We survived!

Dear Ella,

You are officially 2 years old now and it's been hard to digest this over the past couple of days. I remember rocking you at 2:00 am in the morning thinking you would never be this big, but here you are, taller, cuter and smarter and 2!!! WOW!

I did a lot of reading in your first year, trying to be the best parent that I can be. I did relize how important it is to go with you gut feeling so after a year there wasn't a lot of books to read so I focused on consistancy and still do. You hit each milestone with full force and here you are at 2 still doing it! The past week you will say, "don't want it mommy" or "Happy Birthday.....Ella." You are just too cute! You know all the kids names at school and love to give hugs (along with a good shove every now and then) and are definitly a leader.

The party was fun on Saturday, you seemed a bit overwhlemed, but had a good time. We forgot to play ring around the rosie, but you had fun making sock puppets and so did the other kids. Your cake was SOOO cute and you REALLY enjoyed the ice cream...."more mommy, more, please."

When you turn 16 and look back at this, I pray that you are still smiling and are having such a good time with life, enjoying every minute of it.

Love,

Mommy