Terrible Twos

Yowzers. That did not take long at all. Terrible twos only 6 days after Ms. A's birthday. Apparently so.

And, call me a bad mom, but I couldn't help but snap a few photos of her "in action" today. Oh, it was bad. I guess I just want to make sure I photograph the good, the bad, and the ugly. Mission accomplished.

Can you tell how mad her face is? Her blood shot eyes from screaming? How about the tomato colored face? I even think her scalp was turning red. Why the tantrum (or one of them today) - because it was time to go inside and get ready for lunch and naptime. The Iron Chef and I purchased a new swing for her and we had been outside ALL MORNING LONG. Apparently she didn't think it was long enough.

Let's hope this phase is short and sweet. :)

2-Year Doctor Appointment

The 2 year well check up turned into quite an event for Ms. A. We ended up getting a thorough well check exam, a blood test for anemia, H1N1 flu shot, regular flu shot, autism test, prescriptions for fluoride tablets, prescriptions for allergy medications, orders for hearing test and speech assessment. Everything looked great with Ms. A but the doctor wants to double check on a few things with her speech, since she behind for her age.

As for her stats - a whopping 24.2 lbs and about 34 inches tall. They had to remeasure her height because it appeared that she was shrinking. I definitely found out that it's incredibly hard to get a good height measurement when you have a screaming toddler! Yikes!

Waiting for the doctor.





"Look here, Ms. A, this doesn't hurt. If you put your finger on the end your finger lights up red," said our pediatrician. Thank goodness for great doctors that have the ability to work with children and make them smile!



And now time for the check-up.

First Round of Golf

Quite a random evening for the Chef Family last weekend on Sunday night. While touring around town, we ran into a mini golf spot and decided to give it a whirl. Ms. A LOVE LOVE LOVED running around the golf course, climbing on the decorations (which I'm sure are a big no no), and picking up everyones golf balls.

I'm sure this is her first of many miniature golf experiences because she loved it so much. However, with this child, she loves everything. What's not to love? She's a toddler and pretty much gets to do fun things all day long.

Tumbling Class

Ms. A is now in a tumbling class through our community education and having a blast. She's learning coordination, balance and socialization skills. In the beginning of the class she can't hold onto me tight enough. She will not try the activities and it takes her awhile to warm up to the kids and the instructor. But, once we start the obstacle course and doing the "fun" things she's all about it!

Her favorites are - hands down - the trampoline and the bars. She loves them!

Chatty McChatterson

Being a birthday girl is hard work. Cards to read, presents to open, and phone calls to make. Several of them.

Phone calls to Mimi and Papa.



Phone calls from her aunties and uncles.



Calls from friends.



And calls from more friends.



Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone. Ms. A truly had a great day and enjoyed being '2'.