Two

This post is for all who are interested in what Audrey is up to these days. For the most part, she's pretty much keeping herself (and me) busy with the wonder-filled life of a two year old. She keeps us laughing and our hearts melting. She's a tiny tempest with all the best and worst of what it is to be two. Willful and sweet. Terrible. Tender. Both shy and unabashed. Endearing. Infuriating. Smart as a whip. A keen observer. A mess maker. A ham.
She's a lover of the moon, babies, Elmo and Big Bird. A dweller in the time-out spot. A dancer. A climber of everything. A chanter of mommy, momma, mom, momma, mom, mooooooooom.... She prefers a clothing-optional lifestyle. Would be in heaven if someone would just chase her all day long. Wants to try to do everything herself ("Audi fwy it.") . Can have her coat, mittens, boots and hat off in the heartbeat that I turn around to open the door. She refers to herself in the third person. Will give any word a try (Ed's working in words like "conglomeration" and "Sri Lanka"). In our bedtime prayers we've started praying for the little baby who will come and be in our family some day, so in the past week she has started to talk it over. For example, saying things like "Audi share pillow, baby sister," or "Maybe...maybe...maybe...(x10 more maybes) baby sister go outside, eat snow."*

* Gender yet unknown, but Audrey has chosen to refer to her future sibling as a girl. She's very ready to be a big sister.