Rosalyn's Birthday Party and First Day of School!

BIRTHDAY PARTY!!

Rosalyn looking at me like I am crazy when I marched into her room singing "Happy Birthday" bright and early Thursday morning (her actual birthday)...

Dining Room with Balloons...

Adorable Birthday Cake...

Yummy Food!

Opening Gifts...

Blowing Out the Candle...

Rosalyn had a wonderful 2nd birthday party yesterday! We had lots of great friends and family members there. The cake and food was delicious and Ros got lots of neat presents. We also watched a slideshow video of her second year. Thank you to everyone who was there! It was such a fun day!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL :)

First lunch (ham/cheese sandwich, carrots, fruit twist, yogurt puffs, water)...

She was tired of taking pictures (she hates pictures just like her daddy!)...

On the way...

Modeling her backpack (she also has a matching napmat and lunch box)...

Rosalyn's first day of school was today! She did great and seemed to really enjoy herself. She will be going Monday and Wednesday 8:30-2. She did not cry at all when I dropped her off...I have to admit I got a little teary when she said "bye, momma, I wuv you, la-er" and ran off to play. When we picked her up, her teacher said she was very happy all day but did not take a nap (I was not surprised!). She even has a take home folder with her "work" in it! She is the youngest and smallest in her class (due to her late August birthday) but that didn't seem to bother her at all. My baby girl is growing up!

Her 2 year old check up was this past Friday. She weighs 29 lb (77%) and is 33.5 inches tall (37%)...short and chunky as usual! Her pediatrician examined her head to toe and said she was perfectly healthy, normal, and "very verbally advanced" (whatever that means). We think she is adorable and great no matter what! We have to go back in one month for her flu shot and after that we are free until she turns 3 (unless she gets sick).

Thanks for reading this long update!!

TWO!!

I cannot believe that Rosalyn is already two years old...where does the time go? It seems like just yesterday she was a sweet, tiny newborn snuggled on my chest. She is still snuggly and usually sweet :) She is the light of our lives and brings joy to our hearts every second of every day...I am so grateful to be her mommy. It has truly been the most rewarding experience of my life. I love that little girl more than words can say.


Tomorrow is her check up and she has to get a couple of shots :(. I am hoping she does ok with them...she has been fine in the past (with extra tylenol for a day or so), so maybe this time won't be any different. The only difference is that now she is really old enough to scream and fight, so it could be bad...I will update tomorrow with her growth, etc.


What is Rosalyn up to these days??? Talking and running around non-stop! She says so many words that we've lost count (1000+) and is learning more every day. She speaks in full sentences (up to eight word sentences). She can easily carry on simple conversations with us. Of course, her speech is still has "toddler pronunciation" and cannot say 'r' very well but those close to her easily understand most of what she says. She pretends to sing several songs. She can count to 10 (when she wants to). She can identify by sight 15 alphabet letters and can tell me the sounds of several of those. She knows a few shapes and colors. She can make numerous animal sounds and point/name 20 body parts. She has quite a little temper and spends time in "time out" occasionally :). She loves to climb and play on anything she can find and is a real daredevil. She is extremely outgoing, social, loves to play with other kids. When we pull into church, she usually says "I go chuch, Momma. I wanna pway (play) fwends. I wuv fwends."


She is adorable!


Today, for her birthday we got up early (at 8...early for us!) and went to eat doughnuts/chocolate milk for her special birthday breakfast. After running a few errands, we returned home to to watch Noggin and play for a while before lunch/nap. After nap, we played with Daddy until dinnertime. After dinner, we went to her "open house" night for the Mother's Day Out program she will be attending starting next week (more on that in another post!). After open house, we came home and visited with Nana and Pop for a while and ate treats from Sonic. It was a very happy day!


We are having her birthday party on Sunday afternoon, so I will definitely post some pictures after!

Water Play

The pictures above are of Rosalyn enjoying one of her all-time favorite activities...playing with water and soap bubbles in the kitchen sink. This activity is an instant mood lifter in our house! She will easily spend over an hour quietly playing at or in the sink! Of course, I don't leave her unattended but it does make it easier for me to cook/clean in the kitchen!

I cannot believe she will turn 2 at the end of the month! Crazy! At the end of the month, she will have both her two year old check up and her first dental appointment...I have a feeling I may have a story to share after that one!