Weight: 28 lbs (75%ile)
Height: 34 inches (50%ile
She is about the same weight as Conner at his 3 year appointment. She doesn't seem huge though, just your average kid. At her annual exam, the pediatrician asked lots of questions but not anywhere as in depth as I remember the first go around with C. The one thing she did harp on was to give B more vegetables and less "snacks". B doesn't eat a ton of junk...but she likes to snack. She likes squeezy pouches of any kind of sauce (I usually get the kind that have some kind of fruit/veggie mix), yogurt raisins, pretzels, veggie straws, fruit. Nothing I consider that bad. But her pediatrician would like her to be only offered vegetables for snacks. I did mention that she is pickier with foods but it's really not that bad. She has started to try more things and really likes salad all of a sudden. I feel like this might be the first time that I am defying my doctor (such a rebel, I know!) because I don't like peas, I'm not going to give them to B for a snack every day. I feel like she is too young to not give food just because she doesn't like what I make. We try to mostly do healthy foods at home and she really is starting to try more things...but when she doesn't want something, you know it. She gives a terrible face and will hand it right back. B's favorite foods are yogurt (she LOVES some Chobani...LOVES), fruit, and sushi (she likes the soup, salad, edamame and california rolls). She's getting more adventurous!
B is doing great at school. She takes a bit to warm up every morning, but she is happy there and enjoys it. We are so glad to have found a good place for her for the rest of this school year. She loves the arts and crafts projects and music the most, at least that is what we think from the information we get. She was lucky to get to celebrate her 2nd birthday at school with her new friends.
B loves being read to and her most favorite books are all the Pinkalicious stories. I have no idea why or if she really "gets" them, but at nap and bedtime, we must read at least one of them. She loves singing time too and her favorite song is "Row Row Row Your Boat". I love hearing her sing along to "Down By The Bay" and "You Are My Sunshine". Her little voice is so cute. She doesn't sing all the words...just the ends of the phrases, but so cute! She also lately must pick out a blanket for bed/nap and it's different every time. She has a bunch of baby blankets and she picks from the ones in the basket on her changing table. She sleeps with tons of stuff and there is nothing we can do about it. She has 2 hippos she got for her first birthday that she won't sleep without, Minnie Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and an assorted bunch of other stuff. Sometimes there is hardly room for her.
We decided not to do a big party this year because B doesn't know a lot of kids her age and because she is pretty shy and we didn't want to do anything that would freak her out. So we just had dinner with family and it was perfect for her. We had pink balloons, a Pinkalicious cake and pink cupcake shaped cookies (from the book).
At 2, B's favorite toys are probably her babies, a favorite hand me down stroller/car seat, and anything for the baby. She also likes Conner's toys...but only when he is home playing with them! She knows what she wants and has already started having some pretty good tantrums. She is pretty easy to redirect at this point, but I think she has the makings of a drama queen! She is such a fun, great kid and she LOVES her brother. She asks about him all day when he is at school. She is talking a lot more and although I have NO idea what normal is for her age, I think she is doing okay. She strings about 3 words together much of the time and she has tons of words. She isn't quite conversational, but she's getting there.
Overall, it was a great, low-key birthday for Brennan. It was a little emotional for me because I just can't believe how old she is getting. She is so grown up already!
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