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Delaney Turns 2!

Our little Delaney turned 2 on August 9th!  She is such a joyful, persistent, fun-loving, smart little girl.  She is extremely verbal, which continues to amaze us.  Her most current favorite phrases are:  "Mommy, where are you?" "I all done!" and "I want to try it!"  Right around her birthday, I decided it was time for her to get rid of her pacifier (or in her words, her "need that").  I put it off all summer because I had heard such awful stories about 3 nights of crying before getting through it.  To my surprise, there was never a tear shed over the separation.  I had planned on making a big production of it - packing it up and sending it to Baby Boden and then having her find a surprise in the mailbox.  None of it was needed.  I simply took away from her bed and that was it!  I'd say we were lucky!

We have also begun the potty-training process.  Chocolate chips are working well as an incentive, and she can actually tell us sometimes when she needs to go - it's remarkable, really!  Don't get me wrong, she has a long way to go, but I think she's off to a great start!

Here are a couple of videos from her birthday party.  The first one is her listening to her card and singing along.  Enjoy!



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