Livvy Lu

is no longer two.

My baby is three. ::sniff::

We celebrated her birthday pretty much all weekend, until the cake ran out. I think she had a pretty good time. She took phone calls, invited people over for dinner, and politely inquired, "Did you get me a pwesent?" Sometimes she's so grown up it kills me. She can and does make her own peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. She is suddenly fully potty trained. And she plays in the basement all by herself: "I am not 'fraid of monsters. I am big and brave and stwong." (Like Grover, she shuns contractions.)

Oh yes, and she's a "ballerine".

She is the sunny little light around here. I swear, this girl has accidently snapped a toy in half, been sad for just a moment, and then jumped up and down and clapped because now she had two (okay, it was a stick, but it was a really fun stick). I am waked up every morning with a joyful, "Mommy! Mommy! It's morning! It's morning!" She is the first to share, the first to comfort, the first to include. She is all love, my little girl.

And, on the flip side of sunny, good god she can take you down with one grumpy look. This picture is not even full-on grumpy; that's when she - I swear to god - rolls her eyes back into her head with her mouth slightly open in a, "I can't believe I have to deal with this crap" kind of way. (I'm working on a picture, but they're hard to catch.)

It's been a blink of an eye, I swear, since she was:

and it will be another blink and she'll be off to college. How bittersweet all this growing up is from the parent side!*

*Liam suggested we get another baby. For the record, the answer to that is a big N. O. But what he actually said was, "You could ask for another baby, Mommy." I thought he meant I could ask Mark, but nope: "You could ask China to send us one, pleeeeeease?"

Comments

[Shannon]

Happy birthday. my beautiful little niece! GOD I wish we could have come celebrated with her!

[Jody]

Now I'm all sniffy. Happy Birthday, Olivia!

[Stacey]

Olivia is just adorable. A-dor-a-ble.

I love the ballarina pic.

[Terrie]

Happy Birthday, Olivia!

[Lisa]

"You could ask China to send one"! That's awesome! From the mouths of babes....

[Nadine]

Happy 'birf'day, Olivia! I'm afraid of that baking face!! Eek!

[Holly Jo]

Happy Birthday, Olivia! Truly.Adorable. Just want to hug her, and I've never even met her. :) You guys really have great kids - maybe you should reconsider the other baby. :)

[stefaneener]

Love, love, love three year olds.
And remember, they can be something else. Terrible Twos got nothing on the threes.
Yeah, why don't people like you who have spectacular, adorable, well-behaved children have more, instead of families like mine?

[Kat]

She is absolutely beautiful. its funny, she looks a little like my little one, especially that grumpy face! I cant wait for my baby to get to two, with all the teething done and some good night sleep for a change. An i wish Olivia all the wonderful magical things she would wish for herself. :0)

[Karma]

Happy Birthday, dear sweet girl! She is such a little sunshine. K, you are such a nurturing, smart, loving mama; your kids are so fortunate!