Happy Birthday Gracie

Dear Gracie,

Today you are Two, my how time does fly.  It seems like just yesterday you were born.  It was exactly 1:04pm when you, my precious,  patient 8lbs 8oz, 21in little girl made your arrival!  You entered our lives at the perfect time with your amazing smile.  I still believe that you knew that is just what Mommy and Daddy needed! In fact Grandmama's exact words when she met you for the first time were "this baby came into the world smiling"  and you really did.    Your smile is truly Amazing!

You are definitely a happy little girl.  Although you can be very determined, sometimes in a good way and other times in a bad way. You get very upset with yourself when you fall down, it makes you mad and embarrassed. You also get upset when you just can't quite do something by yourself, you are very independent!  However now that you a talking more, you have stopped saying "No" all the time.  That has been your favorite word for the past couple of months and we sure are glad it was just a phase. 

You have had many accomplishments in the last year...walking, talking, climbing on everything,  following instructions, running, and now almost making complete sentences when you talk.  I think Hayden has also taught you a whole lot, she is such a great big sister.  She makes sure that if you need help she is right there to help you, like when you go down the steps, she always makes sure you hold her hand and when you climb up the big swing set ladder to go down the slide, which makes Mommy very nervous, but that smile on your face says everything as you are flying down the slide! 

I think your favorite thing to do is to play with Hayden, you can hardly wait for her to get home from school so you can follow her around, but on the other hand you also enjoy it when she is at school because you get to go into her room and play with all the things she usually says you can't touch.  I love to watch you color, you lay on your tummy and scribble all over the page working so hard to make it perfect, it is one of the sweetest things I have ever seen.  You have an incredible imagination already, you take care of all of your baby dolls and love them just like a real Mommy.  I love listening you talk to your babies, feed them and push them all around the house and yard in the baby stroller.  

You are always making us laugh especially when you make your mad face, which consists of poking your lips out, it kind of looks like you want a kiss except for the eyes scrunched all up says differently, and when you copy everything your sister does and when you are just being plain silly, I think you get that from your Daddy! We did think that you were going to be very outgoing, but as you get older we have realized that you are going to by shy just like Hayden.  You do not like it when strangers talk to you..you immediately turn your head and hold your arms out for Mommy to pick you up. 

Gracie Leigh we love you so much.  You are a beautiful, intelligent, silly, exciting, perfect little girl.  You always make a bad day turn into a good one!  You are such a loving baby, you are at your happiest when you are all cuddled up in my lap.  I love all my snuggle time I get with you and so does Daddy.  Right now you are still a Mommy's girl, which is perfectly fine with me but I think you are slowly turning into a Daddy's girl!  You are so precious to us!  We love you and can't wait to see what accomplishments you make in the next year!

Love,

Mommy, Daddy and Hayden