Emery Katherine is TWO! We haven't done an official update on our blog since Emery was 16 months old-- wow so much has changed, where do I even begin? Here's some fun photos I took of her a couple days before her 2nd Birthday!
We went to the Pediatrician last week for Emery's checkup (no shots, yeah!), so here are her 24 month stats-- she didn't give us percentages this time:
Weight: 27 lb 2 oz. (55%)
Height: 35.25 inches (83%)
Head around 90%
BMI: 15.35 kg/m2 (average is 15-25 I think)
PERSONALITY!
If I had to choose one word to explain Emery in a nutshell it would 100% be the word SWEET. She loves to snuggle/"rocky rocky" (rock in her glider), and absolutely hates it when you are upset with her and responds quickly with an "I'm sorry, Mommy/Daddy" just to make things right. She listens so unbelievably well, and truly doesn't defy us (If terrible two's do come, we'll be in for a big shock around here). She is still super shy around strangers or large crowds, but when she's in an environment where she's comfortable there will not be a silent moment. She talks/sings constantly and amazes Kyle and I with how many words she learns and says per day. If there is a word that she's trying to say that we can't understand she makes direct eye contact and says it very slow over and over (it's hilarious). Then if we STILL don't know what she's saying she'll walk over and point to whatever it is like "get it now guys?". She definitely always wants us to know what she's saying all the time, it's so cute.
We've still never had a real temper tantrum, as we can always talk with her about whatever fit she's even considering having. I really think because she's always been able to communicate so well with us what she wants or is upset about, we've been able to completely avoid the screaming/throwing fits. Now, that doesn't mean we give her everything she wants, it just means she understands and immediately stops crying when we say "We do not cry about .... because ...". She always says "good girl" afterwards-- LOVES PRAISE for being a good girl! The only time we've had trouble with her continuing to whine is if we're unavailable to talk to her about it (for example if we are in a conversation with someone else). We are working on patience with her as we speak.
She is still a complete girly-girl, loving any kind of jewelry but most especially necklaces. She wears them everywhere we go.
Minnie Mouse is her FAVORITE and we seriously can't have enough Minnie stuff in our house. She seriously wears Minnie socks every.single.day.
She also loves carrying around her "babies", bringing them in the car with us, and pushing them in her little stroller!
She LOVES acting "big" and doing things that Mommy/Daddy does. Whether
it's pretending to put on make-up, putting on our shoes, wanting curlers in her hair, or randomly
adding the word "babe" after she says something just to make us laugh...
she thinks it's awesome!
She even runs to get her measuring tape as soon as Kyle starts measuring something. So adorable!
She loves reading books and running around naked too. This night she wanted to do both together, so hilarious:
PLAYTIME!
All
we do these days is play! We are so thankful to now have a bonus room
in this house where we can have a whole room devoted to play. (Yes, that's our refrigerator box in the background that lays on it's side with holes cut out for windows)
Beyond
playing inside or in the yard of our house, she loves Discovery Place Kids...
AND
playgrounds. Slides and swinging are still her favorite things, as you can tell from these pictures below! (Yes, she actually went down headfirst one day... so unlike her but she LOVED it!). Unless it's raining we drive/walk to a playground every day.
She still loves to be thrown up in the air or roughhoused by Kyle, too!
She sits like this a ton-- and by the way this is a rarity of her smiling huge in the tub. She does NOT like it when water runs in her eyes.
SLEEPING!
We are loving the full nights of sleep that Emery consistently does these days. She still is going to bed anywhere between 7 and 7:30 pm, and then waking up between 7 and 8 am. Right at 18 months, Emery dropped her second nap so we are completely on a 1 nap per day schedule normally lasting an hour and a half or a little longer if she's really worn out (1 to 2:30 or 3).
The only time her sleep suffers is when she has a fever and can't get comfortable on her own. We are in the process of diving a little deeper into her fevers, but most times we can associate them with teething.
EATING!
She's officially in a big girl booster seat at the table and loves eating on her plates. For the most part she is a great eater, but a couple times she's thrown us for a loop and absolutely hated something she had devoured a couple days prior.
Here are the foods that she'll always eat:
Breakfast - Toast with grape jelly, scrambled eggs w/ slices of turkey mixed in, bacon/sausage, blueberry pancakes/waffles, cereal, any kind of fruit, yogurt, muffins or bagels.
Snack - Yogurt covered raisins, fruits, pretzels, goldfish, crackers, fruit snacks, yogurt dots (just tried these for the first time this week... amazing)
Lunch - Grilled cheese, peanut butter & jelly, turkey sandwich w/ a pickle slice on it :), mac n cheese, hot dogs, home made pizzas
Dinner - Pizza, Tacos, Chicken & Noodles, Spaghetti, Green beans, corn, peas, black beans
She's totally into using her own utensils now and dipping her foods into sauces:
We let her try Chicken McNuggets for the first time the other day. She didn't really like them but loved the ketchup :)
She always helps me cook every meal from her stand, and loves telling me the steps of what has to happen for it to be ready for us to eat.
Helping me get all the muffin liners ready-- check out that hair!
RANDOMS!
- We still head to the local libraries twice a week. Her favorite part by far is getting a stamp on her hand at the end of class, and then she always begs to go play with their puzzles outside. This picture was taken during "Dr. Seuss" week:
- She LOVES animals, especially cats-- haha. We've taken her to Petsmart a couple times and she always wants to go right over to the cats.
- She has Keratosis Pilaris (very tiny bumps on arms, legs and cheeks) and we do a topical cream twice a day to help them not get too inflamed. You can really see them on her face when it's windy-- they get red. They don't seem to bother her at all though, so that's whats most important!
- She is currently wearing: size 5 diapers, size 6 shoes (but about to go to 7), and 2T clothing is a little snug!
- She is not very interested in arts & crafts, she'll color for a little bit but it doesn't last long. However, she LOVES carrying around things that are little and all the same size (whether it be crayons, markers, wooden disks, etc).
- I'm sure I'll think of a ton once this is posted, so I'll add more later as I remember :)
Video update coming soon!
Hope you all had wonderful weekends!
