Addison Grace - 2.5 Years

Better late than never ;)

Height: 34.5 inches

Weight: 31 lbs

Wearing: 3T clothing and no more diapers! (except when she sleeps)

Eat

Addison is an awesome eater and it slowly becoming more adventurous with her tastes! The girl never met a snack she didn't like, and will happily graze all day long. Some of her favorites are applesauce, bagels & cream cheese, cherry tomatoes, salami, and pepperoni pizza. She loves all things sweet (like her mommy and daddy) and loves to help me bake because it means she gets to sample all the goods!

Sleep

Addie is a great and pretty predictable sleeper. Bedtime is between 6 and 6:30 each night and is usually awake by 6 each day. She still (for the most part) takes a solid 1.5-2.5 hour nap each day, depending on how busy her mornings are. We went through a no nap phase for a little while (she wasn't napping at school) and things were ROUGH. So we dropped her back down to half days at school so that she could come home and get the rest she needs and things have been mostly smooth sailing since then!

Play

Addie is a rough and tumble little girl and loves to run, jump, and dance all day long! She currently goes to both a dance class and a gymnastics class and cannot get enough of either. She's also really into painting and drawing, and she loves to trace her hand prints, make "polka dots", and ask me to draw mice about a million times a day. Addie LOVES to read stories and sing songs. She has an awesome memory for lyrics, and will usually sing the whole drive to school.

This has been an incredibly fun age for Addie, but definitely challenging at times. Girlfriend has sass for DAYS and can throw a fit like you've never seen, but will almost always ask for extra kisses at bed time and gives the absolute best hugs! She loves to make people laugh, especially her little brother, but she can be a bossy little thing as well! Some of our favorite things about Addie right now are:

• Her CRAZY hair. The back is really starting to thicken up and get long, but the front is thinner and wispier and it definitely has kind of a mullet vibe to it. The morning after we wash it, it's always so fluffy and sticks up in a million directions and it's just the cutest thing.

• The way she asks questions. She has somehow figured out to tilt her head to the side and use an upward inflection in her voice to make her 8-million-a-day questions as cute as can be. "Like cream cheese, Mommy?" "How doin' today Daddy?" - it's seriously so darn sweet.

• The way she interacts with her brother! She will proudly tell everyone she meets "I a big sister!" and loves to bring him his favorite toys, tickle his toes, and sing him songs. I can't wait to watch their relationship grow as they both get older!

Life with Addison is certainly never boring! While I'm not the biggest fan of the tantrums that two and half seems to bring, I absolutely love watching Addie grow and seeing her little mind work and change every day! I have a feeling that it's only going to get more fun as time goes on! :)

Next up for the Beards: I plan to share a recap of our awesome Thanksgiving! I finally had both of my sisters out to visit at the same time and we had SO much fun!  Other than that, it's just business as usual around here as we gear up for the holidays. I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving as much as we did!