Two Year Old Trouble

Ellie has really been in to mischief lately. On Monday morning, a friend came over and we worked on some quilting while our kids played. Ellie came to show me her hands, which were covered in suds. Our dear children had found some bubbles and had dumped the solution on Ellie's table in her bedroom. Thankfully it wasn't on the carpet, but it still made a big bubbly mess. That evening I was busy with Maren and Nick was trying to get some things done on the computer when we discovered that Ellie had climbed up to the bathroom sink and was pumping the soap onto her hands, and then rubbing it all over the counter. At least she is a clean child. We took her clothes off and prepared for a bath. First I gave Maren a bath and instructed Ellie to stay out of the water until I had dressed the baby... well, she decided to take off her diaper in preparation, which was poopy. Thankfully, Nick happened to see her and we quickly got things cleaned up. Gosh, two year olds are fun!

Maren is growing so fast. She is getting chubby cheeks and little rolls on her thighs. She has been smiling for over a week now and is a grinner. I even got a laugh out of her the other day. She is a good sleeper - she takes 3 to 4 hour naps in the day, and wakes up once at night. We are so grateful to have her (and her sister too, despite the messes) in our family.