My Littlest One,
Tonight, I sit with you in bed waiting patiently until you head to dream land, and you have no idea what tonight symbolizes. Two years ago this evening, we were nervously prepping for your arrive. I can remember the call from Ms. A, our social worker, as if it was yesterday. We really had no concept of how you were about to rock our worlds.
This last year has been so strange. We did not get to celebrate your first anniversary as much as we would have liked last year. We had just had a lose in the family so we just enjoyed time at home together. Little did we know that we would be spending a ton of time together at home in just a few weeks. While I was in Boston, you guys went to Irish fest which you had so much fun playing with your buddy Ms. L. You really liked when I would face time home because you got a chance to see all the kids on our trip. Of course, we had no idea that the Friday after I got back things would completely shut down due to a global pandemic.
Well, enter the Covid pandemic. This virus hit the world with force. In fact, we are almost a year later from the start, and we are still dealing with it. We thought it would be a week, maybe two, but it has been so much more. With day care, school, and Daddy's work shut down, we were home all together, and needless to say it was an interesting time. Bubba and you definitely got a lot of buddy time, and a silver lining of the whole thing was that you and I finally got to start bonding. You want Daddy more, but occasionally, you definitely want me over him. We spent a lot of time doing things like watching movies and playing games. Bubba and you spent a lot of time outside as well.
With Covid, lots of things were very different. Our big Disney trip was cancelled and rescheduled, and then it was rescheduled yet again. Birthday days were different. Bubba had a parade while you had a day with your grandparents. We got to meet your Sissy, and you finally got meet your Big Bubba. We did get to do two fun trips. We headed to Dinosaur Valley where you guys had fun with playing in the water and enjoying seeing the dinosaur prints. You are a bit obsessed with dinosaurs; you were even one for this Halloween. Over Thanksgiving, you got to make your first out of state trip when we headed to Broken Bow, Oklahoma. You liked the trip there because you got to watch movies in the car. We had so much fun hiking as a family and hanging out somewhere else than at home. We still had fun this Christmas with a virtual visit with Santa, cookies, and getting a real tree. This year you were so into the whole process. You wanted a big, big truck as you put it.
So much has changed, but some has stayed the same. You still love pink and yellow as your favorite colors. You definitely are still my little car dude as well. You have expanded your Disney love to more than the Fab Five. You are definitely a fan of Peter Pan just like your Bubba. You even said you wanted to meet him when we finally go to Disney. You love Spiderman and Baby Yoda as well. Your food loves are expanding some. You still are not a fan of chocolate, but you love some vanilla ice cream. You love graham crackers, cheese-its, and the muffins in a bag. Of course, you always want milk to drink. You love trips to Sonic to get ice cream and drinks. You love snuggles, but you are not a fan of hugs and kisses. You would rather lick everyone. Tickles are always fun because your laugh is so cute. You flip, jump, and race to every corner you can get to. The high point of your day is getting to check the mail and see the mailman. You love dance and jam in the kitchen, and "Wheels on the Bus" and "We Will Rock You" are you favorite songs. You miss getting to go to Target like normal.
You are definitely our little Loki, too, because you will play all kinds of sneaky tricks on people. You are definitely Daddy's buddy on that. You finally found your voice, and you are a little chatterbox all the time. You have best buddies in school with S, L, and B. We finally got you to agree to potty train, and it is going fairly smoothly once you set your mind to it. You are also sleeping more on your own as well. You still come to snuggle us in bed, but you go to sleep so much easier than before. You really are the perfect fit to our little family.
Love always and forever,
Mommy
