I find myself snuggling her more

My little girlie is almost 2 and I sit here wondering how the heck that happened so fast? The past year has been a blur of busyness, a lot of fun times, and many challenging times too. The months from 13-18 were particularly difficult for us with a screaming teething running everywhere and touching everything toddler and I'm just happy we survived them....and never have to live through them again!

The past 3 months have been truly life changing for Kennedy. Her speech has exploded, her awareness of what is going on has expanded immensely, and her attitude has about tripled, but so has her love and affection, which truly keeps her alive some days :)

So many changes are on the horizon and I'm both excited and sad about them. Potty-training is about to get started (WOOHOO), and plans for a big girl bed are in the works (BOOHOO), plus a big Bubble Guppies birthday party coming up too!

I've always been the bedtime mom. Even when Jim is home I still put the kids to bed 98% of the time. He's always been the bath guy, I've always been the bedtime snuggle girl. These days I find myself reading more stories and singing more songs, and just holding her longer when she'll let me. So many times in the week I say that I can't wait till she's older and while that is true for the most part, I am also really trying hard now to enjoy these next few toddler years. I know with her being my third and final baby that before I blink she will be running off to Busy Bee's...and then Kindergarten... Time really just just go at lightning speed the more kids you have and the older you get!

For now, I'm just gonna take the extra snuggles when she'll give them.