Big Girl

Meredith turns 2 next week. I can't believe it. I have a 2 year old? What? I can't believe how grown up she is. It's awesome, but somedays it makes me want to cry. The time goes way too fast.

Eating lunch in her new kitchen.
For the first few days I couldn't get her out of that kitchen.

Meredith's crib converts to a toddler bed. So, on a whim, Court decided to make the conversion and see if she would actually stay in the bed. I was sure she'd climb right out of it and we joked that we'd probably find her asleep on the floor or in her kitchen, if she even went to sleep at all. But, from the first night, she has slept just fine in that bed. She gets all excited when I tuck the covers around her. She doesn't stay under the covers long, but she does stay in the bed. The only downside is that now, when she wakes up at 5:30 am, she's no longer contained, so she gets out of bed and starts pounding on her door and yelling "Let me out!" So, no more sleeping in for me!

First night in the "big girl bed."

We got invited to go swimming at a friend's house, so I bought Meredith some floaties. She was so excited watching me blow them up. She put them all on and went walking through the house. I had to make her take them off so we could get her bathing suit on. Boy, talk about a tantrum! When we finally got into the pool, she didn't want any part of those floaties...or me, for that matter. She kept saying, "Mom, let go!" and would get frustrated when I wouldn't. Finally, I let go for a brief moment...just long enough for her mouth to go under water. Then she didn't want me to let go anymore. Instead she kept saying, "All done! Get out!" LOL!

Playing with her floaties.

Meredith loves to brush her teeth. Of course, I have to put the toothpaste on the brush and turn the water on for her, but she does the rest all by herself. I usually have to eventually force the toothbrush out of her hand, or she'd brush all day long!

Brushing teeth.