The Best Surprise Ever and Star's 2 Year Update

2 years ago, I got the best surprise ever.  I'd had two ultrasounds during my pregnancy and both techs said we were having a boy.  I had a nagging doubt in the back of my mind, but the statistics of an ultrasound (let alone 2 ultrasounds) predicting a boy and having it be a girl instead are really slim.  My reaction when I gave birth was one of pure shock.

Photo by Emily Anderson Photography

Just for fun, here's Star's birth story.       

On to the stats...

Age: 2 years old!

Weight and height:  She weighs 21.6 pounds and is 31.75" tall.  The nurse forgot to add her meaurements to the growth chart so I'm not exactly sure where she is, but I do know that she's in the 1st percentile for weight.  We go back in November for another growth check.

Wearing: Size 3 diapers and 18 month clothes.  Her feet had a growth spurt and she skipped size 5 and went straight into size 6 shoes.

Likes: She absolutely LOVES being outside and playing with the big kids.  She is very attached to her "Baby" (a doll we got at Goodwill a while back) and her Owl blankets.  

Dislikes: Not being included with the big kids, having to share toys.

Eating habits: She eats 3 meals a day and 1-2 snacks.  She still eats veggies and fruits, but isn't as much of a fan of them as she was 6 month ago.  She loves "too-ties" (aka, cookies).  She has typical toddler eating habits-eating a lot one day and hardly anything the next. 

Sleeping habits: The night before her birthday, we moved her out of the crib in the boys' room and into the bottom bunk of the bunk bed in the girls' room.  We have a railing on the side and it's high enough off the ground (we have a boxspring and mattress on the bed) that she can't climb off.  She figured out how to climb up to the top bunk though which drives Princess insane.  Star goes to bed at the same time as the older kids (around 8 pm) and is up by 7:30 am.  She takes a 1 1/2 hour to 2 hour nap in the afternoon.    

Milestones/Accomplishments:
She's talking more and more each day and in sentences.  Some of my favorite things she says are, "Eah" for horse, "Huh and Mah" for hug and kiss, "Ray" for her blankets, and "Oh no!" said with much chagrin when something goes wrong.  She loves to sing and we're pretty sure she's going to be a little performer just like Little Man.

Miscellaneous:
To give you an insight into her personality, here are her three nicknames at the moment:
Turkey, because she's into EVERYTHING all the time.  Nothing is safe from her.
Vulture, because if you turn your back on your food for a second, she steals it.
Kamikaze, because the kid has no fear and is constantly jumping off or climbing things, ingesting some non-food item (Poison Control probably thinks I don't feed her) or running into traffic.  She gives me gray hairs daily!

Princess - 6 Years Old

Age: 6 years

Weight and height: 44 1/2" inches tall and I'm not sure how much she weighs, but she's a skinny minnie for sure!  I made the mistake of buying her some jeans without adjustable waists last year and ended up getting rid of them right away because they fell off of her.  Because she still struggles with regular belts, I ended up getting her a belt from Little Tadpole Designs on Etsy.

Wearing: Size 6 clothes and size 7 dresses because she has such long legs.

Likes: Playing horses and dolls, dressing up in dress-up clothes, wearing twirly dresses, coloring, dancing, singing, shopping, playing with her brother and sister. 

Dislikes: Getting her hair brushed, getting up for school in the morning.


Sleeping habits: She takes an afternoon nap a few times a month.  Bedtime is between 6 and 7 pm because she has to be up by 7 the next morning for school. 
  
Milestones/Accomplishments:
Princess started Kindergarten this year and has been learning how to read.  She's come a long way academically since the beginning of the school year.

We let Princess get her ears pierced for her 6th birthday.  She did great and smiled the whole time she was getting it done which surprised me since this is the child who screams like she's being skinned alive every time she gets a shot at the doctor's office.  

I interviewed Princess for her 6th birthday.  My commentary is in italics.

Q: How old are you?
A: 6

Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Every color, but my favoritest colors are purple, pink, and white.  I like white because it's like a wedding dress.

Q: What is your favorite toy to play with?
A: My new horsie! (She got a horse from her grandparents to go with her Our Generation doll she got for Christmas last year)

Q: What's your favorite fruit?
A: Apples

Q: What's your favorite vegetable?
A: *long pause* I don't know.  Maybe soft carrots. (That would be canned carrots.  She's not a fan of raw ones.)

