Not so "Terrible 2's"

So, as the saying "The Terrible 2's" goes, the 3rd year of a toddler's life is supposed to be filled with tantrums and vulgar behaviour.  This is due to them testing their boundaries (and ours!) and further exploring their surroundings as a little independent individual in this world.  My daughter isn't a perfect, angelic little toddler all the time, but I have to be honest in that this saying doesn't really ring true with our little Lily.

Yes, she can be determined at times and demand that her needs are met, but for the vast majority of the time, we have been extremely blessed with a well behaved, thoughtful little girl.  She seems to happily grasp the concept of "one more time" and "this is the last time" and we are thankfully spared the typical toddler behaviour of screams and kicking legs.  Sometimes she does shed some tears when her needs or demands aren't met, but this is definitely on the more rare occassion.

Bless, she really is such a joy and so well behaved it sometimes pulls on the heartstrings.  She always says sorry after any wrong doing and doesn't like to see her mommy or daddy (or anyone for that matter) upset so she will often stop what she is doing should she see us pulling a sad face or "pretend crying".

We are still so very lucky that she loves her little brother who, naturally, has taken away some of her previously undivided attention.  All she wants to do is love, hug, kiss and hold him and she isn't jealous at all when my time is preoccupied with feeding, bathing or generally taking care of him.  Lily does seem to demand a little more attention from her grandparents though - she would prefer it if I was taking care of Zac so she can have their full focus!

We were out for breakfast with some friends recently who have a little boy the same age as Lily.  While their little guy ran crazily out of the restaurant to explore his surroundings (being followed by exhausted parents!), our little Lily sat quietly enjoying her "coffee" (baby chino) and chit-chatting with us.  Yes, she most certainly had her time when she wouldn't sit still and we were the parents running about, but for the last 3 months or so, she really does sit nicely and is an absolute joy to take out for coffees.  I'm making the most out of these moments as I know very soon, Zac will be mobile and our coffee/lunch dates will be less calm yet again!

So here's to hoping our little princess continues to be the well behaved little angel she is, giving us very little trouble and just being such an absolute joy!  I just smile with so much pride when I think about it.  She is one truly special child xxx