my friends tell me how easy i have it, and i know this is true. bowie you are so level headed, calm, easy going and a joy to be around! these can be rare qualities for a two year old! you love being outdoors, you could play in the backyard for hours and keep yourself busy. i can't tell you how happy this makes us. i love that you have a respect for animals and nature and this is something close to our hearts for daddy and i. whether it is playing with a bucket and shovel, petting an animal, digging in the dirt, helping daddy with chores, rock hunting, hiking, going to the lake, playing on the playground or gardening you love to get dirty and being outside. you don't even mind getting bundled up if it means being outside (this is all daddy, you did not get this from me).
you are great at pretend play. you pretend to feed your babies and walk them around in the stroller, cook for daddy and i, pack up your purse get in your car and chat with grandma on your phone, you like playing with little people in the town we have set up or even how you tuck in your dolls with blankets and get them ready for bed. i can see you will be a nurturer and a great big sister!
you love your books and doing arts and crafts! this makes mommy so happy! you definitely have some favorite books that we have read over and over and over again. currently that rotation includes "llama llama i love you", "dadda", "ten tiny tickles", and "chicka chicka boom boom." you have a great memory (like daddy) and sometimes you will pull out a book that we have only read a few times or sometimes we haven't read it in months and you will remember the title or the characters in it, and it blows me away! you have a highlights magazine subscription and you love getting it in the mail and reading them together. sometimes you sit in your room and pull out your bin of books and take each one out and look at it, this can keep you occupied for quite some time. and on the subject of art, you love to play with stickers, use crayons or markers in your coloring books, paint with water, take notes or play with play-doh.
you also enjoy playing with your train set, rocket ship and your tool box, things that may not be considered typical for a little girl, but we love this about you. i like to think you are well rounded. when given the choice you picked out the blue rain boots over the pink ones. i also think your favorite color is yellow (at least at this point.) you are also really good at throwing a ball. a skill that you have somewhat recently mastered and do with a lot of force! you gravitate to playing with the big kids and your favorite friend is a 4 year old boy named james. although he has a sister your age, you prefer to play with him and look up to him quite adoringly. but not to be mistaken, you have a very feminine side as well. you are interested in jewelry, painted nails, dresses, occasionally a hair bow and all things "pretty or cute."
you make us so proud in your developmental milestones, accomplishments and the person you are growing up to be. we are so lucky that you chose us to be your parents and always promise to guide you, encourage you, protect you, respect you and most importantly love you unconditionally. although you tell me you are a "big girl" you will forever be my baby! happy 2 year birthday to our sweet bowie rae!!!
bowie milestones...
~size 6 diapers, but is showing an interest in potty training. we practice on a potty chair and the potty seat on the toilet, but i need to be more consistent. but she loves the idea of "big girl panties."
~size 4t shirt, size 4t pant, size 7 shoe, size 4t pajama
~eyes are a dark hazel and hair is a dark golden blonde/light brown
~getting 2 year old molars
~weighs 34.45 pounds at her two year old check up (off the charts!)
~height is 37.5 inches at her two year old check up (off the charts!)
~18.9 inch head circumference (64% percentile) at two year old check up
~like clock work we hit a 2 year sleep regression around her birthday. she is pushing back on nap time and bed time
~weekly activities include toddler time, little gym and play dates
~working on ABCs and numbers
~mastered puzzles
~can talk in short sentences (3-5 words) and has a large vocabulary
~gave up her binky very easily!!!
~can sing and hum songs like "twinkle twinkle", "wheels on the bus", and sings her favorite one "happy birthday!"
~very picky eater. still not eating meat. likes most pasta and fruit.
~can identify shapes and colors
~recognizes space by saying things like "over there", "upstairs", "down there"
~really good with manners such as please and thank you
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