In just two more months she will be three years old. No longer a baby, but preschool age. Sometimes when I think about this, my throat gets all tight. Just two more months of her babyhood! I am soaking up every single minute of it.
She only wears diapers at night now, when she’s sleeping. She climbs up on chairs to help wash the dishes, to help mix lemonade, to help me make breakfast, lunch or dinner. She always wants to help. When I do the laundry, she is right there helping me grab the clean clothes out of the dryer. Her favorite book is still “When You Give a Pig a Party” but now she no longer lets me read it to her — she has to read it to me! She knows the book word for word.
I love her little voice. She wakes up next to me every morning, rolls into me and says, “Stay with me…” in her raspy, just-coming-out-of-sleep voice… and she holds onto me, not wanting me to get out of the bed. Sometimes she falls right back asleep and I can slowly untangle myself from her grip and slip out of the bed. Other times, it just ain’t happening…and I stay there, wrapped up in her warmth, until I can convince her to let me go so that I can get up to get the kids off to school. Sometimes she gets up with me, and other times she says, “Okay…I save your spot!” and she stays in bed and will fall back asleep. I love when she does that, because then when I get the older kids off to school, I run right back upstairs and get into bed again, and I snuggle up next to her. She makes getting out of bed so hard to do!
She is the youngest of nine siblings and it’s so very obvious. If I tell her to go play out in the backyard, she will turn to me and say, “But who gonna play with me? There’s no one out there!” as if playing alone is the most inconceivable idea she has ever heard of. I often hear her asking, “You play with me?” to one of her siblings. They ALWAYS comply. Aria is played with. Often.
She dresses herself in a new outfit about five times a day. Her favorite thing to wear is dresses, and her shoes always have to be fancy sandals or dress shoes. If she can’t find hers she will just put on a pair of her sister’s shoes, no matter if they are too big for her. She’s a big-time shoe girl.
She still sleeps in our bed, right between us. Daddy rubs her “hot toes” and makes her giggle before she falls asleep at night. She loves that. But she always cuddles into me when she’s ready to sleep. She doesn’t even have her own bed yet. We keep saying “soon” — but we are in no hurry, and neither is she.
In just two more months she will be three years old. She won’t be this age ever again. And like I said, I am soaking up every minute of it.
I love that you still co-sleep! My two oldest have been in and out of our bed since birth but the youngest hasn’t slept a single night in our bed. She thinks it’s play time and no one gets a good nights sleep. Love the color accenting in the pictures. Truly adorable little girl. Enjoy these precious years!
What a precious post! My own daughter is just two and a half months from turning two, so a lot of what you said really spoke to me. And I, too, love waking up next to her in the morning.
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Your little girl is so precious! All of your kids are adorable! I have to admit when I first came to your page and saw the header and title I was like “Whaaaaaa” but then I read your ‘about’ page. I only have one son but I can totally understand wanting to have 97129374 kids. I honestly do feel like my heart would just get bigger and have enough love for everyone. Congrats on your little girl almost turning 3! As you read on my blog, I am freaking out about my little one turning 1, I know the freaking out will not stop at each birthday. It will probably just get worse.
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Such a cutie and I LOVE those pictures!
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Such a beautiful family!!
A sports family is great – healthy in spirit and mind
I’m sure they will love Kung fu, my son wants to practice king fu but that will be until after he’s a black belt in taekwondo. Bruce lee his hero founded that one
They were so silly to do the karate kid movie and it’s about doing karate! What were they thinking?
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These pictures are gorgeous! She is so beautiful and I so of the sadness you must be feeling, your words were so powerful I felt sad for you. Now I want to get my own 2 yr. old out of her bed and snuggle with her, but I think I’ll wait until she sneaks in her around 5-6.
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She is so cute! Thanks for visiting and following me:) I’m returning the love here! Have a great day!
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Your family is SO beautiful, wow! Thanks for the follow, I am following you right back. What a doll your baby is. Looking forward to reading your adventures! xoxo!
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I also miss the sweet days of having a toddler ;.) I have 2 kids and my daughter is now 13 y/o
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