Lexi at 2

Height: 34 inches

Speaking: She isn't a talker.  She has such an expressive face she doesn't need to be.  She can say the following:

• Milk
• Mic (Mickey)
• Nee (Nicholas)  It is so cute when we are out and about and can't find Nicholas.  She will help me look for him and call out, "Nee.  Neeeee.   Neeeeee.""
• Shoo (Shoe)
• EEEES (Please)
• Thaaann (Thank you)
• Mama
• No
• More
• Ball
• Book
• Me
• Meow, Moo, Quack
• Bye
• Bee

Personality:  You have never met anyone more determined than Lexi.  She wants what she wants and there is no convincing her otherwise.  I really have to be careful what battles to pick with her and make sure they are worth it because I will be battling her for the next hour to get something as simple as not wearing her princess dress at the table.  She is sweet and usually pretty obedient.  She helps clean up and is very task oriented.  She has the most expressive face you have ever seen.  Her little grumpy face melts your heart, and her happy face is hilarious.  Her little tongue also starts a moving when she is really pleased.  She is very independent and can entertain herself.  She loves toys and has a hard time sharing at this stage.  She is so cute and fun.  She is the first to welcome you when you come home with a love. She loves people unless they are not letting her do what she wants. If that is the case, she shoos you away.  She is also so sweet to comfort people with little pats when they are sad.  She is usually a complete joy, but when she chooses not to be she is quite the handful.

Fashion Taste: She is such a girl.  She loves shoes, dress up, dresses, and jewelry.  She loves anything shiny, sparkly,  frilly, and girly.  She has a huge wardrobe that is so cute but she is SOOO PICKY she will only wear a few things.  She refuses to wear things in her hair for longer than a few minutes.  Then she will pull them out along with chunks of hair.

Favorite Food: Milk.  She would just drink milk if she could.  I've limited her to three cups a day.  One in the morning, because she doesn't function until after her morning milk.  One before naps and one before bed.  (After a long day, she sometimes gets an extra when she is horrible to put down at night.)  I never give it to her at meals anymore. She spends most of the meal trying to convince me otherwise.  The other day, she went to Grandma's house and she found someone to keep refilling her cup.  She was very happy when I came to pick her up.  First thing she did was show me her new best friend.  I love this stage when it is easy to buy their love.

Eating Habits: She is a battle at meal time.  She refuses to sit in her high chair and wear a bib.  She would rather eat something she found off the floor than something she found on her plate.  She refuses to try things.  She always wants to bring food to her crib to eat as she falls asleep.  It's like she wants a small food storage in case I don't ever come back to get her.  When she gets tired of what she is eating, she throws it or makes some sort of mess.  The most successful way I can get her to eat is to put on a show and have her sit on my lap.  She is good at eating vegetables when she actually agrees to eat.

Favorite Show:  Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (She is kind of obsessed.)

Favorite Games:  Playing in the bathtub, playing in the sink, playing with her new princess sit and ride bike, playing dress up, cooking in the play kitchen, building/stacking

Things She Hates: Riding in the shopping cart, sitting in her high chair, being held when she wants to not be, anyone who gets in her way of doing what she wants, things in her hair, changing out of her princess pjs, going to bed, and not being able to wear what she wants.

Sleeping: She still naps most days.  She is really difficult to get down.  She will not go to sleep until her demands are met, whether they be that she wears a specific pair of shoes to bed or takes a banana to bed with her.  In her sleepy state, she becomes fixated on something and won't let it go.  As soon as she gets it, you don't hear a peep out of her until around 2 or 3 in the morning.