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Two

There's a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that starts out like this:

"There was a little girl, who had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead,
And when she was good, she was very, very good,
But when she was bad she was horrid."

Ryan's mom is convinced that this poem is written about a two-year-old girl. I think she's right. Our spirited little Maddie turns two today. I have been thinking a lot lately about her and how I would describe her personality.

• She is definitely full of life. Whenever we are apart and she sees me again (even if I've just gone down stairs for a few minutes), she raises her hands in the air and shouts "Mama!" as if I've been gone for days. I love it. 
• She loves attention. She will often say hello to strangers as we pass them in the grocery store.
• She doesn't take long to warm up to people or to voice her opinion about how she feels in any given situation. For example, just the other day she was playing on the slide in my parents' backyard and took a little spill. A neighbor was over and saw the accident and rushed over to help her up. "NOOOO!" she squawked to the man she had never met. She did not want his help.
• She is still one tough cookie. Just today she fell off her chair and did a somersault, landing on her back. She popped back up in a split-second and didn't blink an eye.
• She is very independent. Heaven help the person who tries to aid her in buckling her seat belt.
• She might possibly be the world's pickiest eater (what happened to my baby who loved guacamole, hummus, and just about anything else within her reach?) Every night I place dinner in front of her and every night she looks at me and states, "NO! I no want it!" 
• Whenever I sing her a song she tells me, "Good job, Mama!"
• She has become my little shadow over the past week or two. I think it's her way of coping with all of the changes she has been through lately. 
• She loves to chase Isaac anywhere and everywhere and I am so glad they enjoy each others' company
• She loves to play "Name that Tune." Isaac usually hums a song and Maddie tries to guess what it is (more often than not it is the theme song to one of their favorite cartoons. I'm embarrassed to admit that they know a lot of theme songs...). The other day during nap time I put Davis and Maddie to bed at the same time (they share a room here at Grandma's). She started to play Name that Tune with Davis only she was the one doing all the humming. He didn't play back. 

Maddie's my little princess and I can't imagine my life without her. I am so proud to call her my daughter.

Feliz Cumpleanos Princesa! 

All photos courtesy of Miss Chrissy Jo.