All You Ever Wanted to Know About Spunky at Two Years Old
By michelle | August 7, 2009
a few days old — 1st Birthday — 2nd Birthday
- she is very petite: 33.5 inches (38th percentile) and 25.6 pounds (33rd percentile)
- can says hundreds of words and speaks in sentences almost all of the time
- can count to 10 (with a few weird numbers in the middle)
- sings the ABCs and many other songs- with motions
- can jump really high and run fast
- knows all her body parts
- imitates the noises animals make
- loves to play pretend with her babies, pushing around her stroller and talking on the phone
- plays the piano and guitar while singing, usually “Old MacDonald”
- sings in the car to herself
- walks around the house “reading” books
- loves to draw with crayons (aka “colors”), paint and play with play dough
- take a long nap every afternoon at 1:30
- goes to bed at around 8:15 every night
- can say parts of The Lord’s Prayer
- enjoys praying with Mommy and Daddy in the morning
- always lights candles at church and asks for money to buy one
- loves riding in the car and singing along to music on my iPod
- spots motorcycles when we are driving and starts yelling at them
- her favorite foods are probably pasta and pizza… and candy
- her favorite drink is “juice and water”
- loves “ollipops” (lollipops)
- is incredibly stubborn and cries “crocodile tears” when she doesn’t get her way
- tries to beat up and tackle her big brother
- bosses everyone around, even adults
- has a crush on an older boy who she calls “bitchy” because she can’t pronounce his name (J.P.)
- always plays with the older kids- and can keep up with them
- can play Red Light, Green Light
- one of her favorite things to do is watch lawns being mowed
- loves calling her grandparents and talking to them on the phone
- adores her big brother and mimics everything he does
- gives kisses to her baby brother, who she is very excited about
- is a complete and total Mama’s girl and wants her Mommy all the time
- gets incredibly excited whenever Daddy enters the room and she runs to hug him
- she is outgoing, but can be shy with people that she doesn’t know well
- is incredibly tender-hearted and tried to “take care of” people who are sad or hurt
- is a wonderful little girl, and I could keep going, but I will stop here
9 Comments
Elizabeth on August 8, 2009 at 2:45 am.
Oh, bless her!
She sounds so sweet . Makes me smile just reading about some of the things she does.
Enjoy these years, Michelle – I know they can be hard work at this age, but they grow up so very, very fast !
Elizabeth on August 8, 2009 at 9:43 am.
What a lovely girl – treasure these times!
Lora on August 8, 2009 at 9:43 am.
What a doll! She sounds like a lot of fun:)
Dawn on August 8, 2009 at 11:05 am.
She is so charming & sweet. I can’t wait to meet her! Wish we lived closer.
Love to all of you!
susan on August 8, 2009 at 11:52 am.
What a little doll:)
grandma on August 8, 2009 at 8:31 pm.
She is a birdwatcher!!
Pres. Kathy on August 10, 2009 at 10:39 am.
What a cutie! God bless her!
Rachel on August 10, 2009 at 12:31 pm.
My favorite part is about her crush on “bitchy” hahaha That killed me. Sounds like her cousin, who is in love with her good friend’s daddy (a guitarist at our church)!
Martha on August 11, 2009 at 7:20 am.
She’s so sweet…and in person too (I am so happy you guys came here…when can we get together next?)…happy 2nd birthday!