Happy 2nd Birthday Kaelyn

Happy 2nd Birthday Kaelyn!!!

Look how much you've changed in just 2 years...our little baby...

to our beautiful little princess...

Feels like yesterday when I went into labor with you, dropped Hunter off at Mike and Emily’s and headed into the hospital.  Little did I know that as soon as I arrived you were quickly on your way.  This suites you now as you always know what you want and want it quick J  I arrived at U of M at 7 pm and you were born on the dot at 9 pm.  A beautiful, baby girl….pouting and shocked at the new world she entered into.  You were 8 lbs, 5 oz. and 22 inches long…a big baby!!! Over the past 2 years you have blessed my life everyday.  You have shown your loving, caring nature and your fun, entertaining, and silly personality and we love all of you!

Here is a little about you as you turn 2 years old today:

LOVES

-Babies and playing dollies ALL THE TIME

-Wearing backpacks (to be like Hunter I think)

-Shoes and accessories – you choose your shoes each morning and will not wear it unless you choose it.  Style already J

-Getting your hair done.  You love pony’s and hair clips and always want your hair styled like Mommy or Samantha

-Watching Beethoven (your favorite), Tinkerbell, The Lorax, Lion (animal show).

-Dancing…you’ve just started to ask to dance…requesting a tutu and then showing us your ballet arms and dancing around.  Before a few weeks ago you would dance a lot only when we would turn on the music but you have ALWAYS loved it.

-Eating all the time.  You are the ultimate snacker….you will eat all day long and are really not very picky.  You like to eat with Dad and dip your food…ketchup, mustard, hummas, chip dip…if you can dip it, you will eat it J

-Mommy.  You are quite attached (which I love)…your phrase is always, “Mommy do it” b/c you want me to do everything with and for you if I’m around.  You’d rather not have anyone help you.  Mommy gets lots of snuggles and hugs everyday because we are so close.  You sleep with Mommy everynight and although some Mom’s would argue ‘this is bad’…I actually love it and love snuggling and seeing you every morning…its so special to me.  

-To sing.  Your favorites are twinkle, twinkle, ABC’s, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Patty-Cake

-To play this little piggy

-You love making us laugh…tickling us, surprising us, laughing like the Uncle from Christmas Vacation, being silly

-Playing hide and seek…a lot!

-To make different faces (see below)...smile, model (big lips), silly, sweet :)

-Pretend play…you like to dress up, use your phone to call Grandma and Grandpa, take care of your babies, etc.

Fun things about you

-You are very well spoken.  You are able to string together long sentences and communicate with us very well.  There are some things you say often such as, “I don’t like it”, “Come here boys”, “Mommy do it”, “Kaelyn sad” (when you want a snuggle at bed time), “Buy it Mommy” (at the store when you want something, “I love you too”, “I miss you Mommy”, “3 more minutes”,  "Mine (t)", “Come find us” (for hide and seek), "I need you Mommy or Daddy". 

-You have quite the temper and will spontaneously yell and scream if you don’t get your way.  You always know what you want which is great but you are quite demanding. 

-You love your brother SOOO much! You are always climbing on him, trying to play with him, copy him, etc.  It’s awesome.

-You love watching animals on tv and in person but you do not play with stuffed animals unless it is your Beethoven puppy ‘Dolly’.  You much prefer playing with your babies at home

-At your 2 year well-baby you were 36 inches tall (a whopping 95% for height) and 30 lbs (85% for weight).  You are actually down a little percentage wise for height but still quite tall.  Hope you are taller than Mommy! 

Happy 2^nd Birthday Kaelyn!  We love you!!!