A Hello Kitty 2nd Birthday Party

We had Avery's birthday party on her actual birthday (May 5th). I was really pleased with how it turned out and Avery had a blast! We were also blessed that my in-laws, brother in law, sister in law, and two nephews came from Massachusetts to celebrate with us. 

 Typical picture of Avery with her cousins

 The girl loves cake!

She got shy when everyone sang Happy Birthday to her. It was so cute!

 My sister in law made the adorable cake

 Photo banner of Avery every month from age 1 to 2

I can't believe my baby doll is 2! I'm loving this age and can't wait to spend many more birthdays with her!

2 YEARS OLD!

 At TWO years old, Avery:

-wears size 18-24 months, 2T, & some 3T clothes, size 5 diapers, and size 6 shoes

-learns new words and phrases every day

-said "I love you" to me for the first time!

- says "gimme kiss" and it's the cutest thing EVER

-knows how old she is. When asked how old she is, she responds with "two" and puts two fingers up

-loves to take pictures with Mommy

-still loves her milk in a bottle. It's going away this month, though!

-has become quite attached to a stuffed Tigger. She takes it everywhere and the stuffing is basically out of the neck where she holds it.

-has taken an interest in Winnie The Pooh movies

-likes to wear her Hello Kitty backpack

-loves stickers

-favorite food is ham

-likes to count things

23 Months Old

At 23 months old, Avery:

-wears size 18-24 months & 2T clothing and size 6 shoes

-wears size 5 diapers

-says "um..like..uh" all the time (oops! Wonder where she got that from?!)

-is very good at matching objects

-loves stickers and coloring

-can count to 10

-is repeating EVERYTHING

-always says "3,2,1 GO!"

Easter 2012

Avery had a lot of fun this year for Easter. Saturday we took her to an egg hunt at the local fairgrounds. Although she was a little confused at first, she caught on and loved it! She grabbed all of the candy and no eggs (smart girl!).

 Then, we went to Grandma and Papa's to color eggs. She really enjoyed it and her favorite part was shaking the eggs in glitter.

  

On Easter Sunday we went to church and then to my parent's house.

 She got an Easter basket from Grandma and Papa

 and Mommy and Daddy.

 I think her most FAVORITE part of Easter though, was the chocolate! That girl knows how to eat a chocolate bunny!

Down Days

I've been feeling pretty down these past few days. I think about the miscarriage EVERY day, but sometimes it just hits me hard. I've just been feeling a little depressed and crying on and off. It doesn't help that almost every time I log onto Facebook there is a new pregnancy announcement. Then I start thinking "that's not fair" "that person doesn't deserve it as much as me" and I have to stop myself. Those thoughts are destructive and don't do any good. God is the only one that can make those judgments.

I'm 5 weeks past the d&c and still waiting for AF to show up. The waiting is terrible! My doctor said to wait 3 months to ttc because the risk of another miscarriage is higher right afterwards. I'm not sure that's entirely true. I'm hearing of other people trying right after they get their first cycle back, though. Also, I'm seeing people getting pregnant the cycle right after their miscarriage and everything turns out perfectly. Can anyone give me any advice about that? I really don't want to wait 3 months, but the thought of another miscarriage is just UNBEARABLE.

I'm so thankful that I have this little girl to make me smile!

Questions

Brittney from Mommy-in-waiting tagged me in a fun questions post!

Here are the rules:

-You must post the rules

-Answer the 11 questions that the tagger posted for you

-Create 11 questions to ask the people you've tagged

-Tag 11 people and link them to your post

-Let them know you tagged them

Questions:

1.What is your favorite piece of decor in your house?

-My antique vanity. It's in our bedroom and it's definitely my favorite thing in our house.

2.What tv show is a guilty pleasure for you?

-One Tree Hill

3.What is your favorite restaurant?

-Applebees

4.If you could live in any other state, where would you choose?

-Texas

5.What kind of car do you drive?

-Cadillac

6.What is the thing you do that wastes the most amount of time in your day?

-My iPhone

7.What is your favorite website right now?

-YouTube

8.Do you have any special talents?

-Special talents....hmm...I guess I don't! How boring am I?

9.What is your favorite feature about yourself?

Physical-my hair

Personality- Compassionate

10.How did you meet your significant other?

-Youth group when we were 16

11.What is your favorite color?

-Green

I tag:

My Life as Marcie

It takes a special kind

Mr., Mrs., and 4 Little Misses

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

The Bigger(s) Picture

Two's Company, Three's a Family

I'm cheating and using the same questions that Brittney asked me and only tagging 6 people. It's late and this mama needs to go to bed!

22 Months Old

At 22 months old, Avery:

-wears size 18-24 month clothing. She's growing out of the 18 month though. She wears size 5 and 6 shoes, but is growing out of the size 5 soon.

-wears size 5 diapers (can still wear 4, but getting a little snug so we moved up)

-learned new signs: couch, window, piano

-can do her name puzzle, shape puzzle, and door matching puzzle (which is a 3Y+ puzzle) She loves puzzles and I love watching her do them!

-loves taking bubble baths at Grandma & Papa's

-says "cheeeeeese!" and smiles a big smile when I take a picture of her

-likes to put on everyone's shoes and walk around the house

-gets rocked to sleep every night in the rocking chair and I LOVE it. I'm really going to miss when she doesn't let me rock her anymore.

(Saying cheeeeese of course)