State of the Union: 24 Months

Age: 2 years old

Weight: 26 lbs.

Height: 36 inches

Eating: switched to 1% milk, 16-24 ounces per day; still using bottle; using fork and spoon, eating variety of foods

Notes: excellent speech, learning colors, shapes, letters and numbers; checking out the potty

Grown 3 inches and gained one lb. in the last three months since last check up.

Need to transition out of bottle and into big girl bed.

Friendships take time...

Dear Junebug,

Ruby gave you your first baby doll when you turned one but it's only now that you and the little baby doll have really grown close... at first, she spent a lot of time in the corner, it was very tough to get your attention but one year later you are inseparable. You eat with her, take her to music class, you read her books and teach her things. Maybe soon you'll let her put clothes on again!

XO

Mommy

My Pee-PEE!

Dear Junebug,

You finally got your tee-pee up and running... you call it a Pee-PEE which throws some people off but once they see it, it all comes together. You've been drinking your baba in there, reading books and spending quality time with your plush loved ones. I hope you love it!

XO

Mommy

My Adidas!

Jordan turns 2!

Dear Junebug,

How lucky are you that Jordan invited you to her Under the Sea extravaganza 2nd Birthday Party?! You are really starting to like parties... especially those with a bouncy house! Don't you also love how the birthday girl always seems to be rocking a cutey-cute tutu? Mommy is all about the tutus AND pretending to be the little mermaid!

XO

Mommy

Mommy Tips: Wrapping Presents!

The best thing I ever did was start keeping ribbons and notions off of gifts to Junebug because it makes wrapping presents for other kids a lot of fun. When I go to wrap a gift for another kid I've got a huge box of all kinds of ribbon to choose from, every color in the rainbow and in this case - the rainbow! I also keep a surplus of wrapping paper on hand so there's never a last minute drama going to the store to buy wrapping paper; that is the worst and ends up being expensive. I bought this great polka dotted paper at Moskatels for 2 bucks! Winning!

BED HEAD

GOOD MORNING, BED HEAD!

$$$$

Dear Junebug,

This is what happens when I turn my back on you for 2 minutes. You raid my wallet! After I found the scene of the crime on the floor of the bathroom I said, "Junebug, what did you take from my wallet?!" and you said, "Muh-ey!"... How the heck do you know about $$$? DADDY!

XO

Mommy

Sophie Turns 4!

Dear Junebug,

Sophie's 5th Birthday was all about "The Bubble Man"... the kids were going crazy over the pools full of bubble soap and the big rings and shapes that made HUGE bubbles! You had a great time on the swings and eating pizza. You finally understand singing Happy Birthday but Daddy still won't let you eat birthday cake. Maybe when you turn 18? Thanks for a great party, Sophie!

XO

Mommy

My First Haircut... Baby Bob

Dear Junebug,

You did such a good job getting your first haircut. Our good friend (and professional) Tanya was kind enough to make a house call and take care of that little mullet situation that was forming... and the results were worthy of the cover of CUTEOVERLOAD.com! The cutest baby bob, ever! Thanks Tanya!

XO

Mommy