The past 2 years have flown by in a flash! I cannot believe you are 2 years old. You are the sweetest, spunkiest, silliest, and most strong-willed little
girl I know! Here are a few fun things
about you right now…
Everyone
says (and I agree)…
You
have the prettiest blue eyes
You
look just like Daddy
You
are such a busy body and never stop moving!
Nicknames: Monkey Doodle, Baby Girl, Sweet Girl, Gracie
Favorites:
Foods – pancakes (when asked what you want to eat, no matter what time
of day, you say pancakes), all fruit, most vegetables, sausage, fish, Greek
yogurt, goldfish, cookies, cake…you really are a great eater!
Toys – baby dolls (you like to wrap them up in a blanket and rock them
in your arms), dress up clothes, shoes, purses and jewelry, puzzles
Books - I don't know that you have a favorite book, but there are several that you seem to request more often than others, including: "Sniff!" by Matthew Van Fleet - it has cute pull tabs and textures (we're already on a second copy since you got a little too aggressive with the pull tabs on the first copy) - you like it so much that we got you "Munch!" and "Lick!" for Christmas. You also like "Wherever You Are, My Love Will Find You" by Nancy Tillman (you refer to it as your "dolphie" book because there are dolphins on one of the pages inside); "All Kinds of Kisses" by Nancy Tafuri (you call this one your "big puppy" book because there is a picture of a puppy inside - you like to give this puppy lots of hugs and kisses before we can turn the page), and finally "Good Night Little One" by Margaret Wise Brown (you call this one your "donkey" book because there is a picture of a donkey on the cover. You are also starting to like some of the Dr. Seuss books, especially "Go Dog, Go".
Books - I don't know that you have a favorite book, but there are several that you seem to request more often than others, including: "Sniff!" by Matthew Van Fleet - it has cute pull tabs and textures (we're already on a second copy since you got a little too aggressive with the pull tabs on the first copy) - you like it so much that we got you "Munch!" and "Lick!" for Christmas. You also like "Wherever You Are, My Love Will Find You" by Nancy Tillman (you refer to it as your "dolphie" book because there are dolphins on one of the pages inside); "All Kinds of Kisses" by Nancy Tafuri (you call this one your "big puppy" book because there is a picture of a puppy inside - you like to give this puppy lots of hugs and kisses before we can turn the page), and finally "Good Night Little One" by Margaret Wise Brown (you call this one your "donkey" book because there is a picture of a donkey on the cover. You are also starting to like some of the Dr. Seuss books, especially "Go Dog, Go".
Activities – coloring (especially with big girl markers like your
cousins have, but that I won’t let you have because you don’t quite understand
what you should and should not color on - thank goodness for invisible markers), doing somersaults (you have these
mastered!), marching, fist bumps (you like it when we “make it rain” after),
playing outside, watching Barney, singing, and hide and seek (you do really well with this game).
Other loves – animals (especially dogs), reading books, giving kisses (and not the sloppy, baby-type kisses…you’re now giving sweet, non-sloppy, real
little girl kisses), shoes, and your sleeping comforts (puppy blankie, dolphie,
monkey, elphie, and lamb)
Sayings:
Help you (when you want us to help you), I do it self, what’s wrong?, are
you ok?, what’s that?, bless you when someone sneezes, my mama and my daddy (especially when you're nervous or scared) and today for the first
time, holy crap (not the proudest moment for us – we’re still trying to figure
out where you learned that one)
Other
Fun Things:
You can count to 10, know several colors, know a few shapes (heart, star, triangle), and are starting to learn the
alphabet (you know many of the letters, but can’t quite get them in the right
order yet). You can almost blow your
nose and love when we clean out your nose; on the other hand you have also
started the bad habit of picking your nose – after you do it, you say “gross”
or “yuck” with a big smile on your face (this may be a hard one to break). You are still scared of swimming pools, but
love to talk about them and you are also scared of the vacuum. You are very patient for a 2 year old – you’re
learning about waiting your turn, and you seem to understand it well. Daddy and I always say a blessing before we
eat and you’re starting to want to say it yourself; you do a great job as long
as Daddy or I give you the words to say first.
You’re doing pretty well with the potty, especially at bedtime; during the
day, you’re usually too busy to stop and take the time to go on the potty. You have started to hide to go poopie and get
embarrassed when we catch you, adamantly denying it. You love to wear my thick, fuzzy socks to bed - pulled all the way up to your knees.
Our unofficial measurements for you indicate you are 24 lbs (<25%)
and 34.24” (>50%) - still long and skinny (wearing a lot of 18 and 24 month sized clothes - with the waist taken in)! You've been so slow to get your teeth, but now have 12 teeth
with 2 more on their way.
You are so much fun at this age (even with the many tantrums you
throw). I can’t wait to watch you learn
and discover!
xoxo,
Mama
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