I would say her Top 5 defining characteristics are:
1. Independent
2. Adventurous
3. Hilarious
4. Sweet
5. Smart (I'm sure moms everywhere think this one about all their children!)
Eating
I think she is a decent eater. She is willing to try new things. She loves fruit, applesauce, bread, yogurt, and cheese. She doesn't love meat or veggies, which I believe is pretty typical for toddlers. I think if I was more consistent or more "fun" with our meat and veggies she would eat better. That is definitely one of my goals for when we move to Germany in a month.
Sleeping
This has definitely been her weak point as of late! Her daddy's deployment has affected her as well as turning two. She has started waking in the middle of the night and for awhile she would really fight me to go back to sleep but the past couple nights I've just had to rock her for10 minutes and she'll lay back down. This morning, however, she woke up at 6:30 and wouldn't go back to sleep which is not usual at all! Her normal waketime is 7:45 or 8 (and I like it that way!).
About 3 months ago we moved her to a toddler bed and it has been a very easy transition for us. Like, I'm shocked at how easy! She rarely gets out of her bed. When she wakes up, she just moans or calls out or starts talking to herself (depending on her mood) and then I go in and get her. I keep her door shut and she doesn't know how to open it. Plus, the only toys in her room are stuffed animals and books. We did have to invest in a night light, but it didn't correlate with the bed transition. I think it was more of an age thing.
Playing
She loves to play outside. She loves to play in the water. She loves to play in the dirt. She loves chalk. She loves bubbles. She loves Elmo and Mickey Mouse. She loves pre-school. She loves her tricycle. She loves stuffed animals. She loves to read books. She loves doing things herself. She loves to color, paint, etc.
Other
She still isn't potty trained. I've tried twice. Instead of thinking I've "failed" as a mom somehow since I have a 2 year old in diapers, I'm deciding to accept her as she is and accept the fact that she doesn't quite "get it" yet. I am so sick of placing society's expectations on myself and my life! It's my own fault, my own weakness that makes me try to live up to some American ideal that is based on mostly shallow principles anyway. Ok, mini rant over.
Her hair is still super curly! Beautiful strawberry blond ringlets.
She still loves her bunny. I wonder when kids start outgrowing comfort items? I'm thankful she doesn't have to take it everywhere. She sleeps with it and carries downstairs in the morning, but 95% of the time it doesn't go in the car with us or outside with us.
She is still very much attached to her thumb. It can be really frustrating because she will even talk with it in her mouth at times! I have started saying, "I can't understand you with your thumb in your mouth" and that seems to be helping some. Sometimes, I just have to say "Autumn" when she's said something thumb-in and she grins and says, "thumb" and then pulls it out :) Her attachment to her thumb may be why bunny doesn't have to come everywhere! Oh well, her doctor says it's not an issue until age 4 so at 3.5 I'll start seriously trying to change it if it is still an issue (which I'm guessing, yes, it will be).
She wants to do everything by herself. "I do it" or "Autumn do it" is a phrase I hear probably 20 times a day. I've read that this is a good thing and to let them do as much as possible so that's what we're doing! It might take us 10 minutes to get in the car, but that's ok :)
"How old are you??"
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