LeigHtoN: 2 1/2 YeaRs oLd

miss leighton gale is growing up before my very eyes.

before i know it, she'll probably be headed to college...texas a&m of course.

here's a little bit of what's going on with my big girl.

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weight...28 lbs...{give or take} she's still tall and skinny.

sKiLLs

*conversations...i wish i could record her conversations...conversations with me, with amelia, with herself. they are just so cute. she talks all. the. time. and i sometimes dream of the days when i drove around in silence. today i asked her what her favorite color is. her answer..."pink and purple and red. and blue and green and orange and and and...yellow." seriously. she changes her mind all the time. i have no idea where she gets this from {insert sarcasm}.

*coordination...she is incredibly coordinated. i have high hopes for her athletic career.

*school...she just started kids day out and it has been wonderful! she loves it and i can already tell that it is building her confidence.

*she is starting to actually play with other kids and interact more with her peers. sometimes it's a good thing and sometimes it's quite a mess! but i'm thankful she loves her friends.

*she can count to 12, recognizes several letters {but refers to them as 'my letter, millie's letter, etc}, knows all her shapes and colors.

*she loves...playing matching games, playing with her dolls and kitchen, anything outside, dancing, sweets, macaroni and cheese, pizza with black olives, her sister.

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*the beauty of 2 1/2 is that she understands so much more. she can sit still for longer. she says cute things. she plays by herself. but the horror of 2 1/2 is the tantrums. holy moly. the girl is incredibly stubborn and she will stand her ground. we have had screaming, kicking, yelling fits that have lasted 45 minutes just because i told her to apologize to her sister. 

*potty trained...did i mention leighton is stubborn??? well, she is. we attempted potty training about a month ago. she is basically potty trained and knows when she needs to go, when she goes and how to hold it, but she refuses to sit on the toilet. don't try and give me tips...i tried everything. so we quit and we're talking it up a lot and will try again soon.

this kid is so sweet and cute. 

she tells me thank you all the time...today she told me three times, 'thank you, mommy for buying me a step stool." it's the little things.

here's the 2 1/2 year old.

with unfixed hair, holding a toy and cheesin' it. 

because, did i mention she is stubborn?

i pick my battles people.