Lucy at 2 1/2 years

It's time for a post about my oldest, my sweet Lucy. 

She's now 2.5 years old! I cannot believe we're only 6 months away from her being THREE. 

Lucy LOVES her sister. She truly has done so well adjusting to Annie. She loves to sit and play with her, says cute things like, "Hi, Sister!" in this really high-pitched voice. She gets so excited when I tell her that Annie is up from her nap- she will run into Annie's room to see her. Annie loves to see Lucy too- she smiles so big when Lucy comes in the room.

 Lucy likes to try and pick Annie up sometimes and recently has taken to trying to squeeze her cheeks. I'm often having to tell her to be careful when she plays with her and be gentle. 

Lucy LOVES her footie PJ's these days, especially the elephant ones (thanks, Treadaways!)

She can put her shoes and socks on herself, as well as her undies and short/pants. Shirts are sometimes hard. 

She's 90% day-time potty trained. (We did the three-day potty training process over Labor Day weekend. It's not really a three-day process, it's more like a month-long process, just sayin). We're not night time or nap-time trained yet (although most days at school, she doesn't have accidents during nap time!).

Sleeping-wise, she takes one nap a day, from 1:00-3:30 pm or so, then goes to bed around 7:30 pm, wakes up for the day around 7:00 am. 

 Lucy seems to be really enjoying school- she still attends Breckenridge Montessori, where she's been going since she was 3 months old (Annie goes there as well). They have really fun activities, like gardening (here she is with her eggplant she picked!), cooking, Spanish class (she can count to 10 in Spanish and sing some other songs in Spanish), art, lots of coloring, etc. 

I went to my very first parent/teacher conference last Friday. They told me she is doing really well, her verbal skills are great and she's right on track for her age. 

But the best thing they told me was that she is kind towards other kiddos, gentle and sweet. That made my heart so glad to hear that. Above all else, I want my girls to love others, be respectful and kind, to show the love of Christ to others. I love that she is on the right track. 

 Lucy loves her Daddy! She loves to go on walks with him, to water the garden with him, play Legos with him, go on donut dates on Saturday mornings with him. Here they are playing with one of Mike's birthday presents (a big Nerf gun)- she thought it was so much fun!

She loves to rough-house with him, kick the soccer ball, throw the softball, etc.

 Oh, my sassy girl! She is independent, speaks her mind, knows what she wants and will let you know.

She loves to be read to, likes to sing all sorts of songs (and has pretty decent pitch!), likes to hold, feed, rock, pat and nurse her baby doll (she spends a lot of time around her Mommy!). She loves to be held ("hold me Mommy!"), especially when she is feeling sad, hurt or needing to poop (no kidding on that one). 

Other favorites: coloring, stickers, watching PBS Kids on the iPad (this we have to limit only to when I'm getting ready in the morning or other extreme circumstances), going to the library for story time, reading books, playing with Legos, going on errands. 

She's very much into the process of things, such as telling us which car we are going to take, who is dropping her off and picking her up from school, where we are going, where we are NOT going, etc. 

She's really good at memorization and you can often stop in the middle of a phrase in a book and she will finish the rest of the sentence. It's kind of weird, but neat.

Favorite foods: applesauce in the squeeze packs, shredded cheddar cheese, apples (she can eat the whole thing), tomatoes, grapes, canteloup, watermelon, cucumbers, green beans, quesadillas,  (made with refried beans and cheese), tortillas, spaghetti and meatballs, meat loaf, crab cakes, broccoli, carrots, yogurt, macaroni and cheese.

 Meat is sometimes hard to get in. 

Our current bedtime ritual is having books read by both Daddy and Mommy while drinking her milk, then brushing her teeth (she's learning how to spit out the toothpaste!), then getting in bed with her baby, her lovie, her water and a couple of books, then being tucked in, while I sing "Jesus Loves Me," "Amazing Grace, " and "Doxology," then praying. If you do this out of order, she will let you know. :)

Some favorite quotes as of late:

-"Mommy, hear me!" (when she wants my attention)

- "No, I not." "(this one gets her into trouble sometimes)

- "Don't worry, Mommy, I do it. Don't worry."