i LOVE you

I wish I could keep you little forever.

As time keeps going by and you, my BABY, keep getting bigger I feel the tug in my heart strings to enjoy even MORE what is left of your babyhood.

You are officially 2 1/2.

You have the sweetest little baby face!

In just 6 months you'll be three.

3!

THREE?

Sometimes I am not patient with you, you hang out with Baylor and all his friends who are 5,4, and 3 and I forget you're only TWO.  

I have been working more on cutting you some slack.

I try not to over indulge you, we still have standards, but you is just my wittle baby gurl.

Valentine's Mommy School Party

Brynnly Kathleen you are just awesome!

Today we were laying down next to each other and brother came and laid on top of me and you got so mad!  You squealed, "top it! see's my bes fwen!"

I had to explain that Baylor is my best friend too, but you weren't buying it.

You and I ARE best friends- always have been, always will be!

Thank you for loving me so fiercely, you bring me such happiness!

Right now one of the things I love about you is how you drop the "s" sound on all s words.

stop is top

spoon is poon

star is tar

squinkies is quinkies- that's my FAVE!

(although, I just now asked you to say all these words and you said them all perfectly, with "s" sounds!)

See how fast you grow and change!

Feb.4 a day at the zoo-
I just love you in this coat- especially when you put your hands in the pockets, it is so cute!

You are OBSESSED with Princesses!

You went through a little stint in Dec/Jan where you had more accidents than ever before.  In complete frustration after months of not having any accidents I threatened you with NO BIRTHDAY PARTY.  You have been planning your birthday ever since Baylor was planning his, and of course you want nothing but a Princess party.

Your accidents have decreased immensely and today you said, 

"We don't go pee in our panties. We go pee in da potty. And we get birsday parties!"

You betcha good girl!!

You are a spectacular dancer.  When you hear music you just can not help yourself.  You start shaking that bootie and are all rhythm!   The bets part of your dancing though, your facial expressions!  HOLY MOLY!  You can keep your eyes halfway open and have this smug look on your face, like you know you're the bomb.com dancer!  I would die laughing watching you dance, but Im not allowed to laugh or you get super embarrassed, so I hold it in and just cheer you on.

You have gotten Little People Princesses for Christmas and play with them daily.  You dance around them, talk for them and to them, your imagination is incredible!  You can play with them for hours, all by yourself!!  And I love watching you.  It especially tickles me when I catch some of the cute things you say or watch you dance with them.  You often pair them ip with each other to dance.  You're just crazy smart!  You love this little princess camera and pretend to take pictures.  You are constantly in princess dress-up dresses.  Yep, it is usually about 34 degrees outside and your traipsing around the house in nothing but a tank-top tulle and sparkly thread dress and outrageous little teal and gold sparkling mini heels with a Princess Jasmine amulet on the top surrounded with golden thread shags.  You love love love bags and carry them around filled with your "guys" and squinkies, sunglasses and camera.  Usually with a few babies in tow too.

And you are going to be one LOVING mama!

You are fiesty and got lots of soul, but when it comes to those babies you are super gentle.  You cover them up, I mean cover them completely, heads and all and go round shushing us, telling us, "the babies are seeping!!"  You are pretty much the most darling hilarious adorable creature ever created and I am so very very thankful you're MINE!

I LOOOOOVE YOU BRYNNERS!

And I have to include these last 2 pictures b/c as I go through pictures it is looking at your funny, crazy, spunky expressions that just crack me up!  You have so much life, so much energy, so much joy inside you it just bursts out of you!  You know you're something else and that is part of what makes you so awesome!

I looooove how your little fists are balled up too!

Let the holidays begin!

FIrst there was Lauren's birthday.

You helped me throw marshmallows down on the girls.  

You are ALWAYS by my side, my bestest helper/side kick- I LOOOOVE it!!!!

You LOVE Santa this year.

I am so proud of what a brave girl you are.

YOU LOVE BABY JESUS!

You were being Mary, only you REFUSED to wear the blanket on your head.

You LOVE the Christmas tree and your ornaments.

Every night as I carry you up stairs I tell you to say goodnight to the CHristmas Tree and you say,

"Ga-nie Kissma Twee"

UH!  It is heart melting!

You are the SWEETEST LITTLE THING!!

Uh oh!  Someone didn't get her way.... still you're darn CUTE!

We're doing all kinds of fun things in Mommy School!

I broke out the Trader Joe ABC cookies for your lunch.

Its always fun to spell out your names!

We made Christmas Trees...

Oh those precious dalring little fingers....  

LOVE them!!!

Such a hard worker!

I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART!!!

Thank you for being YOU, you're PERFECT!

Baby Pie Jammies!

Had to go get these taken.

(taken Nov. 20, 2012)

I LOVE this dress, Julia originally wore it, Lauren absolutely refused due to the turtle neck.

You are more chill, like Jules, when it comes to getting dressed, although 

you do like yourself girlied up!

I can't decide if you look like a big girl or a little girl!  

I guess you're just getting bigger, but still so little!

I love it!

You're at a WONDERFUL age!

You understand almost everything (that you need to) and you are more cooperative.

You are sweet and lovey and very very good.

Oh my Brynny girl!  I Loooooove YOU!!!!

Cutie Pa-tootie!

