Annie's check up

Today Annie went see Dr. Roome for her 2 year old check up and all looked great. She is 24lbs (Mia was 26) and 33 inches (Mia was 32). Here are some highlights. Like I've mentioned, Mia was so academically advanced at this age I didn't realize it. But Annie is smart in other ways and learning a lot

* talking in short sentence, loves saying 'yep, nope, ok'. Says more than 50 words and repeats nicely. Starting to use the term "remember" when telling us stories she has experienced.

* recognizing circle, triangle, star, heart and square and some color, a few letters, she knows the ABC song and can count up to 10. She is starting to dress herself and has gone on the potty a few times. She tries to emulate Mia so much that she picks up on things quicker than Mia did in non-academic areas.

*I call her the 'tornado' because she is all over the place, Mia would be able to work on puzzles or color for hours at this age, Annie is very active and has a short attention span...but she also does what she likes and will play very nicely independently. She is not a follower by any stretch and is very secure and confident in her play. She is an explorer for sure!

* She loves playing house, loves swinging at the park and climbing high things, she often goes on her own to play but plays nicely with others. Every morning when we drop Mia off at preschool, Annie goes into the house area or the car area and starts to play. She will be ready for preschool and confident knowing her big sister was in the same classroom. When we pick Mia up, Mia is usually on the playground, Annie will join right in on the play and several of Mia's friends often take Annie's hand and play with her.

*She is the sweetest little thing ever, she will rub my arm or give me hugs, say Love You, and is just a cuddler. One night we had an awful Thunderstorm that lasted several hours, corey ended up sleeping in Mia's room and I ended up brining Annie into bed with me, she went right to sleep cuddled up to me (Mia would never sleep in our bed in situations like that, instead she'd wake up thinking it was time to play).

*Annie is a pretty good eater. She has grown fond of fish (cod and salmon mostly), avocados, all fruit, carrots and humus, she LOVES guacamole and loves to dip things and loves any form of pasta. We are switching her officially to skim milk now which is nice. And she is super excited to be eating the big girl vitamins now too (anything she can do like Mia, she is ALL about).

*Mia and Annie generally get along although they have their moments of fighting when it's time to share. When they are experiencing something new or around new faces they usually hold each others hands, Mia becomes very protective of Annie. It's so sweet to watch. They have been renacting "Little Red Riding Hood" in our back yard using the grass as the forest and the playhouse as Grandma's house - it's super cute to watch and hear their dialogue.

It's so interesting to see their personalities and how different the girls truly are from one another. I am so thankful for this time I have to be home with them to experience it all - it's worth all the sacrifices as this time goes by too fast.

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