Despite all my efforts to keep her a baby forever, Caroline turned two years old a couple of weeks ago. What an amazing two year old she is! Her development continues to amaze us each day. Her vocabulary grows by the minute it seems. She speaks in some small sentences and says quite a lot of words. Her understanding of what we say is incredible. She recently learned to say "Mickey/Minnie" and it's so cute...also not surprising at all since she's obsessed. She will try and repeat most words, except when we try to get her to say something. She's a little stubborn like that :)
She's very active and moving almost all the time. She has pretty much completely cut out naps which wears this mama out! I think she's too young to be done with naps, but it's not worth the sttruggle to get her to lay down each day. Instead, she has "quiet time" for an hour or two. She can watch Mickey, do puzzles, read books, etc. She spends time doing independant activities so I can rest or get other stuff done around the house. She is sleeping better through the night, but we still struggle with getting her down to sleep. No doubt, she is improving, but it's a slow road. She wants to be right in the action and has a hard time going to bed if she thinks something is going on. Some nights she'll be great and be asleep by 8:00 - other nights she has been screaming and crying until 10:30. Fun stuff...
She is a good eater most of the time. There are times when she won't eat - but she's two. She loves breakfast food (pancakes, waffles, sausage, cinnamon rolls, etc.), fruit, broccoli, edamame, pizza, toast, noodles (off all kind lately - lo mein, spaghetti, pad thai...), cheese, and DESSERTS!! This girl has a serious sweet tooth just like her mommy! It's so funny because sweets were the only thing I couldn't eat when I was pregnant with her. So far I haven't found anything sweet that she won't gobble up.
She's growing like a weed. At her two year appointment she was 25 lb. 8 oz (35th percentile), was 34 3/4 inches tall (90th), and had a head circumference of 18 1/2 (45th). Dr. Wilson was happy with her growth and after talking with her for a while, she said that Caroline was also right on track developmentally. She had to get her finger pricked, but she didn't shed a single tear. Caroline had a clean bill of health and doesn't have to go back until her 3 year old well visit!! I cannot believe that we are down to yearly visits with her!
Caroline still loves to be outside more than anything. We spend a lot of time out doors each day. She also loves puzzles and books. Mickey is obviously her show of choice, but she also likes Little Einsteins and Backyardigans. Other favorite things are dancing, running, bath time, painting, holding her sister, playing with baby dolls, her shape blocks, and pulling Daisy's tail :) She loves seeing her friends and can be a bit of a show off when they are around. After we came home from the hospital with AP she was being a mama's girl but now we are back to having a daddy's girl big time!!
Happy 2nd Birthday precious Caroline!! We are so proud of the amazing little girl you are becoming. You are loving, kind, and funny. You are so full of life and it makes us smile. When you were born we said that we didn't care what you grew up to be - as long as you grew up to be happy. You've got a long way to go before you are "grown up" but so far you are certainly happy on the journey! You find a way to always smile and that makes us smile too. You have made our lives so much better! Two years ago you made me a mommy - the best gift I could have ever imagined. I love you to the moon and back!
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Such sweet pictures!
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