Okay so this is just a little funny story but I don't want to forget it so I'm writing it down. Well, today I had to run into the Library (always hard to do because books are just so enticing to pull down off all the shelves) for a sec. While I was talking to the librarian about something, Lily managed to find a little table, stood up on it (wearing her tutu, yeah it was one of those days) and began belting and using dramatic arm gestures "La la la, la la la, lalala, ah ah ah!. . . ." It was pretty funny and people walking by kept stopping and watching her and then starting to laugh because she was so into it. Plus it's hard not to notice a very loud 2 year old in a library. Anyway, as I'm thinking to myself "where does she get this stuff?" I was reminded of a story my parents tell me: when I was three years old they took me on a cable car ride in San Fransisco and all of a sudden without any prompting from my parents I stand up on a seat and start belting the song "I left my heart in San Fransisco". I knew all the words because my dad sang me to sleep with it, and when it was over I got a round of applause from all the passengers. After the applause I started it up again and thankfully my parents then intervened. Anyway, it was just a little reminder moment to me of how alike Lily is to me when I was little and how even though she is crazy and a bit demanding, I turned out okay so hopefully I can just be as patient as my parents were.
A few other things she's doing at 2 years and 3 months:
-Everyday demands to wear a "pretty dress" and then if ANYTHING gets on it she has to have a new dress put on
-Tells everyone "Silence!"
-Has me refer to her as "Majesty" or "princess"
-Repeats everything we say, including mishaps like "Oh crap!" and "What an idoit" (in the car)
-Always wants lipstick or makeup
-Puts all her toys in time-outs and tells them they're naughty
-Takes such good care of her babies, including singing to them and wiping their bottoms
-Says everyday, "I'm a princess Mom"
So this year was our 6th annual Best Friends Retreat, where two of my very best friends from way back in the high school days. They were kind enough to come here this year to be with big ole me, and we had way too much fun. I won't get to it all but we shopped, dined, watched movies, did hair, shared our favorite things, and laughed so hard I thought I would go into labor! And it shows how much I love them by posting pictures of my chipmunk cheeks because I want everyone else to see how cute they are. Can't wait for next year girls!
