Wow's Gal: Tessa is TWO!

Here are some of my favorite things about Tessa right now:

How she gives "hugs" - mainly she just leans her head in, and expects the "hugee" to do the work - cracks me up!
When you ask for a kiss - she'll give you her cheek - you have to specifically tell her you want a real kiss, then she'll give you one!
She has such tender feelings - she can definitely sense when I'm upset with her and she'll tear up and cry.
She's not super into sharing - in fact she wants pretty much everything Lily touches. Yeah - we're still working on that.
She's got a major temper-tantrum mastered. That girl can wail!
Her singing - she loves to play with the barbies and she'll make them dance and she'll sing and sing and sing. Granted, her singing consists of long, LOUD mono-toned pitches. Lily is always telling her "That's too loud, Tessa!" - seriously, you can't hear ANYTHING over it! But I love it!
I love her run - it's so girly! She kind of holds her hand close and flings them around while she runs - it's hillarious!
I adore her deep brown eyes - I could look at them forever.
I even love her little mullet - I just can't cut her hair yet!
She is OBSESSED with gum! She is always asking for it, and almost always swallows it... You'd think I'd learn...
Tessa is a caretaker - she loves taking care of her babies - she makes them little beds, feeds them and cuddles them. She truly loves them.
She loves doing puzzles lately.
She's not a super patient story listener. We're lucky if we get a couple of lines per page done before she's wanting to move along!
She walks at her own pace - this girl will not be hurried!
She is trying to hard to talk and will string four and five "words" together, but most often it sounds something like "Ma dee dah doo bah?" Yeah - figure that out...
Tessa loves loves LOVES her mommy - and I love that she does!
She always wakes up happy
She adores her Papa
She is SO sweet with puppy dogs - she loves them
She loves all things girly - lotion, makeup, jewelery, hats, shoes,
She can't wear a hoodie without having the hat on.