Mommy is taking Sisters on a special trip to NYC this weekend.  I am really excited about it, but truly the thought of not being with you BREAKS my heart!  I cry just thinking about it.  I know being away from you for about 48 hours isn't that long, but being with you everyday, pretty much 24/7 because we usually fall asleep in each other's bed, it is so hard to even think about being without you.  I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH!  You are MY girl.  I love laying down with you at night and feeling your little hand reach for my neck or chin or cheek.  You just hold a piece of me while you fall asleep, it is precious.  I mentioned to you one night in bed that I would be going, trying to prepare you, but it just totally upset you and you got all teary voiced and said, "I wanna go wis you!!!"  over and over.  I had to let it go, you can't understand, but oh how I wish you could come too!!  Im very very scared about flying, the thought (the very bad thought and one every one thinks Im crazy for thinking about) that something would happen to my plane and I wouldn't come back is the absolute WORST thing I can imagine.  Being your mom, being Baylor's mom, is the greatest thing in my life and the ONLY thing that matters to me.  So Im going with a BIG LOUD prayer in my heart that all will be well and I will return safe and sound to be back and let you hold my face every night as you go to sleep and be there every morning to get your Cocoas and give you color baths and read to you and just soak your ever cutie cuteness up!!!  I love you more than you will ever know Brynnly Kathleen, you mean the WORLD TO ME.  You're such a special girl and give me every reason in the world to live and love every second of it!

Mrs. Claus!

We went to Dad's work Christmas party and look who was there!!

Love this contemplative look you have!  You're so smart- always thinking!!  :)  You sure want a Princess shopping cart pretty bad, and are pretty much banking on getting it.
  You really like the Mrs.  Every time you see these pictures you say, "misses claus!"  I love all the magic you bring to Christmas.

Las Vegas Thanksgiving Trip

Some highlights...

Getting to know Cousin Gavin!

Meeting Santa!!
And LIKING HIM!!!

Creative roadside potty breaks!
You surprised me with more than just pee.....

Good times.

(not pictured...you glowing in the dark on the way there, as you had bitten into a glow stick and had it all over your head and clothes.  It was awful!  Smelled like turpentine and poor thing had it in your mouth!  We called poison control, but they said it wouldn't hurt ya other than possibly make you throw up, which you did not do, thankfully.)

Visiting Papa Pete in Rockford

HARD CORE

You had your Princess Suitcase which you insisted on rolling yourself.

This was at like 4am!

Leaving Denver.

You are the coolest "baby" EVER!

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Eating and watching Disney channel- score!

Helping Mommy make rolls in Great Grandma Barb's kitchen.
She would have loved to be here with us!

What heppens when I don't keep you busy!!

You colored all over your face!!!

Crazy Girl!!

Im glad you got to know Papa Pete even better and he could get to know you!

My BEAUTIFUL girls!
Being crazy at O'hare.
Christmas is coming!!  We had to get a picture in front of a tree we spotted.
You goofs!!
Love what GOOD GOOD GOOD BUDDIES YOU THREE ARE!

FUNNY THINGS YOU SAY!

Ok, this story is a little embarrassing, but worth the blushing because it is soooo hilarious!
One morning I was in the kitchen ALONE, so I tooted.  Not a second later you and Baylor come in asking for cereal. I knew there was about to be a fall out.  You both got quiet and started sniffing, as if something just wasn't quite right.  You, having definitely decided something was very very wrong, plugged your nose and looked at Baylor and said, "I smell your butt."

Oh God, help me.  I died laughing!  Im sorry, but that is tear streaming FUNNY!


You say "duuuuuuh" with this sassy little stance and wiggle.
I love getting you up in the morning and smelling you, or snuggling up to you when we lay down, and one of those reasons is I can just breathe you in and I have started saying, "mmmm, you smell like my baby".  You then sniff me and say, "you mell my mama".  You're so CUTE!

You say "i love you too" even if you're the first one to say it.

Your voice right now is just that adorable little toddler voice that makes every single thing that comes out of your mouth darling.

    

You call everyone "baby pie" because we call you "mag pie", which you LOVE.  I worry a little you're going to be a baglady when you grow up, as you constantly have a grocery cart AND stroller FILLED with babies, blankets, purses, your coveted Elmo lunch box (which is filled with MORE stuff), books, cameras, play dishes....the list goes on, that you push around all over the  house, yelling at the top of the stairs when you want them brought down.

Here you are (notice the stroller AND cart) you laid your babies out to do a photoshoot- just like your Mama!!
You are sooooo darling!

For...EVER, at least after the first 4 weeks of your life, I have been THE best most adored person in your life, and Im not going to lie, I have ATE it Up!  You have wanted...INSISTED that I do every single thing for you and would not tolerate anyone else help, soothe, or be near you.  This has made a certain someone very sad...Dad.  So imagine his delight when you have started to be like this with him...
  He is in heaven!  He can not believe how wonderful and amazing it feels to be accepted into that little heart of yours.  You two are turning into good buddies.  (My heart is trying not to be jealous).  We're still tight- you're MY GIRL!

You are up LATE with us quite often.  It is usually FUN!  We watch some tv and then you sleep with us, usually because we fall asleep before you!  DO you see how you've got your hand under Dad's face?  When I sleep with you in your bed, you always put your hand there.  It must be a comfort thing for you- a security feeling.  I LOVE IT!  It is so you!  

You have one incredible little personality and I love EVERY spark of it!