The girl. The girl. The girl. The girl is something else. Everything about the girl is a contradiction, she is completely complex and totally simple. Even at age two. For the first 15 months of her life she was Zen Baby. The baby that barely peeped at night, slept soundly in her crib, just wanted to be on someone’s [Jen's] hip during the day. Happy to observe with her big moon eyes. Fifteen to eighteen months she started to find her voice. Eighteen months and she went from Zen to Chick in a minute. And we love her. Every single ounce of her little being. She is a total mystery to me and I am never sure what to expect next. She is obsessed with her father, and he with her… but she is also my barnacle girl… attached to my side, all day if she could.
She is beautiful beyond comprehension.
She is tiny, teeny tiny, but packs a punch.
She doesn’t call me mama or mummy… just Mom (“C’mon Mom”).
She is entranced with her brother and whatever he does, no matter how big, she must do it too.
She climbs and contorts herself into the smallest spaces you could ever imagine (toy cubbies 3 feet off the ground, into kitchen cabinets, the 6″ space in between the top of a stool and the underneath of the countertop).
She knows what she wants and how she wants it (“Janey do it by herself… it’s Janey’s turn now.”)
She has a Who voice from Whoville.
She is the mouse.
She is an angel at school. They want 20 of her.
She loves red patent leather boots.
She burps very loud. And very often. Then says “scoos me” and laughs.
She only wears things that her Dad tells her are very pretty.
She can count to ten in Greek and English.
Her favorite song is Itsy Bitsy Spider.
She loves to have her teeth brushed.
She loves to say “Scooby Doo… where are yooooouuuuuu?”
She sleeps the best when I am sleeping with her and she is tucked as tight as she can be to my side… but she hates blankets.
Her best friends are Sosie and Nah-nah.
She is amazing.
I’m so happy to share a birthday with such a special little girl!!!
Happy Happy Birthday Pretty Girl!
so sweet … the girl, and the words from mom
Yep it’s official…I’ve now spent over an hour checking out your fab new blog (LOVE!) and reading over your last 4 posts. LOVE the photos of you all on the boat – insanely gorgeous and fun. And the photo of C below made me tear up…he is so beautiful. And Janey is perfection…you guys make me happy.