2!

Mommy is so far behind in blogging that the 2 year post is actually being written 6 weeks late. Bad mommy! So, this is really a 25 month update as I don't exactly remember what you do now that you weren't doing then.

One of the biggest recent changes is that you have moved into a big girl bed in Katherine's room. You like sleeping in a big girl bed better than in your baby bed but your favorite place to sleep is actually in mommy's bed (when I let you). You still nap most of the time in the crib because mommy has not had the energy to fight that battle.

You have not figured out how to climb in and out of your crib but you can get in and out of a pack and play. It is just a matter of time before you try it with your crib so we need to take it down soon.

This summer you really seem to have become a big girl. You talk all. the. time. You are stringing together long sentences of 8-10 words. I laugh because at your 2 year appointment they asked if you say 2 words together.
You also love to sing and dance. Your favorite songs are "Jesus Loves Me" and "Twinkle, Twinkle". You also love to play the piano while you sing.
You are every independent right now. You want to get dressed by yourself, put on your own shoes, change your own pull up and buckle your own car seat. You get really frustrated if you can't do it by yourself or if mommy tries to help.
You can be stubborn (as can any 2 year old) and our biggest battles come at buckling the car seat and staying in your booster seat at meal time.
You are still a pretty good eater but are becoming more picky, especially when Katherine says she does not like something. You copy everything she does. Sometimes this if good. Sometimes this is bad.
You have really started to make your own friends and you know them all by name. This is your friend Violet who has moved out of town. Your other friends are Elizabeth, Abi, Rylan, Emory and Julia. It is a fun age to see you playing with your friends.
Of course your best friend is still Katherine. You all love to play dress up, baby dolls, and family. Most of the time you all get along but if you both want the same toy, watch out, you can fight. I keep telling her to be nice to you because before long you all will be the same size.
You have started to say a lot of our names more correctly this month. You now call Katherine "Kafrine" instead of "yaya". You call yourself "Cayine" instead of "nine nine" and you call Hooligan "Hoogan" instead of doggy. You also know that my name is Christy and you think it is so funny to call me Christy, especially when you are mad.
At your doctor's appointment you weighed 25 pounds (20%) and were 35 inches tall (90%). You are tall and skinny. You are 3 pounds heavier and 3 inches taller than Katherine was at this age.

You love the water and think you can swim. With a floaty on you can motor around the pool. Without the floaty you are down right dangerous. You will jump into the pool or try to swim off the step but you really don't know how to swim. We have a lot of fun though.

It has been a hard summer for our family. Daddy has been traveling a lot with his work. You really miss him a lot. It has been hard for him to miss out on so much with you. Caroline, you are such a sweetheart.