Kimberly is 2! This has been a long time coming. Mostly because when Spencer was born, Jessie and I started telling people she was "almost 2" when they asked because it made them seem farther apart. But that was nine months ago. We are deceitful liars. This girl keeps us on our toes. And this picture pretty much sums up how life is around here. Awesome. So a little about Kimberly, because she is the star of the show. I would include more pictures, but they're all on Jessie's iphone. Lameness. So pretend there are more awesome images. (Speaking of which, family pictures coming soon, thanks to my extremely awesome cousin!) Anyway. Kimberly. In a bullet list. Because I love me a good bulleted list.
- Kimberly continues to be a medical marvel. I don't know her exact stats, because we haven't been in for an appointment yet, but she's still tall and skinny. And prone to getting sick. We just finished a bout of stomach flu last week. On the bright side, the doctors think they are brilliant geniuses who know why. On the not so bright side, they think it's because she's "sensitive" (not allergic) to, you know, everything, including most dairy and grains, and they want us to cut all these things out of her diet for three months. That's a post for another time. But if anyone out there is a whiz at gluten free cooking, I will hire you to feed Kimber for three months. Remember, we pay in chocolate chip cookies. Which are not gluten or dairy free.
- Kimberly loves to sit and do. This includes mostly books and puzzles. The girl is insanely good at puzzles. She sits and does them all day. As long as they're the kind with a border so she can get started by herself, she can do 24 piece puzzles on her own. She's probably a prodigy. If world peace can be solved with jigsaw puzzles, she's a shoo-in for a Nobel Prize. It's fun to watch her too, because she talks to you while she does them. It goes something like this: "Where does it go? Where does this go? Right there, right? Right? Turn it around! Turn it around! I got it! I'm so smart?"
- She has pretty mad verbal skills too. I don't like to brag, but she's probably going to get tapped to narrate documentaries or something. She repeats everything anyone says, and she and Madeline have awesome conversations/arguments/philosophical debates. Like most kids, it's kind of hard to understand her unless you hang with her all day, but she talks in mostly complete sentences and has a great vocabulary. My favorites: "Help me?", "I'm so funny!", "It's okay Spenceroo, no no Spenceroo!", and "Madeline! Are you coming?"
- She loves baby dolls. A lot. First thing she does in nursery is locate one, and then she's usually okay to stay. She also loves yogurt. (Which she is "sensitive" to, of course.) She wants it everyday for lunch and starts asking about 10:30. She likes to have stories read to her and she loves the "Pie Pad" and gets rather testy if you take it away. "Hey! I playing that! Give it back to me!"
- She throws killer tantrums. She has this sort of Jekyll/Hyde complex. When she's feeling compliant, she is by far the sweetest, most helpful, most obedient of our children. When she's feeling like testing your patience, it's kicking and screaming on the ground, earsplitting levels of noise, and endless supplies of stubborness. More often than not you'll find her watching television with us a half hour after the other kids fell asleep because we gave up and surrendered to save the other children from the screaming. Major diva in the making.
- She loves BYU. She recognizes the logo and will start cheering for them if she sees a football. Like I said, prodigy. Also, picture:
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So, you know, that's a little bit about Kimberly. There's probably more, but I could spend all day talking about her and I should probably browse facebook I mean fold laundry now. But we sure love our Kimber. She entertains Madeline, takes care of Spencer, charms her father, does the dishes, and generally runs the household in her own subtle, devious way. She's pretty cute too. We're glad we can finally say she's two and not be lying, and glad we've got her to keep the family in line. Love you Kimberly! (See, being second isn't so bad.)
