I took Angie to the doctor on Monday for her 2 year check up...my how time flies! She is now 26 lbs and 34 in tall. She is in the 50th percentile for her weight and the 75th percentile for her height. So basically, she is tall and skinny, which I already knew. She only had to get one shot this time so that was good but they did have to prick her toe to check for anemia (I guess they do this for all 2 year olds?). Her hemoglobin was perfect, so no anemia. She did a little better than I expected her to do, the last time she was there was when Caleb was sick and she screamed and cried for the entire 2 hours. So needless to say I was a little concerned as to how she would react. She only cried when they were actually doing stuff to her and not just when they were in the room so that was good I thought.
I am going to be checking out a local preschool that we are considering putting her into this fall. It would just be 2 days a week and it is at a Methodist church. I will tour it on Tuesday to see if we like it. I know this may seem a little early but we want to get her used to the routine of school and socializing with other children more often each week. Plus, it will give me some alone time with Caleb that he and I haven't had.
Speaking of Caleb, he is doing great. We are getting closer to sleeping through the night. The last couple of nights all I have had to do in the middle of the night was put his paci back in his mouth and he didn't need to eat until around 5:00 or 6:00 so that's really good. He is such a happy, smiley baby. He really loves his big sister, he just watches her all the time and talks to her.
My baby girl is no longer a baby. She is 2 today! I can't believe how fast the last two years have flown by. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. It is amazing to me how much children learn in their first couple of years of life. She can walk, talk, feed herself, knows her alphabet and numbers. She tries to brush her own hair and put on her own clothes. She is interested in going potty, she loves to play outside...I could go on and on. When we brought her home from the hospital she could barely hold her head up. What a difference two years can make. We are celebrating today by having lunch with Daddy and some work friends. Tomorrow, Daddy is taking off work so we can have the kids' pictures made and Saturday we get to have our ELMO party!!!!!! Angie is very excited about her party and knows that she is having Elmo everything. Her gift to me today is that she is sleeping in (its 8:30 and she's still asleep) and I think that is just about the best gift anyone could ever get. I was awake this morning feeding Caleb and realized that it was at that same time 2 years ago that I was trying to push little Angie out. Angie is our precious little sweetheart and though at times she can make me want to pull my hair out, I don't think I could love another little girl more! She means the world to us and we are so thankful that we get to be her parents. I sometimes think about her future and wonder what she will be when she grows up...I'm thinking something in the drama field!
All of this was to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANGIE!!!!! Mommy and Daddy love you very much!
The pic with this blog is Angie as a newborn, I thought you might want to see what she looked like way back then :) And yes, her hair was red even then.
Well, our little ones aren't so little any more. Angie is quite the big girl now. She can say anything, and I do mean anything! She repeats just about everything she hears so be careful what you say if you are around her. She knows her ABC's and can count to 10. I am so proud of her accomplishments. She is now going to the playground and sliding on the big girl slide...ALL BY HERSELF!!!!! I was shocked. She climbs up to it and slides right on down. She even fell the other day as she reached the bottom and instead of crying like I expected, she jumped up and said "Angie ok" and went right back to sliding. I was utterly amazed. This is the same little girl who just a year ago would cry if she even though she was going to fall. She had her first bee sting yesterday. And yes, I freaked out! I ran inside and gave her Benadryl right away just in case she's allergic. Thankfully, she's fine. Her thumb (where she was stung) was swollen for a couple of hours and then nothing. You would never even know that it happened. I can't believe that she will be 2 next week!
On to Caleb...I took him to the doctor today for his 2 month check up. Its a little late because he couldn't have his vaccines while he was still sick from the RSV. He is 13 pounds 12 ounces. He has nearly doubled his birth weight!! I can't believe it. Angie never grew this fast. He is smiling and cooing and is just the most precious thing. He loves to talk to anyone who will listen. I can tell he is going to be quite the little charmer. He did not like getting his shots today but he doesn't seem to be any worse for the wear now. He is starting to watch Angie and I think that is so sweet. He seems to be enjoying all of the time we are spending outside. He still isn't sleeping through the night but I think he's close.
We are looking forward to Angie's birthday party next week. Of course it will be an Elmo party. I don't think we could have anything else. That's all for now. I want to go to bed so that I can get a little sleep!!
I took Angie to the doctor on Monday for her 2 year check up...my how time flies! She is now 26 lbs and 34 in tall. She is in the 50th percentile for her weight and the 75th percentile for her height. So basically, she is tall and skinny, which I already knew. She only had to get one shot this time so that was good but they did have to prick her toe to check for anemia (I guess they do this for all 2 year olds?). Her hemoglobin was perfect, so no anemia. She did a little better than I expected her to do, the last time she was there was when Caleb was sick and she screamed and cried for the entire 2 hours. So needless to say I was a little concerned as to how she would react. She only cried when they were actually doing stuff to her and not just when they were in the room so that was good I thought.
Speaking of Caleb, he is doing great. We are getting closer to sleeping through the night. The last couple of nights all I have had to do in the middle of the night was put his paci back in his mouth and he didn't need to eat until around 5:00 or 6:00 so that's really good. He is such a happy, smiley baby. He really loves his big sister, he just watches her all the time and talks to her.
