Dearest Sophie,

You are such a treasure at 2 years and 2 months old. Sometimes I’m lost for words to describe you because you are so many things at the same time.

This is what you’re like now
- You have a certain routine for sleeping – your pillow needs to be in the right direction, bolster in place and the blanket needs to cover your face slightly. Even your baby needs the correct blankie for her nap.
- You love pancakes. You love watching me cook and preparing food. You like to stir your own milk or whatever else I’m stirring.
- You love to run in circles and it always makes you laugh.
- You can be very insistent on your ways. Some days it can be very hard to make you do anything at all.
- You dislike holding hands when we are walking, preferring to run ahead or walk slowly behind us.
- You love stories in whatever media – books, audio, acting or TV. And you love it when mummy tells you Baby Sophie stories as you snuggle in my arms.
- You love to sing and make music and pick up songs very fast. You even make up your own songs.
- You love playing house and being a mummy to your baby. These days you can pick up your toys and play with them for a long while on your own making up stories and all.
- You are getting stronger physically and definitely a lot more confident at the playgrounds. You can even lift your entire box of duplo into the living room to play with!
- You are starting to draw circles and sometimes you can tell me what they are e.g. balloons, strawberries etc..

And of course you are extremely conversant and it’s super fun talking to you. It touches our hearts most to see you put your hands together and hear you pray – "Pls help mummy feel better. Amen"

Psalm 127: 3-5 says this:

"Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
children a reward from him.

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are sons born in one’s youth.

Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their enemies in the gate."

How true it is. You are our treasure and our reward, little one. The Lord has really blessed us with a wonderful you.

Love
Mummy

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