Madison Ruth

Like every post about my girls, I have put this one off for about 6 months now. I get so overwhelmed with all that I want to say that I just don't do it at all because I know it will take so long. I was going to do a 2 year old post (maybe I did) and then I was going to do a 2.5 post (definitely didnt) and now I just have to get all this down before I keep forgetting about the cuteness that Madison is right now.
For the sake of time this is going to be a rambled mess because I just have to get these thoughts down.

Not laughing, just happy to be watching a show

Madison is all in. I don't know how else to describe her. She is all happy and looking for ways to make others happy or she is all ticked off at life. She just is. There is nothing really consistent about her emotions except that what she feels, she feels 100%. She is not passive and you will definitely know how and what she is feeling. It makes the good times amazing and the hard times really hard, but you know what, we are learning and it is what it is. I hate to say it but a lot of the times, when it is bad, we all just sit and look at each other: a complete loss of what to do. Madison loves to say no. Sometimes she is trying to make us laugh and other times it is because she is just saying no. Example "Madison do you want ice cream?" She will stomp her feet, say no and then cry because she wants some. It is so hit and miss with this girl. She loves to tease and thinks its hilarious to rial people up. She lives for the reaction of others. For the most part I can keep it cool because when I do, we can make the most progress together. When I lose it, she losses it more, and then I lose it even more, and we get in this head butting battle. Hmm... I wonder who Madison is most like? Me or Ethan? (Sorry girlfriend. I promise I have good traits too)

So thats the thing about Madison that might be the hardest, but want to hear about the flip side of that personality? She is all laughs and giggles and loves. She will just randomly come up and kiss my legs or give me a hug or ask to snuggle or say I love you. She always tells Kelsey that she loves her and always gives Ethan a kiss when she can. She is so loving and so affectionate that it makes it all worth it. I think my favorite part of the affection is that she always wants to hold my hand when we walk. Always!! Without fail. Even if it makes her hands cold, she finds a way to stick her little adorable hand in my coat so that we can be holding hands. I love it so much.
And man can so get a good laugh out of people. She lives to make people laugh mostly because she wants to laugh. she has the same raspy laugh that she did as a baby and I just love it. Its kind of like Ethan's laugh if you have ever heard him really laugh hard. She is so good at laughing.
Madison loves pretty much anything that Kelsey loves. I was so nervous to have Kelsey go to school because I was afraid that she wouldn't know what to do without her buddy, but she has done fantastic.
For the sake of time here is a list that I can think of, of the things that remind me of Madison or that she really loves
Loves bags: she will fill anybag of anysaize and carry them all around. She takes inventory too so if she is missing a bag she will come after it. I'm talking purses to free brown paper bags that you get at the store. She loves bags and loves to fill them.
She loves baby Belle, her doll and takes her everywhere
Loves the songs "Lets get Ridiculous" "Decendants 2" and" Hand Clap"

She loves music in general and always is playing DJ from the back seat "Mom, I like that song, go back"  or "mom, turn it up"
She loves playdoh and loves to ride her scooter
Dede is still her go to for bed time and for comfort (Her blanket) and she still finds comfort in a sippy of milk although we are trying really hard to kick that habit.
She wakes up too early, but is getting better at staying in her room. We bought her a clock that turns green when she can come out and she is doing such a great job following the rules " Come out when it turns geen mom"
Madison is super picky and meal times are actually the worst. She literally just runs around the table while we are all eating. This clearly is not okay and the progress has been slow, but there is progress all the same.
She love sto be with Kelsey and loves screen time especially Sofia the First, Super Monsters, and Mitey Mouse Cub House hoho or goofty gas
Most everywhere we go, she asks if we can go back home and gives herself the 2 miminute warning all the time. She loves being at home which is odd to me because she doesn't really love to play by herself. She will and does, but I wouldn't say she is great at it.
Madison loves to do puzzles and is actually super good at them. Sometimes she pretends that she can't do a puzzle so that others will play with her, but she is a rocks star at like the 30 piece puzzles.
She loves watching me exercise which gets weird for me, but I think she thinks its funny and likes the music. Most times she follows along which is really cute.
She is getting so much better at talking and communicating and that has helped a ton. Physically, she will try anything, but is also very cautious about being dirty. She loves to wear dresses and her favorite outfit right now is her purple skirt with her mermaid shirt.
 She plays with Emery and Jamison a lot and actually knows the names of her friends which is super cute.
Madison loves to paint her nails
I love listening to her sing to songs or sometimes she copies what shows say.
She loves to read the Sofia, Tinkerbell, and my little pony books. And also loves the Mickey book we have that is more of an Encyclopedia. She looks for things that she notices and then asks me "what do you see."
She'd rather run than walk and rather sit by me at the park than play
Madiosn loves to play tag and loves to hide.
I most just love how she speaks right now. Her 2 year old talking is just the cutest.
She really loves helping. She always wants to help clean the bathroom, do the dishes, help make dinner, etc. She loves to help and she actaully is super good at cleaning up when she isn't mad about cleaning up :)
She gets so excited to see family memebers and runs to greet them, but she gets nervous to give Kelsey a hug at the bus stop.
She has moved from hating animals to being indifferent. (like she won't scream at the zoo anymore)
She loves berries and yellow cheese and peanut butter sandwhiches.
Madison is a crazy sleeper and for a few weeks insited on sleeping on the floor or curled up in her rug. It was a super crazy few weeks, but she was sleeping great so whateves.

She rocks at quiet time. She doesn't always nap anymore, but she will stay in her room for a solid hour just playing by herself.
Before she goes to bed she wants a hud and a tiss from all family memebers.
Madison LOVES to have tea parties. Most quiet time she sets up tea parties and then we eat them with baby belle. Its adorable. 

I'm sure I'll think fo more things and when I do, I'll be bakc, but hopefully that gives me a good reminder of what Madison was like as a 2.5 year old. She is such a joy in my life. I'm so glad we have had a few months of just one on one time because it has just been the best! I have really gotten to know her and I am so grateful. I just love Madison so much and am grateful to have a child with a similar personality. It has really taught me a lot about myself and hopefully I have learned how to be a better mom as we "deal" with some of OUR personality quirks

Madison loves to say "what the heck" and slap her forehead
She loves to call me by made up names like Booty
Madison loves pomegranate and anything Mexican. I have seen her drink salsa before. She won't eat much but put a taco in front of her in any form and its gone
She calls umbrellas rain drops and says the cutest prayers praying for the whole family including Jesus
She will got to nursery but its not really her favorite
We call her the little bag lady
If you call her anything but Madison, she will either give you the stink eye or go "what! I'm Madison!" Ethan tried to call her Madi once and she got pretty upset
She loves telling you that she is two and loves to jump in the puddles with her boots on
Madison knows that my phone is not a toy but she just longs to touch it. Anytime she can even just hand it to me is like the best day for her. She doesn't play with it, but she will bring it to me and say "here you go mom." Its like that small dose is just enough to get to the next day