding her squishy little body. It seems totally impossible, even though she’s so definitely two in all the pictures you post.
Happy birthday to a very special little girl.
Happy happy birthday Ellie! How has it been two years already? Love love love the video, and the big kids look so BIG!
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How cute! 2 comes really fast I found. Some days I wish the 3s would go by fast for our twins, too!
Love your photos.
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How incredibly precious she is, and so self-possessed. Love this homage to her unique perspective on things. Hoping the dog does right by her this week. Happy Birthday, Beautiful Girl!
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(and kudos, Mom. It has not been an easy ride, and my hat is off to you.
Oh, her clapping is sooo cute! Happy birthday, Ellie!
Happy Birthday to Ellie! I just love the video too
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Happy, happy birthday sweet girl. Love the pictures, esp the first. She looks like she is planning all the mischief hallmark of this age.
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What precious photos. Happy Birthday Ellie!
HOW??? is she two already?
Happy birthday, Ellie! Good job, mama and family!
Happy belated birthday, Ellie!!!
You’re probably sick of me saying this, but wholly cow, she is this amazing combination of both D and R. Utterly adorable!!!
Sending you a big hug, Liz.
Happy birthday. Two years!? Where did that time go. She’s such a cutie pie.
Happy Birthday to your sweet girl!!!