2 years old!

It's hard to believe our little girl is 2 years old today! It seems like only yesterday we were nervously packing up to go to the hospital. Now we have a fun and spirited toddler who keeps us on our toes! :o)

Emily is definitely ready for her birthday. She has been practicing singing "Happy Birthday" to herself for a month now (see video in October player). We've also been practicing holding up 2 fingers all week. She's getting close. After a while she asks for help and then proudly walks around with two fingers in the air until they come undone. We are having a family birthday party on Sunday, but I bought a helium birthday balloon for her today. Unfortunately, it had a hole in it and was half flat within minutes of arriving at home, so we have to go back and get a replacement.

Some other recent developments are the bed battles (see post below). We've postponed any further potty-training until after the election, but I guess we traded it in for something else. :op Emily has just figured out how to count to 12 correctly in the last day or two, and she's pretty good about recognizing colors. You can always catch her singing parts of her favorite nursery rhymes and other songs (besides "Happy Birthday"). We checked out every children's book in the Denver library about going to the doctor in preparation for her 2-year check-up and flu shot tomorrow. I'll have to let you know if that strategy paid off. ;o)

One funny story: Emily has had a runny nose with her cold the last couple days and the other morning I made the mistake of telling her to sit still so I could get her boogers out. She thought "booger" was the most hilarious word ever and proceeded to repeat it and laugh hysterically about it for 10 min. as well as random times throughout the day since then. I guess it was bound to happen sometime! :o)

As much as she can frustrate and push us to the limit, Emily also brings much joy and pride to our lives. We love our little girl and wish her a Very Happy 2nd Birthday!