Two

It's been over a week and a half since Aubrey's official birthday (seriously?!), and I wanted to jot down her pediatrician stats/overall personality for my mommy records.

I'll start with her stats from her 2-year check up:

Weight: 33 lbs. 3 oz. (above 95th percentile)
Height: 37 1/4 inches (above 95th percentile)

Bonus: Daniel was able to come to Aubrey's appointment! She loved having him there (as did I!) and was such a brave girl when it was time to get shots and draw blood (just for a routine screening of iron levels). It amazes me how different she is when Daniel is around -- it truly illustrates just how important building that daddy/daughter relationship is with a little girl.

When the pediatrician walked into the exam room, she stood at the door and just stared at Aubrey. Finally she uttered, "SHE'S HUGE!"

(To this day, I have never met another little girl Aubrey's age that was bigger than her.)

The pediatrician spent the first 10 minutes of our visit just advising us on how to handle Aubrey's "size". She told us to try and make comments in public such as, "Remember, Aubrey, now that you are 2 years old, you need to act like a big girl..." because people will see her and assume she's 3 or 4.

A prime example during a trip at Chick-fil-a just a few weeks ago:

The girl with Aubrey in the pictures below is 4 years old. She's not "small" for her age either -- she's an average sized 4-year-old. Needless to say, this little girl L-O-V-E-D Aubrey, and they played together the entire time.

So, anyway...we have a friendly giant living in our house. According to height predictors, she'll be 6 ft. or taller by the time she turns 18. We'll see how accurate that ends up being...

Now that we've covered Aubrey's outer shell, let's take a look at what she's like on the inside.

SWEETNESS.
Oh, is she sweet...
Anytime we go to pick her up from the church nursery or from Mother's Day Out, the comment from her teachers is always the same: Aubrey is the SWEETEST little girl! For awhile Daniel and I would just laugh and say, "This one?!" She is sweet at home, but she really lays it on thick when she's in public.

HILARIOUS.
This little girl has us cracking up all the time. She is a ham, a clown, a performer. I call her my "goofy-goose" a lot.

DRAMA QUEEN.
In conjunction with "HILARIOUS."...One of Aubrey's favorite things to do lately is watch herself cry in the mirror. It's quite a sight to see. She'll stop mid-tears, laugh, and then pick back up with the waterworks. She also likes to watch herself dance and sing in the mirror or any other reflective surface for that matter...like the fireplace doors, for example...



STUBBORN.
Aubrey hit a long awaited milestone at the conclusion of her birthday party. She handed over all her bottles to Baby Andrew. Because, as we all know, bottles are for babies and 2-year-olds are NOT babies.

She has refused to drink even a single ounce of milk since that moment on Saturday. She doesn't ask for her bottle -- she is fully aware that she gave them all to Baby Andrew -- but she wholeheartedly refuses to drink milk from her sippy cup.

LITTLE MOMMA.
Being a Mommy is, by far, Aubrey's favorite thing to pretend. She changes diapers on every doll/animal she has, feeds them, teaches them, reads and sings to them. The scene you're about to watch has been trimmed down -- it went on and on and on. You'll also get a tiny peak at her bossy-ness. (please disregard the mess, laundry basket, and sound of the dryer in the background.)

And as any good mother would do...Aubrey even picks their little boogers.
She starts out trying the nose suction, but as we all know, fingers are way more efficient. :)



My, my...how Miss Aubrey has changed in one year...

Didn't she JUST turn 1?

Sniff...Sniff...