In all seriousness, I feel like it really was just a few months ago that we brought home this tiny little newborn girl and now here we are with a 2 year old who is the size of a 3 yr old and a month away of bringing home another newborn. Though I'm afraid this little boy won't be quite as small as AR was!
AR got to celebrate for a second time at Lovey and Grand Daddy's house this past weekend and had a blast! After the pictures from her party I will post an update on what all our 2 yr old is up to and of course her newest stats!
We actually don't watch Sesame Street that much but AR has known who Elmo was for a long time now and can spot that red monster anywhere we go. So since that was one of the few things I knew she was interested in I decided to go with the Elmo theme for her party. I found a cake I liked on Pinterest that was pink, orange, and red and went with those colors.
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| She successfully blew her candle out this time! |
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| Cake and a Cherry Lemon Sundrop Slushie... does it get any better?! |
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| So glad Heather and Benjamin were able to make it again this year!! Also, super excited to be having babies together this year! |
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| This is the difference in 20 wks and a 2nd pregnancy vs. a 1st! Not to mention the fact that I haven't been sick and have been eating like a horse! :) |
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| Bath time just got a bit better! |
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| Playing with some new toys! |
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| AR LOVED this bowling set! She'd get so excited that she'd shake her fists saying "Do it again, do it again!" It was super cute! |
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| Swinging with Aunt Heather |
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| This girl loves her Aunt Katie! |
AR at 2 years:
-37.8 inches tall (101%)
-33lb (97%)
-favorite foods: cheese and applesauce (which I think she believes is ice cream or something)... also loves fruits of all kinds
-favorite books: loves any of her Bibles and Brown Bear, Brown Bear
-favorite toys: baby dolls and accessories; shopping cart; her new tricycle; Legos; anything to do with being outside
-she's all girl and loves to try on clothes but sometimes fights me on the bows or ponytails unless, of course, it is her idea!
-we cannot get over her vocabulary growth in just this past month alone... she's constantly saying a word that I didn't know she even knew; for instance, the other day in the car she just starts saying "I genius" after her daddy had asked her the day before if she was a genius! She is up to 4 word sentences and sometimes 5 words!
-still wearing diapers and will continue to do so until a few months after baby brother comes
-loves her paci way too much... we are trying to limit it to bed and car but I fear with the baby that might be tough
-loves to sing and her favorite songs are the ABC's; Jesus Loves Me; Wagon Wheel (the line "rock me mama" in particular)
-starting to count a little bit (says 1,2, 5,6,7 right now) and starting to show some interest in colors (oddly enough orange and purple do seem to be her favorite right now!)
-has a great imagination and is often going "bye,bye" to either Mimi's house or to buy applesauce! She does "go to" other's houses too, especially after having been there! This morning she was "going to" Buddy's house (my sister's dog).
-she is a bit hardheaded too and will often test us when we tell her not to do something... this is something I have little patience for and have to pray about.
We love this little girl so much and can't imagine life without her and can barely remember it before her! I have gotten the video camera back out and hope to have some videos to share soon!
