Birthdays!

I do want to quickly catch up on the recent birthdays in our family. And then maybe I can stay current!

Chris turned 38 in February and Lauren had lots of fun helping him blow out his candles and eat his cake.

Then was Lauren's 2nd birthday! I've never felt like she's growing up too quickly, but it's hard for me to believe I have a toddler and not a baby! Her birthday was on a Tuesday and it had just snowed, so my mom had the day off of school so she and Ian were able to come out. Chris was working from home for his new job, so it was nice he got to be home. The night before, Chris and I snuck balloons into her room so she could wake up to them. She liked that a lot, but didn't like when we sang Happy Birthday as we walked into her room.

I invited two of her friends to come over for a little play date. They colored, played with bubbles, had lunch, and decorated cookies. It's always so cute to see her playing with friends, even if she still doesn't understand the concept of sharing very well.

The following Saturday we had my parents and brothers out for dinner and to give her presents. We also sang Happy Birthday to my mom and gave her presents, since her birthday was the day before. Lauren loved all of her presents and had fun playing with everyone. 

I couldn't get her in for her 2 year old checkup for a couple of weeks, which annoyed me because I'd always done her check ups within a couple days, if not on, her birthday. She weighs 23lbs (almost the 10th percentile!) and is 34 inches tall. This was her first time on the big kids scale and being measured on the wall, it was crazy how much that made her seem like a big girl to me!

She is definitely a two year old - she has opinions about everything and throws fits when she doesn't get what she wants. She also does amazingly cute things every day and is such a sweetheart! She loves music, dancing, reading, snuggling, sliding and watching videos of herself on my iphone.