Kristin's Day 2 Day: Leah is 2!

Happy 2nd Birthday to my amazing daughter (Yesterday, Feb. 2). I cannot believe that two years have gone by since she was born. Although it seems like she was just born yesterday, I can't remember life without her.
* Most of this post is for our memory, so, sorry if it bores you* ;-)

My sweet angel the day she was born.

Leah is the most amazing little girl. She is brilliant and has the funniest and loving personality. She loves to give hugs and kisses to everyone (that she knows well and likes!). She knows how to act silly and cracks us up daily.

She can count to 10. She knows all of the letters and can sing about half the alphabet song (little sections at a time) She talks SO much and repeats everything we say. She is saying 5-6 word sentences. She knows her name, how old she, that Mommy and Daddy are really named Kristin and Dustin. She has an amazing memory and will recount little details of our day to Daddy when he gets home. She is very observant and will point out things around her. Sometimes we are shocked by the things that she knows and is aware of! She is even starting to talk in different tenses and uses plurals.

Leah at her 1st birthday party.

Leah is a great eater. She is not picky at all and loves vegetables and trying new things. We are on a great schedule for the last several months which includes one nap at around 1:30 for usually 2 hours. Then she goes to bed around 8-8:30 and usually sleeps until 8-8:30. She is still in her crib for now. We haven't started officially potty training yet. We will start that soon. She still really loves her binky but it lives in her crib, meaning she only gets it for sleeping. I am dreading taking it away soon and I really hope it won't be as hard of a transition as I think.

Going to the Kids Museum on her birthday this year

We have just recently started letting Leah watch a little more TV. Now we let her watch one show while she drinks her milk at night, then we go upstairs to brush teeth and read books before bed. The only shows she likes are Elmo's World and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Other than the nighttime show, the TV is off during the day unless I need to get something done in the morning.

We have lots of fun friends and we get together with other kids at least a few times a week. Leah's best friends right now are Madeline, Abby, Ashlyn, Cohen and Dallas. I have met a lot of new Mom friends so we usually have lots of activity options throughout the week. Both me and Leah get bored if we stay home all day so we always try to get out to at least run errands or go outside for walks every day. She loves to sing and dance anytime she hears music.

Leah is a busy girl. She keeps me on my toes :-) She loves to climb and run and be active. She sometimes will sit and play with toys but it will only be for a few minutes. She loves to follow me around and see what I am doing. She loves when I vacuum, she thinks it is a game for her and that the vacuum is chasing her. :-) She is also pretty sassy and we have started giving her timeouts when she tries to test us by not listening.

I could just go on and on about Leah :-)

Yesterday on her birthday my mom came over in the morning to give her presents. Then she came with us to do a toddler class at the kids museum and then we had lunch at Red Robin. After Leah's nap we met Daddy for dinner at California Pizza Kitchen. It was a fun day.