Harlow turns 2 1/2 today! Which makes me ponder life’s bigger questions like… what the hell happens to @insta2yearold when Harlow turns three???
No, seriously. My baby is growing up. She’s so big, she asks me to play “mommy and baby” like it’s a game and not a real thing.
“But you’re already my baby!” I insist.
“I’m not a BABY,” Harlow says like I’m being RIDICULOUS. “I’m a BIG GIRL.”
Yep, she is. A funny, intense, playful, observational, whip smart big girl.
12 big girl things Harlow did recently:
1) She learned how to unzip a zipper.
We don’t call her “Super Toddler” for nothing.
2) She knows how to share but also knows when enough is enough.
Case in point: Mazzy asked Harlow if she could use her lip balm. Harlow let her have it. Mazzy put some on, gave it back to Harlow and then licked her lips.
Then, this happened…
MAZZY: Mmmmm. This tastes delicious. Can I have some more Harlow?
HARLOW: It’s lipstick, Mazzy. NOT LUNCH.
3) She had her first kiss.
4) She’s super confident even in the face of a challenge.
Harlow is not potty trained yet, but the other day, she walked into the bathroom, took a piece of toilet paper, wiped herself over her pants, put it in the toilet, flushed and then turned to me and said very matter-of-factly, “That’s how we do.”
5) She understands the importance of sharing on social.
Speaking of the potty, here’s another conversation that happened recently…
HARLOW: I want to go to the potty.
ME: Sure! (eagerly following her into the bathroom with my camera)
HARLOW: DON’T TAKE A PICTURE!
ME: Okay, that’s fair.
HARLOW: Take a video.
6) She knows how to walk the streets like a native New Yorker— like she knows exactly where she is going.
7) She knows how to be gracious when someone gives her a gift even if she doesn’t like it.
Last weekend, Aunt Judy gave her a present. Harlow tore the wrapping open, held up a Sofia the First sticker book high with both hands and screamed with the utmost excitement:
“MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOOOOOK!!!!!!!”
Aunt Judy smiled with satisfaction but Harlow wasn’t finished.
“WE HAVE THIS ALREADY!!!!!!!!!”
8) She perfectly summed what’s great about spring with her “no pants dance”.
9) She talks on the phone like she has things to do and places to be.
FYI: None of the things she has to do include cleaning up the mess behind her. She’s got bigger fish to fry! Also, the fact that her “phone” is actually a compact is totally beside the point.
10) She brushes her teeth all by herself and does a pretty good job.
My favorite part is when she spits in the sink. She does it every time with a “Pfffff” but I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything come out. Thankfully, we still use toddler-appropriate toothpaste.
11) She got her first haircut and didn’t trust the hairdresser for one second just like every GROWN woman has done since the beginning of time.
Then, when Mazzy’s kindergarten teacher commented on Harlow’s haircut, she said matter-of-factly— “Yes, it looks a little different.”
12) And finally, she knows how to show off her new do in grand fashion.
Ta-Da! That’s Harlow at 2 1/2. Always with the BIG FINISH.
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She is so stinkin cute! I love following your family!
I think Mazzy was a little peeved that the lady with the Macys bag did not pay attention to her dance. So cute!
My daughter is two months younger than Harlow so I know the mixed feelings of being happy about the accomplishments and yet a little sad about them not being babies anymore.
what a cuteness overload : ) It’s so hard to see them grow up until you see all the big girl things they can do.
My daughter is 2 months younger but I sill feel like she’s a baby 🙁 She’s just now starting to be a little more vocal but her speech is no where near Harlow’s and my kids are bald until they are like 6. LOL
Harlow is about 6 months older than my youngest, Eliot, but they both have such spunk, independence, and attitude (of the best kind that is). I love this age, but I’m definitely starting to miss the baby phase! Too cute Harlow; too cute!
OMG. I can’t even handle the cute. And she looks like a little Mazzy in #6!
My son turned 2 1/2 yesterday and I’m noticing that he’s growing up leaps and bounds every day. He talks in full sentences, he attempts the potty (and I have yet to see a drop in there either), he sleeps in his new big boy bed fabulously and he wants to do everything himself.
But they will always be our babies. Regardless of how old my son is, I will always think of him as my baby.
My Harper will be 2 1/2 in 3 weeks! I keep arguing with people who call her 2 1/2 already(like my husband and my sister) because I do not want my baby to grow up! She tells me all the time that she is a “big girl” and she says “that is how I do” too! She even insists she is the big sister even though her sister is 5 1/2 and she calls her sister her “baby”!
Harlow’s No More Pants song is the absolute best!! My sentiments exactly.
Awww! I just love Harlow!! No more pannnnnntss!
This is adorable!! Happy 2 1/2 years Harlow!! 🙂
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Harlow is so cute! These little things she does reminds of what my oldest (now 6) did at that age. The “take a video” comment made me do a spit take! Right now, my son is almost 2 and is already showing how he is growing up. He has yelling at the dog not to take his food down! He screams and then he points outside. Meaning, Mama… the dog needs to go outside now.
Harlow is THE BEST!
My toddler is almost 27 months and he’s so grown up, he’s actually like a little old man. He still wears diapers and jabbers unintelligibly. Kind of like his great grandpa.
Your daughter is precious. I love how she’s getting her haircut in a taxi. It’s a good thing real taxi drivers don’t give haircuts.
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So cute. My son is 7 months younger and omg I don’t want him to grow up I want him to be a baby forever but he surprises me everyday by growing in New and exciting ways
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