Heidi-Rae turns 2

We had a little family dinner at the house to celebrate! I didn't get any photos from the dinner! GAH!!
But here are some cute ones from the friend Bday party at Romp-O-Rama!

This little girl gives us a run for our money. She is witty, sassy, and knows how to play her audience. She can emotionally read people, it's pretty impressive. Because of that, she is quite concerned if she thinks you are hurt, mad,  sad, angry, etc. She picks up on it and asks how she can help.  We are quite impressed by her vocabulary and understanding of situations. She is a Mama's girl all around, it makes my heart sing! Next year, we will start acts of kindness on her birthday!

Capri: 2 Year Update

Oh My! I can't believe she's 2!!!! 

Weight 

21.5 pounds! I can't remember her height! I'd measure her now but she's sleeping. . . The only time a mama can blog!

Health

We are blessed to have pretty healthy kids! Aside from the occasional cold, which is pretty rare, we don't battle with sickness too often. Thank you, Jesus!

Sleep

This girl loves to sleep! If the house is quiet she will sleep until 8:30am! The house is rarely quiet! So she generally wakes up around 7am. We have finally kicked her morning nap! It took until 23 months! Crazy girl! Afternoon nap is 1:30-3:30 or 4pm. Bedtime at 8pm. She LOVES her blanket! 12x12 piece of baby crack! Won't sleep without it! She only has it when she sleeps though.
We had a day a few weeks ago, where we couldn't find it. She had taken it out of her bed to play and didn't know where she put it. This is the exact reason, we make sure it stays on her bed. But I didn't realize it this time. We looked all over! I even crawled around the house, at her level, with a flashlight! I know, kinda ridiculous! Downfall to having a security blanket! She was still awake at 10:30pm, crying and asking me for it! I FINALLY found it behind a basket in her room! Before she fell asleep, I watched her, on the monitor, telling her baby doll the story of Mommy finding it! I should note that Jeremy was this attached at her age as well, he is not anymore. He likes to have it but if he looses it, he can still fall asleep. We have not be able to find it for days and he is fine! Capri is still an avid right thumb sucker! She only sucks it at nap and night time with her blanket. If it's one of those times in the car she will suck it too. Pretty much when she has her blanket.

Clothes

We are in between 18 months and 2T. Transitioning from size 5 to size 6 shoes. She loves her dresses! And muddy boots.

Social

This girl can work a room! She loves to be the center of attention! She plays into it. She performs anytime she gets the chance!

Brotherly/Sisterly Love

Capri and Jeremy are the best of buddies! They play all day long with minimal fighting! Capri is a little mommy to Heidi. Sometime she is too rough and we have to remind her. . .ok, most of the time. She just wants to help. She constantly asks to hold her, runs to get a pacifier when she cries, checks on her first thing in the morning when she comes in our room. It's pure joy to watch the bond!

Diet

Capri eats just about everything we give her. She loves to eat. Her favorites include: Peanut butter and jelly, edamame, Gold Fish, blueberries, bananas, and squeeze fruit packs.

Milestones 

She has POTTY TRAINED HERSELF! I can't believe it! She had been asking while I was on bed rest but it was too stressful for us to entertain it. As soon as Heidi-Rae came home she was bound and determined! It was a little trying when I was feeding the baby and Capri had to go! But we made it work and we rarely have accidents! EVEN though naps and night. It's crazy! We planned to have 2 in diapers at least until the end of summer!

We have moved Capri to her BIG girl bed. She does really well staying in it. I love to hear her little pitter patter in the mooring coming into bed with us! It's much nicer now that she is potty trained, she can get up when she needs to go.
Then one night we didn't have the monitor on. I went in to kiss her goodnight before I went to bed. . .

She was sleeping on toys!! She literally fell asleep playing!
I have no idea how long she was awake! 

She also got her nails done for the first time recently! Bobby dropped me off while he took the kid to the park. When they came back my nail lady, Ann, insisted on doing Capri's. Capri was more then happy to allow her to! Pink with white dots!

We have a little swimmer on our hands I am confident that IF she feel in the pool she would hold her breath and get herself to the edge! It's such a relief! She is also talking in full on sentences! It seems like the past 4 months have been a huge vocabulary explosion!!

Personality

She's a little mama! 

OH this little girl has a strong willed ,spunky, spitfire, compassionate, mommy-sense, get dirty wearing her princess dress personality! Both our parents say she is just like each of us! How funny! We must have both been similar!

That smile melts my heart! 

It's time for me to start writing down her saying like I do with J! My favorite right now is, "Mama, I love you so much." 

Out of the mouths of Babes. . .*

I have been collecting little sayings from Jeremy for a while now. I just love his imagination and the way he phrases things! It brings me so much joy to listen to him!

I have boogers from my God Bless You - 2.5 years

While singing Skip to my Lu I asked Who is your darling? "Jesus" - 2.5 years

Jeremy be careful putting the glass on the counter, it's fragile. The Sock put him on the counter and said, "Be Careful." He says, "Why because I'm glass? - 2.5 years

Very passionately, "Daddy can NOT feed Capri, ONLY Mommy can!'" - 2.5 years

"When I get to be a grown up I am going to work in the Marines like Daddy and Uncle Dillin." -2.5yrs

"Mommy, who plugs the moons in?" - 2.5 yrs

"How does the red light know to tell the green light to turn on?" -2.5yrs

"I have the same like Daddy. The same this. . . pee pee. And you have the same like mommy an mommy has the same like you, She pees in the front." -J 2.5yrs

"Mommy, Let's pretend I'm Jesus and I get crucified" -J 2.5yrs

Daddy, "Let's have some whole milk." J: "Where are the holes? They must be inside!." J 2 yr 11mos

From the backseat, "Gigi is me happy."
Me: "What do you mean?"
J: "Gigi makes me smile. That means happy."-3 years

After being in the pool for an hour. . .
me: "J you should pour water on the slide so it's slippery when you slide."
J: "But Mama, I don't want to get my shorts wet!" - 3 years

"Mommy, today can you please call me J-Diggity today. I' going to ask my teachers too." -3 years

"Olivia is my princess, I'm going to marry her." -3 years old

It's Great to be Two!*

"I'm 2!"
We practiced this for weeks!

SERIOUSLY?! You are telling me our little boy is 2??? 

Man, how the time just slips by you! Jeremy has quite the personality! He is ALL that is boy! We pray that we are guiding him in the right direction every day. It's a huge task the Lord has put before us. But with His help, only His help can we succeed. it's our prayer that we are teaching Jeremy the importance of loving others, treating them like Jesus would
and to have fun while embracing his childhood! 

Opening gifts.  I have no idea what was so funny in the center picture! 

He could NOT wait o open this!
Or ride it for that matter!
Thank you Uncle David & Auntie Danielle~

No traditional cake for his 2nd birthday! We had bingets. A traditional Mardi Gras dessert from Louisiana!
I'm tellin ya. . . I was supposed to live in the South! The stork's GPS must have been off!
Daddy loves the Far left picture. 

We are soaking up the last few weeks that Jeremy is an only child!