Haddie: Fall 2016 update

Dear Haddie,

• You wear 2T clothes and are about to be 3T in some things
• You are only an inch or two shy of Titus' four year old height mark, even at 2.5. You're not necessarily tall for your age, but you're definitely growing faster than Titus has!
• You say your best friends are Conner and Rynn.
• You are still a very picky eater. Right now the only guarantees are french fries, pickles, cereal and peanut butter. Your favorites are probably "pinana" (banana) and "see-yull" (cereal), and you are mostly living on milk.
• You have started making up songs and when you're done singing you'll say, "dat's a good song." You love singing in general, we hear you singing in your crib ALL the time. Your favorite songs are Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Let It Go & Itsy Bitsy Spider.
• You hated being dropped off at school when we first went back in September (even though you enjoyed being there once I left). But the last few weeks you haven't cried at drop off and marched right in like a big girl!
• You go to bed around 7:30/8 and wake up around 7/7:30 with a 2 hour nap around 1pm.
• About that nap... You have really been fighting it lately, and bedtime for that matter. It is not unusual for you to throw a fit for 15-30 minutes after being put down.
• Everyone is saying "I can't believe how much she has started talking since I saw her last!"
• Your favorite toys are barbies, your Elsa doll and anything that comes in a Happy Meal.
• You almost always take something wherever we go (a Paw Patrol dog, a tiny pig, your pull-along puppy) and then INSIST on taking it inside wherever we go.
• You wear a princess dress almost every single day.
• You. Are. Stubborn. If you aren't getting what you want you will throw things and yell "no!" while sobbing BIG angry tears.
• You have started handing me your pacis in the car or after naps, sometimes without me even asking! I think we're getting close to retiring the pacis...
• You love sitting in your crib or high chair alone with your favorite toys and just playing. I secretly think it's because it's the only place Titus can't get to you and mess up your toys :)
• Your favorite shows are Paw Patrol, Blaze and the Monster Machines, and Team Umi-Zoomi. Which are also Titus' favorite shows, so I think you mostly like them because he does.
• Everything needs to kiss and hug, followed by, "awwww!" Pacis, animals, shoes...
• The thing you say most is, "what dat?" about every noise you hear or unidentified object you see.
• You get SO excited when friends come over, like cheering and jumping and hugging when they walk in the door.
• You are incredibly loving, you give hugs to almost everyone and ask Daddy and I if we can snuggle all the time.

Haddie girl, you are so much fun. You and Titus look different and definitely act different, and I am loving getting to know your little personality. You are definitely passionate about having fun, animals, cartoons and being able to do everything Brother can do. You are pretty fearless and adventurous and can get equally as dirty as you can girly and princessy. At school you love to do crafts and socialize and your teacher says you love music time and sing and dance along to every song. We think you are so sweet, spunky and fun, Baby Love!