24 month stats

I took Hannah for her two year well-visit at the pediatrician this morning. He was very pleased with her progress.  Here are her stats:

Height: 33 inches (25th percentile)

Weight: 23.4 pounds (10th percentile)

BMI: 14.8 (1oth percentile)

I'm a bit concerned about her weight. A few months ago she was weighing around 25.5 pounds. She has only gained 1 lb 12 oz since her first birthday, and just 6 ounces in the past 6 months. Plus, they weighed her with her clothes on AND a wet diaper. That just doesn't seem like it could be enough weight gain. I don't know where she gets it from since I was well over 30 pounds when I was her age :)  She has always been on the small side, and since the doctor said everything is okay, I'll try not to worry.

The good thing is that Hannah did not need any immunizations! But, the doctor wanted to check her hematocrit levels since she was a bit anemic last time. She was quite a trooper while they pricked her big toe and took blood and fortunately her hematocrit was in the normal range this time.

We don't have to go back until she turns 3! And wouldn't it be a miracle if we were able to go the next year without any reason to see the doctor?!  I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Home away from home

I'm not really sure what to think of this, but Hannah has been calling school/church her "home".  She goes to the most wonderful daycare, which just happens to be at our church.  On Sunday's as we pull in the parking lot for church, she screams "Home, home!"   I guess I should be happy that she loves her school/church so much!  The only thing that makes me sad is that she has to spend so much time at daycare, rather than at home with Mommy or Daddy.  I have come to accept the fact that I'll never be a stay at home mom, so what better place to call "home" than church, right?

Hannah's First Hunt!

No, I'm not talking about deer hunting!  Although, I know Mark cannot wait to take Hannah hunting with him. We need to work on her ability sit still AND quiet before we give that a try!

Hannah went to her first easter egg hunt at church this weekend. I don't think she really cared too much about it, but she just jumped right in and did what the other kids were doing.

Lookin' cute and ready to hunt for eggs!

The look on her face says "Mama, I DON'T like the mulch getting in my shoe."

Daddy showing Hannah what to do.

I got it!!

But, now I want to see what is inside the eggs!

"See all my eggs, Ava?"

I would say Hannah had a very successful first hunt!

Conversation with a toddler

Mommy:  "Hannah, what did you eat at school today?"

Hannah:  "Boogers!"

Oh my...

Hannah turns TWO!

Hannah celebrated her second birthday on Saturday. I can't believe how fast the past two years have gone by. It's amazing how much she has grown and changed...from little baby to little girl!

We didn't have a big party this year...just a low key cook-out with our immediate family. It was a wonderful day and one that I'll always remember. Here are some pictures from the day.

Hannah loved tearing into her presents this year!  She got some new books, clothes, gardening tools & gloves, beach toys, jammies, a doodle-pro, and more.  

Her favorite present is a scooter with matching helmet and knee pads! She likes to play outside more than anything, so I'm certain we will wear that scooter out by the end of the summer!

I thought Hannah would be excited about blowing out the candles on her cake, but once I lit the candle she became unsure. So Mommy had to blow it out.

It was a great day...the kind of day that reminds you why being a mom is the best feeling in the world! We love our little girl more than anything!

Cousins!

Hannah absolutely adores her cousins!  She had so much fun hanging out with them this past weekend.  She wants to be just like them.  Apparently she's been studying Braxton pretty closely...she hopped right on his scooter (and with a little help to stabilize it) she was off!

And check out the determination and focus on her face!

Enjoying snacks after church

I know she will be excited to celebrate her birthday with them this weekend!

show me how a piggy eats!

We had pizza tonight for dinner.  Hannah loves parmesan cheese on her pizza.  After she finished she picked up her plate and began licking the remaining cheese. I have no idea where she learned that...I usually don't do that, unless something is exceptionally yummy :)  By the way, if you haven't tried Kroger's take-and-bake pizza you MUST try it!  It's way better than any frozen or delivery pizza!

After dinner while Mark and I were cleaning up the kitchen, Hannah was playing with her Fridge Farm.  Here is what I found:

No big deal...until I looked more closely.  Before she started playing, each of the animals were correctly "matched" and lined up vertically.  She put the pig in the middle and then took the duck head and placed it in front of the pig and the duck bottom behind the pig bottom...and so forth and so on with the horse and cow.  I don't know what it means or if it means anything at all, but I think it is pretty cool that she lined up everything like that without any guidance!  Perhaps she is starting to understand the concept of "order".

This week...

So, now I know the truth!  I was wondering how Mark took such incredible close-up photos of our plants and flowers (see post below) with my new camera.  I know he knows his "stuff" when it comes to using a camera, but I didn't think my camera was capable of taking pictures like that.  Little did I know, those pictures were taken with the new zoom lens Mark got me for my birthday!  He had to try it out before he gave it to me!  I'm so excited!  But now I REALLY have to learn how to use my camera.  Here are a few shots I took while experimenting.  I love that I can sit on the other side of the room and still get an up close, action shot of Hannah!  Once all this rain stops, I can't wait to take it outside and put it to the test!

My mom and dad came to stay for a few days and to celebrate my birthday.  My mom brought a homemade Devil's Food cake...my favorite!  It didn't travel too well from South Carolina to Jefferson.  We tease her that it looks like a cake out of a Dr. Seuss book!  Hannah enjoyed putting the candles on top.

But she wasn't so sure about the candles once they were lit.  Hopefully she'll be ready to blow out the candles on her birthday cake next weekend!

In true toddler fashion, Hannah has become quite interested in taking her clothes off! After the third time she took everything off today, we decided to just let her stay that way for the rest of the night.

Hannah played dress-up tonight with some of her new smocked dresses.  They are waaaay too long, so my mom is going to hem them for me.  Hannah loved dressing up and posing for the camera!

Serious Hannah:

Silly Hannah: