2 years and Yellow Day

November 24th was Jenna's 2nd birthday. How is that possible? Our baby is gone and we have this little girl now. Pat and I both worked that day so Jenna had to go to daycare. Since her birthday was on the wednesday before Thanksgiving, her class got to have a big feast. It also happened to be yellow day, which is Jenna's favorite color, so she ended up having a great day at school. We baked cupcakes (with yellow frosting) so Jenna could celebrate with her classmates. I had to get some pictures of her that morning because she was too cute in her yellow shirt and skinny jeans.

That evening, Pats parents and sister came over to celebrate with us. We had yummy food, followed by cupcakes. Jenna was so excited when we sang to her. She loved every second of the attention. She blew out her candle and signed more, so we of course re-lit the candle and sang again.

She's a sweet-aholic just like mommy and daddy!

So excited with her new book.


So, at 2 years old Jenna is:

• around 30 pounds, and 35.5 inches tall
• wearing 2T clothing
• wearing size 8 shoes
• getting thicker and longer hair, but still refusing any and all clips or bows
• skipping, jumping, dancing, and doing perfect sommersaults
• daytime potty trained, and waking up dry about 90% of the time
• still riding rear-facing in her carseat
• speaking in 3-5 word sentences, and repeating nearly everything we say (gotta watch it now)
• saying "no" and "mine" to everything, which absolutely makes me nuts!
• Surprisingly, not throwing any temper tantrums
• still using a binky in the car and when she's tired. I know, I know, it's time to ditch it
• Obsessed with Barney, Mickey, Minnie, and Elmo
• happiest when she's playing with her babydoll "Apple." She's such a good little mommy
• still definitely Daddy's girl
• such a funny, curious, joyful little girl, with two lucky parents that love her immensely.