Q: What's your favorite tv show?
A: Peg + Cat (Mommy does NOT like this show and I don't usually let her watch it.  Peg "totally freaks out" constantly throughout the show and what's with the teenager worshipping?)

Q: What's your favorite thing to eat for lunch?
A: My favoritest one is tacos!

Q: What is your favorite thing to wear?
A: Dresses.

Q: What's your favorite game?
A: I don't know.  The dog one at Grandma's house. (Huh?)

Q: What's your favorite snack?
A: Animal crackers and my favoritest one is goldfish.  I like goldfish.

Q: What's your favorite animal?
A: Giraffes and horses.

Q: What's your favorite song to sing?
A: Jesus Loves Me

Q: What's your favorite book?
A: Pinkalicious

Q: Who's your best friend?
A: C*****n  (Name changed to protect the innocent, lol.  This would be her cousin)

Q: What's your favorite thing to do when you play outside?
A: Make a snowman.

Q: What's your favorite thing to drink?
A: Juice and milk and water.  (In other words, she's not picky?)

Q: What do you like to sleep with at night?
A: My sheep.

Q: What's your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?
A: Toast with butter.

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: A mom.

Q: What's your favorite food to eat for supper?
A: Pizza.

Q: I'm all done.  Do you have anything else you want to say?
A: Thank you! (Awwww, what manners!)



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Little Man - 3 Years Old!

Age: 3 years

Weight and height: 29 pounds and 37" tall.  He's in the 20% percentile for weight and the 36% percentile for height. 

Wearing: Size 3 clothes. 

Likes: Playing tractors, anything that has to do with music or instruments (especially stringed instruments), singing at the top of his lungs, farming with Daddy, playing with his sisters.  He's somewhat of a Mama's Boy, but not in a bad way (or at least I don't think so, lol).  If I've been gone for a while, even if it wasn't very long, he'll come running to give me a hug when I get back and repeatedly exclaim, "Mama!!!  I missed you!"
 
Dislikes: Being told no.  His tantrums have gotten better in the last year, but there are still usually several screaming fits a day.  He also hates naps.

This was my favorite picture from his portrait session

 
Sleeping habits: He needs an afternoon nap at least several times a week, but doesn't always take one.  He can fight sleep like no other!  Lately, he's been putting his pillow and blanket on the floor in his room and sleeping there.
 
Milestones/Accomplishments: His language skills are really good.  He knows all his colors and most of his shapes.  This summer, we'll be working on recognizing letters and numbers.  I am also thrilled to say that sometime after he turned 2, he finally started eating!!  

Other: He still has a heart murmur, but our family doctor isn't concerned about it and thinks he will outgrow it as he gets older.  He is very pigeon toed and will often trip over his own feet, especially when he runs.  He'll see a pediatrician soon to see if we need to do anything to correct that. 

Here are Little Man's birthday questions for the first time this year!

Q: How old are you?
A: 3 (holds up 4 fingers)

Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Orange. I like a orange.
*Orange has been his favorite color since he was less than 2 years old.

Q: What is your favorite toy to play with?
A: A tractor.

Q: What's your favorite fruit?
A: 'Nacks (as in fruit snacks) and apples

Q: What's your favorite vegetable?
A: pickles
*I googled it-pickles count as a vegetable!

Q: What's your favorite tv show?
A: Barney
*He's actually completely obsessed with The Fresh Beat Band and Bob the Builder right now.

Q: What's your favorite thing to eat for lunch?
A: Chicken

Q: What is your favorite thing to wear?
A: A shirt and socks
*No pants?  Really?

Q: What's your favorite game?
A: A dinosaur one on the 'puner (computer)

Q: What's your favorite snack?
A: Dinner
*Hahahahaha!!  What can I say? The kid loves to eat!

Q: What's your favorite animal?
A: Brown Bear 
*That would be Brown Bear from the Eric Carle book.

Q: What's your favorite song to sing?
A: Jesus Loves Me This I know
*I recorded him singing it and set it as my ringtone.  Too cute!

Q: What's your favorite book?
A: Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Q: What's your favorite thing to drink?
A: Water
*Yup, he really does love water.

Q: What do you like to sleep with at night?
A: My Brown Bear (the book) and my pillow and my John 'Neere blankies and my elephant blankie.

Q: What's your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?
A: Dinner
*Again?!?! 

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: Be a farmer with Daddy

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