What are we eating?

I think her tastes are changing right now a bit and her reliable foods are becoming less and less reliable. But in general, here are her favorites:

Breakfast:
Cheerios and Banana - she eats this just about every morning
Cereal - whatever we're eating. She loves begging for bites as we eat our food
Muffins/bread - on special occasions
Cereal/fruit bars

Lunch/Dinner:
Strawberry yogurt
AppleSauce!!!
Turkey lunchmeat - sometimes a fan
Cheese - always a hit
Chicken nuggets
Pizza! - Sausage is her fav.
Pasta - used to be a lot more reliable
Mac n cheese
Rice dishes
Peas & corn are really the only 2 veggies she is into right now
Any kind of fruit - mango, strawberries, apple, orange, you name it.

Things she doesn't really care for:
Eggs
Potatoes
Veggies other than peas or corn
Red meat

More School Pictures

For some odd reason, daycare had two different photographers come out for school pictures only a few weeks apart. We just picked up these ones yesterday. They turned out great. I've never seen such a big smile on her in pictures before! Let us know if you want a particular size because we'll be ordering a package:

Happy Birthday, Paige!

The blowing practice paid off. Paige knew just what to do when we put her in front of her birthday cake. She leaned in and blew out both of her candles on the first try!



2-year stats:
Height: 33 1/2" (50%)
Weight: 24.8 lbs (25%) yay - she's gained some ground since 18 months
Head: 48cm (50%)

On this day:
Record breaking temperatures of 109F
Paige's 2-year doctor appointment
Daycare party for Paige - they made her a paper/ribbon princess hat and a card
We sold Justin's car! - Pontiac Vibe

Blowing Practice

Paige is getting in shape and practicing her blowing skills for the candles that will be on her 2nd birthday cake! We keep bubbles for bathtime. Here's a picture and a video of her blowing bubbles!

Happy Mama Day!

The day started with breakfast in bed. Justin brought me an omelet and toast while Paige carried in a flower and a card! Paige learned how to say "Happy Mama Day"! It was so cute.

For lunch we went to Peter Piper Pizza. This has become one of Paige's favorite restaurants. And the pizza beats that of Chuck E Cheeses by a long run.
After lunch, Daddy and Paige took me to the jewelry store for my present:

School Picture

Paige had school pictures done at daycare two weeks ago. The quality isn't the best on this because I scanned it in. I had her teachers put the barette in her hair just before she went to get the picture taken. Usually they only stay in for about 10 minutes when I try.

I know she can hold it

Wouldn't you think after not being wet for at least 2 hours, then sitting on the potty for 1 hour while drinking 2 sippy cups of milk that it would just happen? At least that's what I thought. But no, it only happens 30 seconds after putting the diaper back on. I'm not even sure I could hold it that long! I tried everything: stripped her down naked (that's the form it happened in the first time), tickled her, bribed her with cookies...nothing worked! Ah well, I'll try not to make this the potty blog every post.

I spoke with the director at daycare again about her transition into the Twaddler room. They haven't been too consistent with it. So today she was in there from about 10am until I picked her up a little after 5pm. That's the longest she has spent in there at one time. She even took a 2-hour nap in there (usually only sleeps an hour in Toddler room). The interesting thing I learned is that they don't let the kids have sippy cups. They only drink out of real cups. Maybe that's why she drank 2 cups for me tonight if she didn't get very much during the day. I guess we'll have to start practicing drinking from regular cups at home.