To my 3 year old Lily.

I find it hard to believe that 3 years have passed since I first held you in my arms. It's been a wonderful journey for all of us. You spent the first few months of your life crying and visibly unhappy with the world outside of the womb. In retrospect, you probably had a big belly ache for most of that time, unfortunately we weren't able to always help your pain. Our days were long and our nights were even longer. Through the tears, we did see a beautiful little girl with a strong will and plenty of determination to make her feelings known. As you grew and settled down a bit, you started to discover things that made you happy. The first thing was your big brother, Cameron. No matter what he did, whenever you saw him you smiled and laughed. You were either very happy or very sad. There's really no inbetween for you. Sleeping is still an issue. You are up late each night with Mommy and Daddy, and still wake up many times at night to nurse yourself back to sleep. You need your own space, though, and seem restless in the bed with Mommy.
You start walking just before you turn one. You are more of a daredevil than your brother was--- climbing on the coffee table and getting into things. Smart, curious and independent, it's clear that's what you are. For your first birthday we had a baby farm animals theme. You slept (ha!) through most of the party so we woke you up at cake time--- you were very quiet and kind of cranky, but you did enjoy your cake! You enjoy being able to move around more and explore independently.
You are still nursing-- asking for "booby!" Your language is growing like crazy and you continue to have more happy and silly days than not. Naps and sleep are still an issue though!! You love playing with "Murmur," dancing, watching Dora.
At two years old you are such a big girl! So beautiful-- big blueish/greenish eyes. You start to get picky about your wardrobe! Only wanting to wear skirts and dresses and you have a select few outfits that you prefer. There is no convincing you to wear something you don't want to--- or do something you don't want to, for that matter! Sleep--- getting better, you are finally in your own bed more often than not, but still waking up quite a bit in the night. You take a bottle with milk to bed and still nurse a few times a day/night. Soon after you turn two Mommy is pregnant with baby Quinn.