Tessa turned 2. . .

a month ago!

Life has been crazy and so I'm behind, but since it is snowing a lot today, I'm postponing my errands for the day and I'll attempt to recap a few blog-worthy items.
All Tess asked for for her birthday was Elmo. But since she doesn't play with toys much at all, I didn't want more than a small Elmo for her. . . ended up being a fantastic decision because she has given Elmo about 4 minutes of her life. She *loves* blowing out candles, so the cake was the highlight of her birthday.Saying "ooooooooooooooooooooo" about new beady socks from Camille, Mary and Alexa. They were a hit!Since she is such a busy busy girl, we decided a trike would be something she'd take to. WRONG!! After a few minutes of trying to ride it, she demanded "No work, take it back!" She couldn't figure out how to peddle. . . still hasn't since she won't touch it! On the other hand, those cute little pink boots from Grandma and Grandpa Porter have been an absolute favorite. Getting her to church in something besides the boots has been a bit tricky. I'll give you one guess as to what she is getting for Christmas. . .yes, clothes and shoes. She loves and plays with those a lot more than toys. She comes out from her nap dressed in lovely little creations (guess I should be a good blogging mommy and take a few pictures!)

Now just a few Tessaisms for my own record:
She is getting pretty good at using words such as "why not?", "maybe", "probably", "actually", "never mind". Pretty funny most of the times when she says them.

At her 2 year old appointment she only weighed 18lbs. 4ozs. Okay, to be in the 5th percentile she should be 22 1/2 lbs. Thankfully she has been a pretty healthy girl otherwise her weight would be even more of an issue.

While she is running away, she says "Come back here, Dessa." or as she is climbing to unreasonable heights for a 2 year old she says, "Careful, Dessa." And as she is getting into something she shouldn't she says, "No, no, no, Dessa."

One day after only a 40 minute nap, Tess woke up screaming. I debated whether to go into her or not because I really wanted her to sleep longer, but she didn't stop crying so I went into her. So glad I did! Her little hand was swollen and purple. She had taken out both hair bands and wrapped both of them around her wrist. Now she doesn't go for a nap at all with hair bands in. We also have to watch her in the car seat and other times she is bored because inevitably they come out and then get put on her wrist.

She has learned all the shopping lingo for a girl "Oh, this is so cute!" "I like this one!" "So cute!" "Want one of these!" "I love this!" And she LOVES to go shopping. . .I think I'm in trouble!