The Scifres Family: My baby turns 2!!

I started this post a few weeks after her birthday and never posted it! The last few months have been challenging to say the least. Besides all of the wonderful sickness of the first trimester of pregnancy we've had the stomach flu, RSV, ear infections, and several colds go through our house in just 2 short months! I am happy to report we are all healthy and hope that stays around for a while!

Here is the post from right after her birthday with her 2 year stats.

She is two! I still can't believe that it has already been two years since the day she was born. Lately, all she has wanted us to do is show her videos and pictures from her birth. She watches them over and over again and calls herself, "Itty Bitty Ava." She loves to hear me tell the story of when she was born. She will say, "mommy cried and Ava cried."

Ava had her birthday party at "Art Zone," which is a fun creative art center near our house. She loved it! At first she was a little shy and stuck by my side, but eventually warmed up and was on cloud 9 the rest of the party.

Here are some two year old stats for my spunky, beautiful Ava:

- Talking in sentences, asks questions, and answers the ones we ask her.
- Refers to herself in the first person (I, my), although me is still hard for her. When she wants me to hold her she will say, "hold you mommy," when she really means, "hold me."
- Counts up to 15, but without the number 5. For some reason she is not a fan of the number 5, so she has decided to leave it out.
- When you ask her to spell her name she says, "A and V" Almost there, just one letter away. It's nice to have a short name when your a two year old trying to spell it.
- Her favorite song is, "What does the Fox Say." We probably listen to it about 10 times a day so it is constantly stuck in our heads. She can pretty much repeat the entire song and usually does in the mornings when she's laying in her crib waiting for me to come get her.
- She has hair, and lots of it! It is a mix of straight and curly. Still not sure which way it will go. My hairdresser said it will become straight because it is on top and apparently that is the indicator for your hair type. It is always a constant matted mess in the back of her head, partly because we rush out the door in the morning and she won't let me do much except comb it.
- Weight 24.5 lbs and 35 1/2 inches tall.