BRUCE IS TWO!

from 2018 (around bruce's second birthday.) i remember writing this; i just wish i had finished.

unfinished or not, these memories are too precious to allow me to keep hiding them away gathering dust in my draft box.

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we just celebrated bruce's second-- that's right, his second birthday last weekend but i'm still having a difficult time believing that it's already been a whole year since his first birthday.

what words does bruce say?

oh boy, what words don't you say? your vocabulary has taken off in the last several months! when rose was born, you had mastered 10-20 words and now you're speaking in sentences and copying everything we say. you give a solid effort on saying all words except when i asked if you could say ukelele -- you flat out refused.

i love the way you say tucker (tuh-tuh) and koda (kola), and the way you talk to your sister melts my heart. you finally stopped referring to her mainly as "baby" and now call her rosy (ro-ey) or sometimes just ro, and i've even heard you call her "sweetheart", something your dad and i must do often.

here are a few of your phrases that are my favorites:

"let go, rosy!" (leh doe, ro-ey) something you say often
"mama, inside now!" when you're done playing outside.
"no thank you, mama." another common one usually said in response to me asking you if you're ready for naptime or a diaper change.
"bye-bye! see ya! drive safe!" said strung together like that every time you climb into your little tikes fire engine.

growth & appearance

your hair came in fast in the last year. on your first birthday, you were still mostly bald and now you have the cutest baby afro.
you receive a lot of attention for your hair.
it's light blonde and usually frizzy, creating a halo effect when the sun hits it just right -- same as mine. when freshly combed, it forms the tiniest of ringlets all over your head.
unfortunately, it's prone to tangle and you hate having your hair combed. it's gotten to a point where you know what's coming and begin cringing and saying "ow" before i ever touch your head.
dad wants to cut it, but i can't bring myself to do that. it's too beautiful!

you weigh 25 lbs, wear size five diapers and 2-3T clothes except for pants, in which you still wear size 12m.
your top and bottom "fangs" finally came in to complete your set of teeth, and boy am i glad you're not a biter because those babies look sharp!

p.s. click here to read about bruce's first month and rose's first month!