The Sheltons: 2 Year Old

Dear Lucy McLean,
I can hardly believe that you are two years old today. It seems like yesterday that you came in to our lives, yet I can't remember life without you. You have been such a blessing to our family. I don't know what I did for the Lord to bless me with the task of raising such an amazing little girl. You are full of personality and hilarious. You can be pretty strong willed, but your daddy and I are praying and working hard for you to use your strong will in powerful ways and hope that it could one day help you serve our Lord.

Here is a picture of you from when you were still in the hospital at birth. You are in your Gampy's arms in this picture. The bandage on your head was from them having to put an IV in your head. You wouldn't keep an IV in your arm. We should have known then that you would be your own little being and make sure to have things your way ;). I think of it as your excuse to decorate your head from the beginning. You know how I have our "no bow, no go" policy. That whole week is somewhat of a blurr to me now. I just remember how much love I felt for you and how my heart hurt to see them poke and prod at you throughout the week. What a relief it was to finally bring you home and love on you in our own space.

This is a picture of you now. Look how big you have gotten! You are a beautiful little girl. You love to "help" mama pick out your clothes and you love wearing your hair in "piggy tails". You are full of energy, but also sleep really well for naps and at bedtime. You love to play with friends and do roll call every day to see if mama knows where all of your friends are that day. You have learned so much in the last two years. You are putting sentences together, know most of your colors, and are still working on your numbers. You can sing lots of songs and you hear EVERYTHING anyone says around you (and sometimes repeat it). We have to be real careful ;). You have figured every type of childlock system that your daddy and I have tried to install in our house! Your favorite place to be is outside and you love to go on walks. When we are walking downtown you make sure to say hello to everyone that passes us by. You also do this when we are out to eat or shopping. You also love to take baths and play in water. You do a great job when your daddy and I leave you somewhere like your Aunt Lissa's house, the nursery at church, with babysitters, etc. It is such a blessing to see you tell us goodbye and know that you will enjoy yourself with whomever you are with.