The Pavelka Family: Madelyn Turns 2!

Happy 2nd birthday (yesterday!) to our beautiful daughter, Madelyn! I would have posted all of this yesterday, but with work and the birthday celebration and Maddy deciding that 2 year olds don't have to sleep, I just didn't get to it!

Maddy is officially 2, and is definitely acting like she has entered the Terrible Twos. We hear a lot of "no, that's mine!" and "go away now". The tantrums have also begun, especially when she doesn't get a toy or object that she wants. She has become very picky about food, and has made the decision that sleep is overrated. It's way too much fun staying awake and getting into trouble.

Once upon a time, we were worried that Maddy was slightly delayed in meeting her milestones. Well, let me reassure everyone that it is no longer a concern of ours! Maddy is talking ALL of the time now, and is learning new things every day. She can already count to 20 and knows every letter in the alphabet. She knows all of her colors, and loves identifying them wherever she goes! She loves books, and has memorized her favorites: "The Monster At The End of This Book", "My First Book of Numbers", and "Little Quack's ABC's".

We spent her birthday evening out to dinner at Home Run Inn, where she ate a little bit of pizza, and devoured her ice cream sundae. She then spent the night in our bed, not as a special birthday treat, but because she was keeping her sister awake!

We love our little Madelyn and are so proud of her!

Here are some stats:

Height, weight, head circumference: tbd at her doctors appointment on October 7th!

Shoe size: 5

Clothing size: 2T

Diaper size: 5

Some of our favorite Madelyn phrases:

"So, what do you want to do?"

"That's a big tower, huh?"

"Mama read Monster ehehehsss Book" (Monster at the End of This Book)

"Oh no, it's a terrible mess!"

"What happened? I don't know either."

"Haha, funny!" (She says as she's laughing)

Maddy likes...

Reading books, watching "Clifford's Puppy Days" or "Super Why", coloring, going to gymnastics, counting, identifying her numbers or letters, cuddling, playing with her sister Taylor, building with blocks or Legos, dressing up, making messes, playing with her "Baby" (red sock monkey), swimming, listening to music, her new cousin Lillian, shoes of all sizes and styles, and playing outside.

Maddy dislikes...

Sleeping in the pack and play (sorry Maddy, only a couple more months until we are in our own house again!), sleeping in general, getting her nails clipped, being told "no", smiling for the camera (as seen below), having toys taken from her, and getting her diaper changed.