For Ruth

My sweet Lue-Lue Bean,

Tomorrow you will be two. It is so hard to believe your second birthday is already here! Especially in the last couple of months since we have had your baby sister, I have thought a lot about all of the snuggles we used to have, and what a sweet natured baby you were. I certainly miss those quiet times together, since it is not very often these days that you want to cuddle with Mommy. Daddy seems to get all of your sweetness, while I get the stinker side of you. That is ok though, you make me laugh every day with your silliness, and I cherish that just as much as I once cherished our snuggles.

I love how talkative you are. You are still very reserved when others are around, and I think a lot of people don't believe me when I tell them what a huge vocabulary you have. Lately you have started talking to Grandma a little, though. She came over a few days ago, and you said "hi grandma" in an excited little voice, although you then quickly started crying for Mommy. I think you are scared I'm going to leave you with her, and right now you don't like being away from me. That's ok, too, because I don't like being away from you, either.

About a week and a half ago, you said your first four work sentence. We were in the car, and you were trying to sing "Row Row Your Boat", and you would sing a couple words, and then say "I did it, Mommy!". Daddy and I were so proud of you for not only starting to sing, but also that you were saying a four word sentence.

Lately you have also started hoping. I think you forgot how to walk, and instead you hop everywhere. You also love to pretend to be a frog, and I adore how you say "ribbit". You stop every time I try to record you, though. You also enjoy running in circles, and playing chase with Naomi. I think you live to be a pest to her, but it brings me so much joy to see the love between the two of you. God has certainly used you to bring Naomi out of her antisocial shell, and it makes my heart happy. You are already such a huge blessing to our family sweetie, and I cannot wait to see what God has in store for your life.

It also makes me happy to see how much you love "Land Before Time", which you call "Time". Those movies were my favorite as a child, too, and I enjoy seeing how much like me you are. You also display our similarities in how much you love kitties.

Ruth, I love you. You are a sweet, wonderful child, and I am blessed beyond words to be your Mommy. I look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with you (and I cannot wait until you are old enough to enjoy having birthdays back to back, we really will be able to celebrate birthdays together!), as well as look forward to many more memories and love to share.

Love,
Mommy

Kidisms

Kids say the silliest things.

"If we were sugar, we would be out in oatmeal and be eaten."-T 3/13

"When Elli is a mom, I am going to call her baby Thomas."-T 3/13

"You're Nae-Nae!" "Goodnight Nae-Nae!"-Nae 3/13 (part of our nightly game, I call her Mommy)

Ruth: "Uh-uh!"
Naomi: "Don't say uh-uh me, Rue-Rue!"
Ruth: "Uh-uh!"
Naomi: "Don't be mean to me, Rue-Rue!"
Ruth: "Uh-uh!"
Naomi: (Cries for a minute) "Rue-Rue mean me, Mommy! She say uh-uh!" 4/25/13

Naomi: "Ahhh! Cookie Monster!"
Ruth: "Ahhh! Run!" 4/25/13