2 Year Stats

Went for Delilah's 2 year check up this morning. Here are her stats:
Height: 2 feet, 10 inches (50th %)
Weight: 26.5 pounds (50th %)
Head Circumference: Who cares? She's in the normal range

Now on to the fun stuff about Delilah being two:

Favorite Activities: READING AND DRAWING!!! She goes to 'school' two days a week, and the teacher told me that Delilah's favorite part is story time. When Miss Gina gets a book, Delilah starts rounding up the other kids and telling them it's time for, "book. Book! Come, here, Addison (or Emmy or whomever)...time for book." Then she sits as close to Miss Gina as possible. She also loves to color and draw, or as she calls it, "write". She used to hold crayons near and dear to her heart, but now that she's discovered markers, they are her favorite. She prefers to have as many colors as possible, but will only draw for a few seconds with each color before switching. This is the one thing that will actually keep her absorbed enough that I can walk away for any length of time and get something else done.
-Speaking of reading and writing...Delilah is starting to do a bit of both. I've mentioned her ability to read before and she's added a few words to her repertoire. She can now read about 10 words (her favorites are hi, mama, dada, yes, and elmo), can sing the alphabet, and can recognize about a quarter of the letters in the alphabet. She can also write the letter 'm', if you don't mind it having 3 humps instead of 2. :) She constantly puts a marker in my hand and tells me to 'write'.

Food: She still eats a lot, but is getting a bit pickier. Peanut butter and yogurt are favorites. Grapes are her go-to fruit, and she loves fruit smoothies. Edamame, spinach, and carrots are about the only veggies she'll eat. She also loves the 'pizzas' we make her using English muffins, spaghetti sauce and mozzarella cheese. We call her our Baby Barista b/c while she obviously doesn't drink coffee, she can almost make it by herself. She scoops 4 scoops of beans into the grinder, and grinds them. Pours them into the filter. Closes the coffee pot, and pushes 'on'. Then opens the cabinet, grabs a coffee cup and puts a spoonful of sugar in it. I just have to get the filter and the water. How cute is that?

Colors/Shapes/Numbers: She knows about a dozen colors and can count to ten. Sometimes she adds an 'eleven!' with a flourish. She also knows about a dozen shapes. Her favorite shapes are oval, octagon, and trapezoid. Not kidding. She'll recognize those 3 from a mile away. But let's not call Mensa just yet b/c I kid you not when I say that she still doesn't always recognize a circle.

Language: Knows a ton of words and speaks in 2 and 3 word sentences. Favorite phrase right now is "Delilah do it!", which she says whenever she decides that she's a big girl and Mommy can go mind her own business.

Potty Training: We have one children's book about it that Delilah reads, but other than that we've done nothing to promote potty training. So imagine my surprise when she walked up to me and randomly said, "Lila potty, Mommy. Poopy in potty." So I took her to the bathroom and she used the potty. She now asks to go all the time, but has yet to actually 'go' again, if you know what I mean. Whatever. We'll get there, when we get there.

Sleeping: Sleeps from about 7:30pm to 7:30 am and naps from about 12:30-2 or 2:30 every day. Bedtime ritual includes reading from 3 books, 'swaddling' (as much as you can swaddle a 2 year old), saying our prayers (her saying 'amen' is the sweetest thing ever), rocking in her chair, and then going to sleep in the crib. The 3 books chosen change every few weeks, but her current favorites are "My First Astros Book", "Goodnight, Moon", and "One Sleepy Baby". She sometimes requests a 4th book...her children's Bible. I'd say Chris and I split bedtime duties 50/50...it's such a nice, sweet time with her that we both like to do it.

Personality: I saved my favorite for last. I just love her little personality. She's starting to understand the concept of 'silly' and will do things she thinks are funny, say "Delilah silly", then crack herself up. She's a bit of a daredevil and likes to swing high, turn somersaults, jump on baby trampolines, and hear loud noises (like the blender or hair dryer...they make her laugh). When she wants to rest, she'll climb up on the couch, tell Chris or I to sit next to her, grab a blanket, cuddle up and say, "Delilah cozy". At our playgroups she's a little more anti-social than most of the kids. Not in a bad way, she's just happy doing her own thing even if everyone else is doing something else. She currently hates socks and dresses...but if we call it a "long shirt" she'll put a dress on. She is a bit of a tomboy...as evidenced by her party preference of the green dinosaur over the pink bunny. Loves dancing to music...especially if there's enough room for her to twirl. She also still really likes to drum with Daddy. She loves giving kisses, and her hugs are the best. And she's very fair with her hugs and kisses...if she gives them to one person, she has to give them to every person in the room. She likes water and will lay down in her tub and go 'swimming'. She remembers her friends now and asks for them when she misses them...her favorites right now are Avari (A-vee), Makinley (Kin-ley), Lexi, and whichever cousin she saw most recently. And she still can't wait to see Runyon every morning when she wakes up.

And that's our girl these days. Sweet, spirited, loving, defiant, silly, brave, smart, and joyful all rolled up into one cuddly little package. I don't know what to do with how much I love her.