But... honestly... it's not that I was really counting by this point... haha!
I think until a child turns two, you pay attention to months, but not really much after that. You notice that they're a month older, but do you bother to do the mental math to actually figure out how many months old they are? Nah. You just say you have a two-and-a-half year old and call it good.
And what a good two-and-a-half year old! Love that girl.
I had to rely on my journal to remember some of the funny things from these months! Where does the time go??
- Julia started giving these "kisses" where she would jut out her bottom lip and just press it to mine. I would always make a big deal about how "yucky" of a kiss it was, and she thought it was just hilarious. Like, couldn't stop laughing and laughing, best sound in the world, hilarious. Love it.
- Julia would put on her baby size pink polar fleece snow hat to go on (Teddy) bear hunts in the middle of summer. Adorable.
- One blessed weekend off from work, we napped together in the afternoon, and she woke me up by stroking and running her fingers through my hair. Is there a sweeter way to be woken? I think not.
- We played a lot of doctor/veterinarian this summer. One time, when we were playing together, she said her dog Curly was, "sick to gluten," and started coughing, and when asked how long she'd been sick, she said, "Twenty minutes ago." Ha! She makes such great heart and breath sounds while doctoring me. Quite a natural ;-)
- Julia picked up "A Game of Thrones" off the bookshelf when Sarah was babysitting and asked her to read it to her, saying it was her "favorite book." (Sarah, thankfully, took a quick look at page one and passed on that one! Haha!)
- Julia put on a Jasmine sticker. My dad asked her if it was Princess Jasmine, and she said, "No! It's the other Ariel!"
- One Saturday in July, we had an ill fated journey to pick berries (the berry patch was closed). We stopped at an indoor market to buy some fresh produce. When we were buying our cantaloupe, Julia, ever the friendly one, said to the high school aged girl checking us out, "Hi! What's your name?" "Alexis," she said. "I'm Julia Grace Isley [she almost always says her full name]. Nice to meet you! Can I shake your hand?" The girl, of course, obliged. Who can resist such a friendly little kid? As we were leaving, Julia waved to the girl and yelled out, "Bye! See you later, Texas!!" Cracked. Me. Up!!
- Julia had lots of funny conversations with Elizabeth over the summer. A couple highlights:
- One day, Julia said to Elizabeth, "Elizabeth, where's your man?"
- Another day:
- J: "Elizabeth who are you married to?"
- E: "I'm not married to anyone."
- J: "I thought you were a girl."
