Little Lauren Lou is Two

Where did the last 2 years go? I don't know, but I'm so glad Lauren came to stay! She is such a sweet little one and she makes our lives so happy. It's amazing how different she and Audrey are. By this age Audrey and I were having conversations in complete sentences. Lauren is content to point and grunt. But, I know one day she's going to start talking and never stop...just like her sister. And, considering Lauren weighed in at almost a pound more than Audrey...9 lbs. 10 oz...she is a petite little thing. She doesn't look like a 2 year old to me, compared with how big Audrey was. Lauren is also quite good at beating up her sister. And, Audrey just cries in the corner...literally. It's drama all day at our house, but what do you expect with girls? And we sure love them!

Here's some of my favorite things about Lauren:

• She will climb up on your lap and squeeze your nose until you say "honk"...which could be a while if you aren't participating in the game.

• She loves, loves, loves dogs. She will ignore everything and everyone if there's a dog around.

• Lauren is my awesome sleeper...she has gone to bed by herself from the first day I brought her home from the hospital. But, just the other night she let me rock her to sleep. So, I get the best of both worlds!

• Since she doesn't talk much yet, I find it hilarious that she wanders around the house yelling, "MA!," at the top of her lungs when she can't find me or needs something.

• She also loves babies. Just ask cousin Sophie. She's always in her face, poking and prodding. She has her own little baby, and tomorrow will have her own stroller, to push around the house. She's obsessed with Audrey's and takes care of her baby all day long.

• I love when we turn onto a street that she knows is leading to some one's house that she loves, like Grandma's or Christa's street. She will start laughing and pointing and get so excited. It's hard not to join right in!

• I love, love, love her sweet noses and kisses that she gives me every day. I don't even have to ask.

• Lauren is my TV buddy. Sometimes at night we are too excited to sleep so she'll come sit on the couch and veg with me. She doesn't really watch TV, she just sits on my lap and plays with my hair or plays peek-a-boo. It's my favorite.

• She is the stool queen. She has her little green stool from IKEA and she takes it all over the house so she can reach all the things she's not supposed to. She even kneels on it at night to say her prayers...Audrey taught her that one. But, now we can't have prayers without it.

Happy Birthday Lauren Lou! We love you!!