Not three...yet...

Tonight while you were falling asleep you told me an elaborate plan you had about how you were going to go to sleep, then I would go to my room, then you would wake up, come in my room, I would come back with you to your bed, and we would be together. I told you yes, that would be fine. But that it would also be fine if you rolled over and went back to sleep, if you decided you didn't need me. I told you that, as you get bigger, there will be times when you need me, and times when you don't need me.

You stopped nursing and said, "yes, but I am only two."

Where did that come from?

Yes, my dear Peanut, you are only two. And you are a great two.

You are so articulate and tall that sometimes we forget you are just two. Daddy picked you up at the grocery register the other day when you said, "I'm tired Daddy, hold me." The checker asked how old you were, and Daddy said, "Just two."

"Wow," said the checker. "I thought you just picked up a 4 year old because she was compaining of being tired.

(Now I've never had a four year old before so I'm not entirely sure we won't be picking you up now and then when you're four, but that's a conversation for another day. About a year and half from now. Although....if you keep growing at the rate you are, it might not be an option! hee.)

You seem to be gliding through live with so much ease. It's not always easy for you, but for the most part you seem to be in a good place. Preschool has been a welcome transition for you. So has Sienna. You demand some routine (mostly at night!) but you can hang with the flow of your Daddy's schedule, and you often go with him to his rehearsals and practices, or on errands. A lot of parents can't take their kids places we take you. (And thank you for that. I know I tell you this all the time, but we really appreciate it!)

I just want you to know, though, kiddo, that as much as we expect of you, and as well as you are doing, your Daddy and I both know you're still just two. We're not in a rush for you to grow up. We're still okay with it if you need to be a toddler again for awhile. We're crazy excited to see you growing inside and outside, but we love you just for who you are. Right now. In this moment.

Always, Peanut. Always.