Our little ladybug has turned two. Yipes! Ok, ok, technically Z is 25 (and a half) months old. I had this post mostly written back at the end of January, to have it ready for posting by Zoey's big day back in mid-February. But with all the back-and-forths, the packing, schlepping, and unpacking...and then we all got sick, and laying on the sofa catching up with the Housewives just sounded so much better, soooo... I've updated a few things to reflect the extra month or so.
So here are the last of the monthly photos. We're thinking of doing photos every three months for Z's third year, but we're not sure how we'll be doing them. It's fun to see how she grows and changes each month.
Stats: 25 lbs & 33 inches -- 25th percentile for each -- our little squirt!(as of Feb 16th)
Clothes: A mix of 18-24 month and 2T. Size 5 shoes (although we think her latest growth spurt was only in her feet - they seem so big lately!). She's big into tutus and I've learned that they pretty much go with everything!
Favorite Foods: Zoey hasn't been the greatest eater lately. Typical, from what I hear. But when she does eat these days, its usually waffles, fruit of any kind (especially blueberries and raspberries), cinnamon Life cereal, black beans and rice, cucumber slices, yogurt, GoGo Squeeze applesauce pouches, and anything that can be dipped in pizza sauce, bbq sauce, peanut butter, hummus, or ranch dressing. Apparently apple slices are delicious when dipped in all of those things.
Smoothies are still a favorite, or were until our blender kicked the bucket, and the chocolate and vanilla milk boxes from Starbucks are probably her favorite "treat" lately. She'd drink them all day every day if I let her. And they've become essential at keeping the kid relaxed (read:tantrum-free) during our Target trips. Starbucks for the win!
These days, she also prefers eating out of measuring cups and mini cake pans, often while standing at the kitchen counter on the step-stool. Hey. Whatever gets the food in the belly.
Smoothies are still a favorite, or were until our blender kicked the bucket, and the chocolate and vanilla milk boxes from Starbucks are probably her favorite "treat" lately. She'd drink them all day every day if I let her. And they've become essential at keeping the kid relaxed (read:tantrum-free) during our Target trips. Starbucks for the win!
These days, she also prefers eating out of measuring cups and mini cake pans, often while standing at the kitchen counter on the step-stool. Hey. Whatever gets the food in the belly.
Words: Zoey hasn't started legit talking yet. She's super chatty, and can usually get her point across with other cues, but her bank of words is still pretty small. There are lots of phone "conversations" on her play phone and long speeches to us that include hand gestures and animated facial expressions. well-timed giggles, and polite pauses. She's definitely got the rhythm of language, it's just that she's speaking Minion and not English. We do lots of singing and reading, so I feel like it's any time now.
The words we hear the most are: choo-choo --"doo-doo" (which she uses for trains, planes, and helicopters, all of which we used to hear a lot of every day back in SoFlo), yuck!, Scout - "cow", Olaf --"oh-ah", more -- "mmooooaaahhhh", got it! -- "gah id", where are you? -- "ahr oo?".
**Update** A couple of days ago, Zoey finally called me "mommy"!!! For the longest time, she called me nothing, then she threw in a "daddy" here and there. For a few days recently, she called me "Mo" (which I actually loved - so cute!), but she busted out a perfectly executed "mommy", and then repeated it about 50 times. It. was. awesome.
**Update** A couple of days ago, Zoey finally called me "mommy"!!! For the longest time, she called me nothing, then she threw in a "daddy" here and there. For a few days recently, she called me "Mo" (which I actually loved - so cute!), but she busted out a perfectly executed "mommy", and then repeated it about 50 times. It. was. awesome.
Favorite Activities: At our old house, Z lived for squirrel watching in the yard. She also loved playing peek-a-boo around the porch posts and watching bubbles float on the surface of the pool. We can't do that stuff at our new house, but the old favorites that she still does are playing in the rock box, exploring the yard, puzzles, coloring & painting, sidewalk chalking, dancing, reading, and playing in the bath/water table/puddles/sink. Helping with meal prep is a newer favorite, but mostly she prefers to raid the cabinets and mix her own invisible concoctions with a spatula and whisk.
Least Favorite Activities: eating dinner, sleeping through the night in her own bed (the last few months have been a nightmare when it comes to sleep) and diaper changes.
Favorite Things: Zoey is crazy for stuffed animals and hasn't really gotten into baby dolls. She has her crew of favorites, but the number one animal in her menagerie is Kiki the meerkat. She goes everywhere with Zoey, which usually requires a lot of explaining. (My dad is a docent at the Brevard Zoo, where they have meerkats, and although Z has never seen them, she fell in love with Kiki when Grandpa gave it to her.) "What a cute...raccoon?" "Your daughter's mouse? is so well loved." Nope. It's a meerkat, although we're pretty sure she thinks Kiki is a squirrel.
Signature Moves: Saying a very sweet "bye-bye" before closing the door in your face. It's actually hilarious! Zoey also has the most amazing fake laugh and uses it with perfect comedic timing. And let's not forget her epic dance moves! She's also got singing along to the Frozen soundtrack (along with some other favorites from the radio) down pat.
Momma of the Year Moment: While standing six inches away, Z took a literal header off of her step-stool and face-planted on the the kitchen floor. The sound of her sweet head nailing the tile still haunts me. The kid is tough, though. After we both stopped crying and calmed down, she got right back up on the stool and continued playing with the measuring cups.
Milestones: The first of the two year molars has come in and we've lost the highchair. (Both happened a few months ago.) She also got her first haircut when we were home for the wedding (more on that later). Oh, and she moved away from her first home...kind of a big deal...for all of us. (I may have stood in her empty room at the old house and sobbed like a baby. I was a mess.)
As any momma of a two year old will tell you, having said two year old is the best...and the worst. We experience a lot of, what we call, communication frustration, which almost always leads to a tantrum. Understandably. But two is also clever and creative and hilarious and sweet. And irrational. And exhausting. But the goods are sooo good, you almost forget about the screaming fit in the middle of the grocery store because she wanted all the balloons. Almost.
As any momma of a two year old will tell you, having said two year old is the best...and the worst. We experience a lot of, what we call, communication frustration, which almost always leads to a tantrum. Understandably. But two is also clever and creative and hilarious and sweet. And irrational. And exhausting. But the goods are sooo good, you almost forget about the screaming fit in the middle of the grocery store because she wanted all the balloons. Almost.
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