Happy Birthday Caroline!!! Can't believe you are already 2!!! You are an amazing child!!! You bring us so much joy and love each day. You are so freakin cute that we just want to kiss you constantly!! Your smile and laugh are infectious!!! You have such a fun spirited personality and make life so much more fun!!! We are so glad to call your our daughter!!!
I came into your room singing Happy Birthday this morning!! You immediately started saying "Hap Birday donut!" You remembered we had bought donuts last night to celebrate your birthday!!! We had a pretty regular day bc you had a little bit of a cold. We took Olivia to school and you and I ran a few errands. We played at home a while too while Olivia was at school. When daddy got home, we did presents. You got a Sofia the Princess easel/mirror, a broom kit, and a Princess 4 Wheeler, which you absolutely love!!! You drove it until the batteries died!!! We had spaghetti for dinner, and then you got a birthday ice cream cone and blew the candle out on that!!! Anytime someone told you Happy Birthday today, you started singing the Happy Birthday song!! It was adorable!! It wasn't too crazy of a day today!! Your party in in a week or so, and I am sure you will have a blast!!
Here is what is going on with our spunky little 2 year old!!!
You wake up happy most of the time, and hungry!!! You usually talk to your baby or fox in your bed before you start calling out for me. Yes, you have to sleep with your banket (blanket), fox stuffed animal, and a baby doll every night!! We have to read books before bed, sing songs, and rock (or roct as you say!!)!!!
You are pretty much a go with the flow kinda girl, unless it messes up your nap or food times!!!
You do have temper tantrums sometimes, but they are usually when you are tired or hungry. Most of the time we can sit with you or redirect you and you get over it pretty quickly. You love to throw yourself onto the ground, still. You can be super clingy to me sometimes and just need to be held. I don't mind that most of the time, unless I am cooking!!! That seems to be when you want to be held the most. And most of the time, only mommy can do it. We are working on that!!
You started going to Gymboree on 8/25. You were shy your first day but really seemed to enjoy all the climbing, sliding, and playing with kids your own age, without an older sister telling you what to do :) Your favorite part is when they do bumpy road and your run around these uneven mats to the freeze song!!!
You are very bossy, I mean independent these days!!! We hear a lot of "sop" (stop), "go way mommy", "No", "I don't like it", "mere" (come here), "I need ____", "no touch boo boo". She is talking all the time!!!
You love to play with babies, real or fake. You also love to pretend you are talking on the phone. Jewelry is one of your favorite things too, along with your purses...oh, and high heels and strollers!!
You absolutely love your big sister and want to do everything just like her!!!
When we go to the park, all you ever want to do (still) is swing!!! If you can't swing, you just want to push the swing!!!
Your favorite foods these days are cheese dip its, chicken nuggets, goldfish, pizza, roni (mac-n-cheese), fries. She does like fruit and some veggies too...but goes for the bad stuff if given the option :)
Anytime you need her to do anything, (get dressed, diaper changed, shoes on) she runs and tries to hide from you.
If you get hurt, you always say, "I need roct" and want to cuddle and rock with us.
You have really enjoyed playing in the pretend kitchen this past month!!! You are always asking me if I was juice, especially "onge juice" (orange juice). And you give me cookies and cupcakes too!!! So fun!!
You are starting to have a little interest in puzzles now and trying to get them in the correct spaces.
You LOVE to brush your teeth!!
You also LOVE to dance!!
You are not a fan of actual meals but love snacking all.day.long!!
Recently you took up hitting and pushing and have been in "uh oh" time quite a bit, but we are working on this.
If someone gets hurt, she always asks "you k?" in the sweetest little voice with her head tilted to the side. So precious!!!
You moved up to the 2 year old Sunday School class!!! Well, technically you weren't supposed to bc your birthday is after the cutoff but since I am one of the teachers, I moved you up :)
She loves to be tickled and if you stop, she says "more peez"!!!
She is getting more interested in counting but hasn't gotten them in order yet!! She is not interested in colors at all even though we have been trying to talk about them.
She loves singing songs...Rock a Bye Baby, Itsy Bitsy Spider, My Girl, and Twinkle Twinkle.
She loves to tell everyone they are trouble!!!
She loves sunglasses!!!
You started skip hopping now too!!!
Oh, and you can now open doors...yay :P
Your favorite books are Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?, I Ruff You, and Where is Baby's Birthday Cake...oh, and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear and Tumble Bumble.
You started being able to put on your Crocs by yourself this month and dress up shoes too!!!
You started peeing in the potty this month...before you turned 2!!! You aren't totally ready to potty train but are trying to use the potty some!!!
You went to the beach for the first time this year!!! You didn't really like to go in the ocean unless daddy took you and only for a short time. You didn't like the sand much either!! You did, however, love chasing the birds!!!
You went to your first Cow Appreciation Day at Chickfila!!!
You also went to your first big parade, in Webster Groves, for 4th of July!!
You said your name for the first time (7/25)!!
You liked to do "knuckles" with papaw when he was here visiting!!
We turned your carseat forward facing like a big girl (8/18)!!
You got to go to a mini circus show...Circus Flora. It wasn't that great bc it didn't have animals.
You are such a sweet, smart, loving little girl!!! I am excited to see what amazing things you do as a 2 year old!!! We love you!!!
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