"I'm 6!"

Today, Lilah Rose officially turned 2 years old. If you ask her how old she is, chances are she will still reply with, "I'm 6!"

We woke up at 8, got ready to go, and went to get annual physicals. Lilah was really good. She stood at the door of the office and greeted everyone who came in. "Hi. Name?" To everyone  who walked in the door. When we went back to the exam room, Lilah wandered up and down the halls when they got our height and weight. I went to the procedure area and had to put a gown on for an EKG. Lilah sat on top of me attempting to open my gown in the front and pulling the stickers and wires off my body. During it, she sat on my belly and bounced. "Hiiiiii Mamaaaa!" We went back to the exam room and I sat on the table in a gown. She sat on the step below me with a bucket of freeze-dried apples and Honey Nut Cheerios. When the doctor came in, she started acting like a maniac. She grabbed my bra and started swinging it around her head like a crazy person, then, "Throw it doooown!" and threw it to the floor. The doctor asked how old she was, and I told him she was 2 today.
"How old are you, little girl?"
"I'm 6!"
I got a finger stick after my exam. Lilah laughed when they pricked me, and said, "Blood, Mama!" She laughed while they milked my finger.
"Lilah, your lack of sympathy is startling." She laughed some more. I went to get a pedicure with Kim afterwards, which was lovely. My toenails are now blue and pretty. I picked Lilah up and we went to Buddy's Pizza with Kim, Erin, and Ephraim. We had delicious fried zucchini, cauliflower, and mushrooms, then a margherita pizza with blackened chicken.
After that, we went to Treat Dreams in Ferndale. They're a bakery and microcreamery. I got dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips and got Dano a lemon poppy seed ice cream. Lilah ended up covered in ice cream and chewing on a sugar cone. She went immediately down for a nap when we got home.

At one point while we were out, I kissed Lilah's little lips and said, "2 years ago today, I was holding you for the first time. Did you know you used to live inside me?" She considered this, then pushed my face away.
"All done, Mama."

It's so strange to me that I have been a mother for 2 years, and 10 months before that I was carrying a tiny embryo that evolved to be my child. Every day she grows more beautiful and special to me. Even on days where I'm biting my lip to keep from losing my patience or want to wring her tiny neck for screeching or being sassy, I would still do anything for her. She's so friendly and personable, and she truly loves the people in her life. She brings joy and smiles to almost everyone she meets. I love her with all my heart and I can't wait to see the vibrant, wonderful person she'll be in years to come.