She can be really funny about what foods she does and doesn't like, though most of the time shes a really great eater of most foods and will at least give things a try, even if she doesn't end up liking them. The other night we had breakfast for dinner and she ate 5.5 sausage links - even Will was shocked. The crazy thing is that she hasn't gained much at all since September. Where on earth does she put it all? 
We took her pacifiers away on Christmas morning. We told her that she was a big girl now and that she needed to gift them to some babies who really needed them. My thought was that the excitement of getting new toys would overshadow the loss of her beloved pacifiers. And I was right about that . . . at first. After 3 weeks she continues to ask for her pacifiers nearly every day. And she does the asking in the most pathetically sad way possible: she tilts her head to the side, holds out both hands, slightly cupped, and gives you this big, wide-eyed stare. As if to say, "please will you give me back my pacifiers?" I then have to explain to her (for the hundredth time) that we sent the pacifiers away to small babies who really needed them and that we don't have them anymore. She always seems to accept this answer in the moment, but then asks again and again and again anyway. I guess she is hoping that one of the times our answer will change ;) 
Having no pacifier has been disrupting her sleep and leading to some wild behavior. Of course it could just be that she is two as well. We've had quite an uptick in full blown tantrums lately. The other night we had to hold her down to get her dressed and brush her teeth and she screamed indignantly for half an hour after that, and nothing could calm her. Some nights however she can be quieted with just the offer of a drink of water.
The other day Nora and I started out our morning with a 20 minute tantrum about an outfit that SHE picked out. I finally got her calm enough to choose another outfit, then when I went to take the first outfit off, she started screaming again that she wanted to keep it on! UGH!
She also had her first swimming lesson at the beginning of this month. I don't think I've ever seen her so happy. She was like a little fish, splashing and kicking and giggling constantly. Everyone in the pool kept smiling at her, she was so full of excitement and fun. It totally made up for her tantrum antics earlier that morning!
She has always loved dressing up in girly clothes, but just recently has taken the love of princess clothes up a notch. She insists on wearing these two particular purple (her favorite color) dresses all the time, and while they are darling on her, I do try to encourage her to try something else from time to time. She is also suddenly very into wearing headbands and necklaces and bracelets whenever she can. Her favorite necklace is this cheap, purple mardi gras neckalce that I got at my bachelorette party. She will wear that with the bridal veil that I wore to the same party, and strut around the house. The best though, is when she pairs that combo with the plastic princess shoes that she has. The look of pride on her face just kills me with its cuteness.
This love of princesses doesn't just extend to clothes however. She has also been really into watching Disney princess movies as well. She got Cinderella and Snow White for Christmas in addition to Frozen and Tangled (that she already had), and watches all 4 now with some regularity. I will have to get some more and introduce her to the full princess line up in time :) I just love that she is a girly girl and loves things like brushing my hair and dressing up fancy. She is a girl after my own heart !
She has always loved dressing up in girly clothes, but just recently has taken the love of princess clothes up a notch. She insists on wearing these two particular purple (her favorite color) dresses all the time, and while they are darling on her, I do try to encourage her to try something else from time to time. She is also suddenly very into wearing headbands and necklaces and bracelets whenever she can. Her favorite necklace is this cheap, purple mardi gras neckalce that I got at my bachelorette party. She will wear that with the bridal veil that I wore to the same party, and strut around the house. The best though, is when she pairs that combo with the plastic princess shoes that she has. The look of pride on her face just kills me with its cuteness.This love of princesses doesn't just extend to clothes however. She has also been really into watching Disney princess movies as well. She got Cinderella and Snow White for Christmas in addition to Frozen and Tangled (that she already had), and watches all 4 now with some regularity. I will have to get some more and introduce her to the full princess line up in time :) I just love that she is a girly girl and loves things like brushing my hair and dressing up fancy. She is a girl after my own heart !
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