Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Snapshot of Lily at 2



April 19, 2007....Happy Birthday Lily!
Here is a snapshot of Lily at two years old:
-At her 2 year doctor's appointment she weighed 26 pounds, was 33.5 inches tall with a 18 3/4 head circumference. She is healthy and on target with her peers developmentally.
-She has been sleeping in a twin "big girl bed" and doing great. She will get out and play a little, but always climbs back in bed and sleeps through the night as usual. She does not nap in her big girl bed yet.
- She can count to 14 unassisted and does it very often
-She can sing her ABC's and most of it is understandable
-She wears size 2T clothes, 5.5 to 6 shoes and just moved into size 5 diapers
-She can tell us when she "pooped" and needs a "diaper change", but is not potty trained
-She speaks in complete sentences
-She know most of her colors, but it depends on her mood if she wants to tell you the right ones
-She loves to sing , dance and attend Kindermusik. She can sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star from beginning to end and she is working on some others. Her favorite songs include, Get Ready to Wiggle, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, The Itsy Bitsy Spider and The Wheels on the Bus.
-She loves Dora, Diego, The Wiggles and Elmo
-Her favorite movies are Monster's Inc. and Finding Nemo
-She still naps (thank God) for at least 1.5 hours.
-She loves arts and crafts projects, especially coloring
-She is very active and has a very small attention span. She likes to do lots of different things in a short amount of time
-She loves going "bye bye's" any where, any time and often asks to go
-She is polite and says please, thank you, no thank you, welcome and bless you
-She has tons of brown ringlet curls
-Her favorite foods are mac and cheese, hotdogs, fruit, cupcakes, yogurt, noodles and spaghetti. She recently started eating pizza and loves that too.
-Her friends include: Gabi, Jacob, Anika, Solden, Wyatt, Emily, Jon, Grace, Truman, Amelia
-She loves walking her dog to the park and doesn't sit in the stroller any more. She loves her "chuck it jr." so she can throw balls for her doggy
-She LIVES to slide! She also enjoys the swings and sandbox
-She is very independent and doesn't always listen. She also says "no" to Mommy and Daddy and when we give her the look she say in a sweet voice, "no thank you"
-She thinks "please" will get her what ever she wants
-She can point out and name all her cousins, aunts and uncles in pictures
-She's excited about being a big sister and says 'big sister' and 'baby sister" when we talk to her about the new baby
-She likes playing in the dirt and picking up rocks and sticks. She really hasn't come into the doll stage yet. We may have a little tom boy on our hands. However, she does love to play dress up and cook in her kitchen.
-She loves to play with any kind of athletic ball, cars and animals in her farm
-She LOVES reading books!!! Her favorites right now are The Potty Book for Girls, Panda Bear Panda Bear, Fox in Sox, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Counting Kisses and Doggies
-She loves her cat, but he doesn't always love her back. She likes to comb him with her baby doll brush and he gets upset.
-She can jump by herself and is quite the little monkey
-She loves taking a bath and asks every night after dinner if she can take one
-She has beautiful teeth and a smile that can light up the room
-She often walks up to me and hugs me and says "nice hugs mama, nice hugs"
-She loves being a "pink elephant' with Daddy after her bath (it's her towel and she and Daddy make elephant noises)
-She loves eating muffins in bed in the morning with Mommy and Daddy

That is our Lily. She is very busy and keeps us on our toes all day long. We love you so much sweetheart!!

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