Aubrey 26 Months!

This girl is a total joy. She is also totally feisty and can throw tantrums with the best of them. But she makes us laugh and smile on a daily basis. She is talking up a storm, and speaking in paragraphs, most of which we can now understand! We are loving watching this little lady grow up!

Happy 26 Months Aubrey Lynn!

 "Smile pretty!"

"Silly smile!"

26 Month Highlights:

-We love lazy Saturday mornings that we can spend as a family. Once your clock wakes up (at 8 am), we come grab you and you run out, jump on our bed, and promptly say "I hungies!" We usually eat a fig bar, which tides you over for about 20 minutes, and then you want real breakfast. We love just hanging out in bed, watching some tv, and eating breakfast that way. You usually get a bit antsy after breakfast and want to run around the room, play with toys, or ask to be tickled. You are a ball full of energy!

-You love being on the go, and running errands. No matter what stores we go to, you always ask for "car ride", and luckily more and more stores have those now! You and Bella both love racing the cars, and seeing who can drive faster. Mama plays along when there aren't many people around, zooming down some of the isles and you both just giggle and squeal with excitement!

-You absolutely love bath time, and playing with stackable cups or bath paints. But probably more than the bath itself, you love getting out and running around like a crazy naked lady!

 -You and your sister are playing more and more with each other for longer periods of time! You guys still have your moments where Bella is bossy and you just scream in her face. But you both love doing dress up together, having tea parties, playing with your doll house, or just making up games in the playroom. 

-We've gotten more into a bedtime groove lately and you are doing well with it being consistent. There was a period of time (last month?) where every time we left the room for naps or bedtime, you'd cry for several minutes, but now for the most part, you have stopped that. We get on jams, you drink your "moo moo," we read a book, brush teeth and go potty, and then sing two songs (you ALWAYS pick You are My Sunshine), and pray. You still pray "Dear Guy" every single night and it melts my heart. You then proceed to say thank you for a lot of things pertinent to that day, half of which we actually understand. You then give huggies to Bella and mama or daddy (whoever isn't tucking you in that night), and get a few minutes of special one on one time. You get to rock for one song (and you ALWAYS pick Frosty The Snowman during which the Thumpity Thump Thump part you prace around your room), and then we climb into bed for one, sometimes two last songs. You like to sleep with your lady bug pillow light on (blue stars), put baby on your tummy, and have snoopy dog and pink bear in bed with you. 

  

Sleeping: Bedtime is still around 7:30 or 8 (whenever we can get up there and get the bedtime routine done). You usually fall asleep pretty quickly, and on the rare night, you lay in bed and sing to your baby for 20 or 30 minutes. You sleep until about 7 or so, and then play in your room (not so quietly but we'll take it) until 7:45 or 8 when your clock wakes up. 

You are a not so great, definitely not consistent napper. Nap time is usually 1:30 or 2, and you will sleep 45 minutes some days, and 2 hours on rarer days. Most days you sleep somewhere between 1 hr and 1.5 hrs. And about once a week, you just won't nap at all. 

Eating: You must be going through a growth spurt this month because your appetite has been insane! You wake up hungry, eat about 22 times during the day, and go to bed saying your still hungry (even if you JUST ate!). You eat breakfast right after you wake up (usually oatmeal with fruit or a bowl of cheerios/bran flakes), and are ready for second breakfast by 10 which consists of eggs, turkey bacon and toast! I still can't get you to eat vegetables with the exception to the occasional sweet potato, but I keep trying! Otherwise favorites this month: second breakfast as above (you want the same thing every day!), fig bars, squeezies, berry smoothies, greek yogurt, strawberries, blueberries (which you call boobies and makes us laugh every single time!), black beans, quinoa rice, ham and cheese, pulled pork, hard boiled eggs, avacado, and  hot dogs. 

Aubrey Loves:
-Singing and dancing (favorite songs this month:Frosty the Snowman, Twinkle Twinkle, You are My Sunshine, Tell Me Why, I Know No Matter What God Loves Me, the Moana song and the Frozen song)

-Dress up

-Having tea parties, or "making cookies" and "cooking" in the play kitchen

-Reading books

-Watching "shows" - loving Paw Patrol, PJ Masks

-Being outside, scooters, running around

-Having "Daddy bear" chase her

-Tunnels in the playroom

-Coloring and drawing 

Aubrey Hates:

 -When Bella is bossy (obviously, I don't blame her!)

-While she has an obsession with shoes, she is very picky about what she actually wears!

26 Month Stats:

 Height: 34 in (approx 30th percentile)

Weight: 24 lb 11 oz (approx 13th percentile)

*Wearing 2T clothes and panties. Size 4 or 4.5 shoes. Wearing size 3 diapers at night. 

*Teeth: Still waiting on all 4 second year molars, but boy have we been "teething" hard this month!!