Happy 2nd Birthday Lily!

Lily is finally 2!!! This year we kept it low-key since two is kind of an awkward age--they know what's going on but they don't at the same time. Lily hasn't shown signs of having a favorite thing so we settled on getting some pizza and a Nemo cake. She got to spend some time with Her uncle Pato and aunty Rozy with Aubrey and Aaryn. Ensley, Lily's bestie, was unable to come. Hopefully they can spend some time together next year for Lily's third birthday.

23 months

In a nutshell, Lily...

• Is beginning to make choices when given two options
• Is using the word no more often
• Can have a conversation with Ed and I using short phrases
• Shows concern for other toddlers and us. She'll ask what's wrong
• Had her first trip to Vegas and we all survived the almost five hour trip!
• Still not showing much interest in the potty. She'll ask to go to it, get butt-naked, and then ask to get off.
• Can follow simple directions.
• Starting to identify things that belong to her by using "my". 
• Beginning to understand emotions like happy, mad, and sad (she calls it grumpy). She says "I happy"!
• Can count to ten in Spanish 

• Zonked one afternoon next to me while I was watching a movie. She didn't have her nap but this was they first time this had ever happened.