Almost 2!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meredith is almost two. She is almost two years old people (I might need some oxygen). She is almost two and she is beautiful and brilliant. She is loving, kissy, huggy, chatty, bossy, demanding, quick, and adventurous and just . . . so much more - just so much more I can’t even describe it.

She has a head full of light-brown, curly hair. It is wild and unrestrained and perfect. She has these large, almost translucent, brown eyes that telegraph so many of her feelings -perfectly. And the most amazing thing of all is this brilliant smile that lights up her face and makes you feel like you could take over the world when she directs it to you. She is about 34 inches tall (that is almost 3 feet people) and weighs about 30 pounds.

She is definitely a toddler now and she is learning so quickly - and so much. It is unbelievable, incredible and amazingly humbling. I love watching her try new things and decide what she likes and what she does not. Every decision takes place in a matter of seconds, sometimes with hilarious results.

So, what is Meredith like? This little girl growing up SO much every day, what is she really like?

Meredith Loves:

1. Music and dancing. She has made herself the queen of the radio in the car and she is quick to tell us to change the station when there is no music on or when she does not like a song.
2. To sing – granted most of the time I have no clue what she is singing, but she does sing along to the radio, with her Mama and Dada singing and along with Ms Jean in storytime.
3. Outside – Meredith loves to spend time outside. Playing with dirt, rocks, grass, bugs it doesn’t matter – she just loves to hang out outside.
4. Swimming – Meredith loved the water. The pool, the tub, the hose, the sprinkler the rain.
5. Turkey Meatloaf, Soup, Rice and Beans, Chicken, Cheese, Strawberries, Blueberries, Apples, Pears, Green Beans, Corn, Black Beans, Milk and Juice.
6. Books – Reading. Any book really. She does not seem to have any specific favorites yet, but she does love lifting flaps.
7. Toothpaste – We try to brush Meredith’s teeth every day but mostly Meredith eats her toothpaste.
8. Buttons and Pretty dresses. Meredith loves for her clothes to have buttons – it is a daily request. Just recently she has started commenting on her pretty dresses.
9. Hello Kitty – which she calls Hi Kitty and Curious George the only TV show she is allowed to watch.
10. Potty DVD – We recently borrowed a DVD from the library called “Once Upon A Potty for Her” – She loves it.
11. Airplanes, Trains and Boats,
12. Flowers – real, plastic and drawn - to Meredith they all smell good.

Things Meredith DOES NOT Love:

1. Rock-A-Bye-Baby Song – She does not only dislike this song but when she hears it or the tune she cries inconsolably.
2. Oranges – does not eat them but will throw them.
3. Loud and unexpected noises.
4. Pushy people – you know the kind that get into kids faces just because they are kids.
5. Wet or Dirty Diapers.
6. Cold Wipes.