Archive for December, 2008
Book Lover
Natalie’s taken her love of books and reading to new heights lately. She loves reading by herself:
And loves reading to her stuffed animals and babies:
She even falls asleep reading:
Now that has nearly all her books memorized, we’ve been taking more frequent trips to the library to find new books to read. Natalie memorized almost all of this book after we’d had it for about a week:
Natalie “Reading” from nataliecaroline on Vimeo.
2 Year Stats and Update
Natalie had her 2 year well-visit with Dr. Stephen on Friday. It felt strange to go from visits every 3 months to only every 6 months. We found out that Natalie is now:
26.5 pounds (50th percentile)
35.5 inches (90th percentile)
Amazingly, she did not cry, fuss, or even whine over getting her finger pricked or getting a shot!! Definitely a first.
Some new things since the last update:
Natalie learned the days of the week and months of the year.
She knows her last name, and that our first names are Amy and Chris.
Natalie has memorized nearly all of her books and likes to read to her dolls and stuffed animals.
Our favorite phrases this month:
“I better hurry!!!” (As she’s running to get somewhere.)
“Mommy, can I have more things to do, please?” (Completely unprompted. Isn’t two-years-old too young to be bored?)
“I feel the better now” (After putting ice on a wound.)
Polar Bear Party!
We had a polar bear party to celebrate Natalie’s 2nd birthday. Natalie very emphatically told us that she wanted “no cake! just ice cream!” at her party, so we served ice cream and cookies. And we decided to let 6 two-year-olds paint cookies with frosting. There were no tears! And no messes! The kids actually painted and put sprinkles on cookies for about 45 minutes! We thought we might be asking for trouble giving a bunch of toddlers a paint brush and a palate full of frosting, but it went great. Natalie and her friends had a great time, which was the best part of the party.
Here is the big two-year-old gearing up for the party in her made-by-mom birthday shirt:
Lots of pictures of the cookie painting:
Having fun and eating:
Polar bear cookies!
Opening presents:
