Rowan: 2 yrs. 6 mo

I have been really behind lately with the kids updates...Working and taking care of 2 kids and a house gets pretty time consuming....but, I do have to say that I am glad I have kept up with it this long. Even if it's every few months, I think it is better than none at all.  Anyway, Rowan again has grown so much since her last update.  She is now 2.5 yrs. old!  She loves to play outside, and she can climb up the swing set on her own now, although we like to spot her in case she slips!  She loves doing anything that Liam is doing, digging in the dirt, riding bikes, playing with cars and trucks.  She also loves when I put a dress on her.  She feels so 'girly' when I do, she will start dancing around and saying things like 'I'm a princess'.  We are going to the princess festival next week, and she is very excited about that!!  She has been a lot better about listening to us, although one of the difficult things lately has been her being such a slow poke.  When we try to take her upstairs she tries everything to be distracted and not go at a pace that we prefer.  We are pretty impressed with her language lately too.  She seems to understand everything we say, sometime a little too much!  And we can understand most of everything she says.  It is amazing how their language evolves, and you can have a 2-way conversation with your child.  

A few weeks ago we took the kids to ride Thomas the train.  It was Liam's 3rd year going, and her first! She absolutely loved it.  It has been a lot easier lately to take the kids places, since she doesn't always need to be in a stroller.  Her attention span is much better too, so it makes going places much more enjoyable.  She is really excited about going to preschool in the fall too!  It's so hard to believe that she is old enough to go.  She is definitely growing up too fast!  She has started to say 'I love you too' , when we tell her we love her, it is the cutest, sweetest thing.  She kinda still has a squeaky baby voice still, so she still feels like our baby, even though she is 2.5!  But she will always be our baby, whether she likes it or not ;)

comment by mom/grandma on 06/14/2012
Rowan has the cutest voice and says the cutest things, she and Liam make a fantastic pair!