Emma Victoria: 2 Years Old

At 2 years old, Emma weighs 20.2 pounds (3rd percentile) and is 32 inches tall (10th percentile).  While her weight hasn't changed for awhile, she is getting taller!  I had to put away several pairs of pants that were just too short for her.  I guess she is just getting skinnier as she gets taller!  

Words Emma says independently:

doggie, Isaac, I-zee (also a term for Isaac), Bubba (brother), an oo (thank you), cup, cay-kee (cookie), cake, shoe, bow, pretty, Daddy, Mommy, Pop, Mom-o, bite (her word for her pacifier), blankie, ni-ni (night night), book, car, ou-side (outside), play, toy, baby, hold, help, two, up (this means up or down with Emma--mostly that she just wants to get out of your arms!), no, mine, too, Emma, hair, ear, pretty, walk, egg, sit, bye-bye, owie, cheese (as in smiling for the camera, not the food), kiss, hug, horse

Her most common word combinations are:

hold me (she says this so pitifully while standing at your feet and reaching her arms up--it's the sweetest) 

help me

me too

 my toy (this refers to anything she wants, whether it's food, a toy, or her pacifier)

 my bite (she says this when she really wants her pacifier)

and…no Isaac :)

Yesterday, Emma was wandering around the shoe department while I quickly tried on a new pair of shoes.  I tried on one shoe; it didn't fit, so I started to put it back in the box.  Emma quickly pulled the other shoe out of the box and said, "two"--she so badly wanted me to try on "two" shoes.  :)   Then, she wandered over to a display of shoes at her eye level.  She pointed at a pair of little red shoes and said, "pretty shoes."  Emma often says "pretty," but she'd never said "pretty" along with the item she was describing.  

I turned around from doing dishes one morning to find Isaac saying, "Harder, Emma, rub harder."  Emma was being so sweet and giving Isaac a back rub.  :)  

Emma received a baby highchair, more dolls, and lots of doll bottles for Christmas and her birthday.  Isaac loves to play "babes" with Emma! 

My favorite thing that Emma does right now is give kisses.  Be prepared--a kiss from Emma means a full lick straight up your cheek!  Then, she wipes it off your cheek!  I think she started doing that because we all were wiping slobber off our cheeks after she kissed us.  :)  She also loves to give hugs--she throws her arms around you and says "huuuuuuuuuug" until she lets go.  :)

We love our sweet two year old!