Before I started typing this letter, I went back and read your 2 year letter. My how you have grown and changed! Yet, some things are still the same. You continue to bring daddy and I so much laughter and joy.
The biggest two milestones that you've accomplished over the past 6 month...potty-trained and sleeping in a "big girl" bed! You pretty much potty-trained yourself about 2 months ago. I'm not sure if it's because you're around other kids that are potty-trained, or if it's because you're a girl, but we didn't have to do hardly anything! You took an interest in sitting on the little potty chair in the bathroom, and once you figured out how to go, that was all it took! You still have occasional accidents, but love to wear your panties, bloomers, etc. You also like to change to a new pair after each bathroom trip...this makes for a lot of laundry!
Last night was your first night in your "big girl" toddler bed! You were soooo excited, and you did great all night long! You love your pink sheets, and have to snuggle with lots of "extras," including your blanket, bunny lovey, 2 pillows, and a water cup. You also like to have your projector on...specifically, shining the purple monkey up on the ceiling. You go to bed around 8:30-9pm and awake around 6:45am. It's nearly impossible to get you to wear any other PJs besides your princess nightgowns. You still take about a 2 hour nap each afternoon.
Besides the color pink, you LOVE snacks and princesses! You always want to have a "nack," a drink, your blankie, and a princess movie turned on. You love to sing, "Let It Go," and songs from "Sleeping Beauty," "Aladdin," "Little Mermaid," "Snow White," and "Cinderella." You have a few princess costume dresses, and you always twirl every time you wear one of these outfits (acutally, you twirl with any skirt/dress). You love to wear high heels, jewelry, and carry purses. You're definitely ALL GIRL!! I'm so excited because by the time I write your next letter, we will be in Disney World! Aunt Carrie, Grandma Donna, and I have a lot of fun times in store for you!
Your favorite snacks are GoGurt, graham crackers, apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, strawberries, goldfish, and donuts. At least you love fruit! ;) Each morning you request "choc milk" and "yogut." You pretty much have all of your teeth in, and you like to show them when flashing your precious smile or screaming at the top of your lungs when you don't get your way!
Your vocabulary gets bigger each day! Mommy and daddy are getting to where we can understand you more and more, but still you'll adamently tell us something, and we don't understand what you're saying. If it's a request...watch out! You will get frustrated quickly!
You love playing with "bubba," and you always want to know what your best buddy is doing. Even though you're frequently playing together and laughing at bubba's silliness, we also hear, "bubba do it," a lot! This happens when you're trying to deflect the blame for something. You like to tell us when "bubba mean," or "bubba hurt me," even though it's just gentle sibling rivalry. Generally, after you get a few hugs from mommy and daddy, you're right back to playing peacefully.
You love to have mommy read books to you. Your favorites include any picture/word books, "Goodnight, Moon," "Move Over, Rover," "A Potty for Me," and your Poke-A-Dot book. We typically read about 4-5 books each night before bed. You also love to play with baby dolls, your Little People princesses and castle set, your vanity, and your Minnie Mouse kitchen. You love "doing your hair," and really enjoy it when mommy puts your hair in "pig tails." We are trying to grow your bangs out now, so your hair is in a somewhat awkward stage. Even though you like your hair "done," you don't leave any ties, bows, or clips in very long. You're still somewhat petite and wear 2T-3T clothes and size 7 shoes.
You continue to go to Miss Lori's house on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10am-5pm. You have lots of friends over there, and you absolutely LOVE Miss Lori. We recently had a scare when you choked on a small charm from Aggie's bracelet (Lori's daughter). You were fine, thanks to Miss Lori, but we've been having lots of talks about NOT putting stuff in your mouth!! You like to play with Lilly, Kenna, and Aggie.
You are definitely "Little Miss Independent" and don't hardly want help with ANYTHING!!" You say, "I do it!!" a lot!! Especially, when putting on shoes, putting on clothes, brushing your teeth, getting in/out of the car, the bathtub, and going potty. You won't even let us open a band-aid for a boo-boo without yelling, "I do it!" as soon as we get the band-aid box out of the cabinet! Despite all of the independance, you are so very loving and you love to cuddle. You'll always come over to mommy and daddy to collect hugs, snuggles, and laughs. It melts our hearts when you put your sweet head on our chests. I know nanny, papa, and Grandma Donna feel this way, too!
Some more big events that have occurred over the past 6 months include the birth of your cousin, Baby Wyatt Alan Hromas, and finding out that we're moving to Oklahoma City! This move is bittersweet, but it sure will be nice to be back in Oklahoma and closer to family. We can't wait to instill some of those Sooner traditions and values into you. :) It will be sad to leave our home in Wichita, as we have so many special memories of you, here inside of these walls. Fortunately, mommy likes to take an excessive amount of pictures. :)
Well, I supposed I'll wrap this up by saying how much we love you Katybug!! We are so blessed to be your parents, and we look forward to watching you grow, each and every day.
With Love,
Mommy and Daddy
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