oh how I love my 2 year old...

I am a total blog slacker. It seems like my subjects are either fighting, crying or sleeping these days. Riley has turned into the "terrible two" that Jack never was. Don't get me wrong, he gave us some grief as a toddler, but he was more of a three year old terror, 2's were all good with that one. I never understood when other people complained about how bad their 2 year olds were. I thought I MUST just be a better Mom because MY 2 year old is funny and a good time and pretty much one of my favorite people in the world to spend my days with. No such thing as terrible twos.

Then came his sister.

Girlfriend lately cries at the drop of a hat.
Here are my current excuses.
4 molars all coming in at once.
Napping at will-don't kid yourself-she is in her bed for 2 hours each afternoon, but she TRIES to stay awake just to torment me over the monitor. (YES..I still have a monitor in her room...just in case she is choking on lego's that she stole from her bro's stash or hanging from the blinds, or jumping in and out of bed...or a million other things that could happen...)
Fighting a cold/allergies/big brother's school funk,
The sun not being properly aligned with the earth
Elmo talking about something that doesn't suit her....
OK, so the list(i.e. my excuses) is endless.
She is not a happy camper of late and I am PRAYING she will grow out of it soon.

The princess on her throne. It is a beat-down-juice-stained-stinky firetruck-themed chair that once belonged to Jack, but he finally got tired of this...


and here she is politely asking for assistance on to her swing. (after announcing that she will not "ride dat baby swing")


Drama...

Queen!



And I just have to throw this one in. Who Doesn't crimp their tongue? ALL the 2 year olds are doin' it!


Love you, Baby Girl. You are your Mama's daughter, fer shur!