BELLA THE TWO-NAGER

This little one turned 2 in July! I remember growing up joking on my birthday how I felt taller or wiser. But man has this been true for Isabella. It's like after July 14th boom she was a full on kid. This little girl is just bursting with energy, happiness, and personality. She is discovering who she is and what she likes and DOESN'T like. She knows she can have opinions now and boy does she love that. Like I always say, No one is putting this baby in the corner! We jokingly call her the two-nager because it feels like we have a teenager in the house sometimes haha. Every single day she baffles me. When I think she can't do anything cuter, smarter, sneakier, or funnier she goes and does something like that and totally redeems herself! This is what living with Isabella is like:

-at story time, right before she goes to bed, she conveniently remembers all these things she forgot outside her bedroom. She will put her little hands on her face and say "oh no namee namee(food)!" or "oh no wow wow!" or "oh no agua!" and looks at us like don't worry I'll go get it. She runs out the bedroom finds the "missing" object, and then runs back into the room yelling "I'm back!" with her arms spread out.
-Attitude! let me tell you. she doesn't just say no or yes. It's like Nahhaa! or sheay! while she either points her finger at you or puts her hands on her hips. We have to hold back tears of laughter as we try to tell her to answer nicely but  secretly love it. She reminds me of someone I know;)
-love love love. She is the SWEETEST little girl. I cannot describe how loving this little one is. She runs to us saying hug hug and just crashes into us with her arms spread out. Besos are free and plentiful around here. it's just too much.
-she is a professional singer. you will find her singing as she plays all the time. Her current favorite songs are "let it go" "i love mami,nana and papa" and that popcorn popping song. i mean she full on sings, in hooligan or just the last vowels, but she sings.
-this is how her favorite people go:
  1. wowows
  2.nana
  3. papa
  4. mama
since nana is gone and the wowows lets be honest are not real, papa gets first. The other day as he was getting ready for work she grabs a shovel for her and one for him and runs to him "papa! me you me you!" as she points to her sandbox in our backyard. Stephen tells her "sorry I have to go to work" sad face. thinks for a second and goes "oh well. Mama??!! come here!" When papa isn't available, mama will have to do.

Life with a 2 year old is a never ending circus. Everyday is filled with the funniest, loveliest, most exasperating, exhausting, wonderful moments. We get to do stuff now and Isa gets it! At the end of the day my lower back feels like it's going to break (I am also 6 months prego so not all Bells...) and my eyes barely stay open but my heart feels 2 times larger.