with the time change, she has been waking up earlier, so we first heard her peeping around 6:15. we listened to her on the monitor for a little bit, mostly because hearing the random stuff she says to her animals is hilarious. we headed into her bedroom telling her happy birthday. justin asked how old she was, and she gave the standard reply she's been giving for a while now "i'm almost two!". so we had to explain to her that she is actually two now.
anyway...she was really excited that it was her birthday. we had made mini whole wheat zucchini muffins the night before to share with her class (even though she had to go to bed before they were done baking), and she kept talking about how she was going to bring muffins for her buddies. what a sweet kid. we had her two year doctor's appointment at 8:15, so justin and i had planned to take her out to breakfast. on the way, she got to talk to jj and kk on the phone and they sang happy birthday to her, which she loved.
we had breakfast at cafe java by our house and ek devoured her eggs, bacon, and pancake. that kid loves a pancake. then we headed to the doc. they were late taking us (and we were a couple minutes late getting there), but she was such a helpful kid while we were there!
height: 34 inches (50%)
weight: 25 lbs. 14 oz (30%)
she was proud to show the nurse and doctor her "big girl panties" with the cupcake on them for her birthday. the doc was also really impressed by what a talker she is - haha. i told her it's a blessing and a curse, although i admit i absolutely LOVE hearing stuff like that about my kiddo. i also loved that there were no shots at this appointment - only the flu mist, which she didn't mind at all.
after the doctor, we dropped dad off at home so he could head to work, and i brought ek to school with her muffins. i got to work from home yesterday (favorite part of my job), and picked her up a little early so we could have a little bit of extra time with her. justin got off early too and we met at trudy's for an outdoor dinner. when i asked her whether she wanted a taco or a quesadilla for dinner, she looked at me for a minute and then said, "hmmm, maybe a muffin?".
dinner was fun and low key. we headed home where she got to open her presents from us. she had a card from lolo and g-dad, jj and kk, and from grandpa browne and she liked having us read them all out loud to her. her big present from us was the quilt i made for her room, but since we gave it to her a couple weeks ago during the cold snap, we had a few other little items as well. she opened some cutting utensils and her own cutting board so she can help me while cooking, and some popsicle molds. i had also sewn a diaper out of some extra fabric for her baby doll. that was the big hit - i don't think she really understood what the other stuff was for, but i think she'll be excited when we chop zucchini tonight! anyway...she was mostly just fired up to open things.
the final hurrah for the evening was the singing. we lit a candle and jb and i serenaded her with happy birthday and let her pick out a piece of halloween candy to eat. i think that was her favorite part of the day. we did a quick bath and put on pajamas, then read a few books before time for lights out. all in all, not the most eventful day, but a good one nonetheless. it's really nice having a kid who gets excited and enthusiastic about everything.
i will write a sentimental post about everything happening with her soon - probably after her real birthday party on saturday. i will also take and subsequently post a two year photo shoot (instead of the 2 iphone photos i took yesterday). but for now, i wanted to record the big day before too much time passed. we really love this little monkey.
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