Here is the letter I wrote to Katelyn that is at the end of the video:
Dearest Katelyn,
The past year, you have continued to grow into
a sweet, high-spirited beautiful little girl. You are definitely not
an “easy” child and you have your fair share of tantrums over
anything and everything, but you are so much fun and have so much
love to give. You have the sweetest smile and always say “Thank
you” and “You’re welcome”. You are incredibly smart, and you
have been making intelligible comments and sentences for awhile now.
You know your ABCs, you’ve been counting as high as 12, and you
know the words to and like singing the ABCs, Twinkle Twinkle Little
Star, the theme song to the Backyardigans, Wheels on the Bus, and the
songs in Super Why. You still love dancing, and frequently request
“Dance Parties”, where we’ll play music on your MP3 player and
we’ll dance together. You also love looking at pictures of
yourself, or watching your “baby video” (the video Mommy made for
your one-year birthday party) and singing along to the songs on
Mommy’s computer. Super Why is your favorite TV show, and you
always sing along and sometimes dance to the songs. You request to
watch Super Why every day, sometimes multiple times. Throughout the
year, you often run around the wall between the kitchen and the
living room, screaming “Ahhhhhhhhhhh”, and making Mommy and/or
Daddy run around with you. Another funny thing you’ve started doing
is pretending to place orders for things – you often request
“coffee and french fries”. Although I’ve never placed quite
that same order, I take this to mean that Mommy has been ordering too
much fast food recently! Mommy became pregnant with your little
brother this year. You really seem to understand that there is a baby
growing in Mommy’s belly, and you like to kiss Ethan (Mommy’s
belly button) and say “Hi Ethan!” Although I assume you’ll have
some adjust issues since someone else will be sharing the attention,
I think you are going to be such a wonderful and loving big sister,
and I can’t wait to see the two of you together! This year, you
moved into your big girl room and have a big girl bed now. You had a
lot of trouble sleeping through the night for a few months, and ended
up sleeping with Mommy every night in December. In January, Daddy put
you in your big girl bed and spent one night doing “cry it out”,
and you were a sleeping pro after that. Putting you to bed at night
now is a pleasure. We read one book all together, then Mommy leaves
the room and Daddy reads you two more books. Then he puts your sleepy
music on and leaves the room, and you fall asleep on your own. We’ve
had quite a few travels together this year. In July, we drove up to
Glens Falls, New York, to see Daddy’s cousin Blythe get married.
Although we didn’t make it through the ceremony because you started
crying right at the beginning, you definitely stole the attention at
the reception. You were out on the dance floor showing off all of
your moves, and everyone loved dancing with you! In September, just
Mommy and you flew out to Arizona to see Uncle Tommy. We stayed out
there with him for 4 nights and had a lot of fun. We helped Uncle
Tommy pick out his house and put an offer down (which was accepted),
we drove out to Sedona and the Grand Canyon, and we went to the
Phoenix Zoo. You most of all just enjoyed getting to spend time with
your Uncle again. From there, we flew to Florida to Grandma and
Grandpa’s new house, where we stayed for 5 nights. Aunt Jessie,
Aunt Diddy, Great Grandpa McDermott, Great Aunt Barbara and Mommy’s
cousin Brady also came. We went to Disney World, where we met up with
Great Uncle Rick and Mommy’s cousin Debbie. You loved the It’s a
Small World ride and the big carousel. We also rode the Peter Pan
ride and the Dumbo ride, but you weren’t as thrilled with those.
Your favorite part of the trip to Florida was getting to play in the
pool, and you kept trying to get away from Mommy and swim on your
own. Finally, right before your second birthday, your Aunt Jessie and
Aunt Diddy got married. You were the flower girl, and you were an
angel all the way up to walking down the aisle. Once it was our turn
to go, you stopped walking and started screaming. Mommy had to pick
you up (with her big belly and all) and walk down the aisle, where
she dropped you off with Daddy. Daddy then had to take you outside
for the ceremony because you wouldn’t stop crying. At the
reception, you did a lot of dancing and loved hanging out with your
Aunt Jessie and Aunt Diddy. We all ended up having a wonderful time
at this celebration.
You continue to make my world a better place,
and I love seeing your beautiful face everyday. I am so proud of the
wonderful person you are now and are becoming. I look forward to
seeing you grow and interact with your little brother, and I love you
with all of my heart.
Love,
Mommy
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