I know we say this every time one of the girls has a birthday, but we'll say it again: We can't believe another year has gone by. It seems like it was just yesterday we were welcoming little Gwendolyn into the family. But on Thursday, our little girl celebrated her second birthday.
As you'd expect, Gwen has changed a ton since her first birthday. She's talking in full sentences. She loves to play, color and blow bubbles. She also loves Dora the Explorer and Disney Princesses (especially Jasmine). Her favorite foods are bananas, macaroni and cheese, corn on the cob, and scrambled eggs. And, of course, her bald little head has been replaced by a mop of curly blonde hair.
At her 2-year checkup on Monday, she weighed 24.2 lbs (18%), was 33.75 inches tall (48%) and had a 19.25 inch head (85%).
On her birthday, we started off the morning with donuts before heading to school (where she gobbled up even more donuts with her friends). After school, we opened up birthday presents from Mom and Dad.
Gwen's big gift was a new wagon for her and Morgan to ride in. She also opened up a set of Aladin figurines (including Jasmine, of course), a "Jasmine Castle" (as she squealed with glee), the third book in the Knuffle Bunny series (Knuffle Bunny Free), baby princess dolls, and a Blu-ray of Toy Story 2. ("Buzz and Woody in there!" she said)
After dinner, we took the birthday girl for a spin in her new wagon. And of course, no birthday would be complete without singing Happy Birthday and eating cake. Gwen blew out her candles like a champ (must be all her experience blowing bubbles).
On Friday morning, we continued Gwen's birthday celebration at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. Gwen was only about 7 months old the last time we took her to Please Touch, so it was all new to her. She loved splashing in the duck pond, and picking out groceries in the kid-sized market (she cleared out their entire banana section).
After cooking dinner and delivering some mail, Gwen gave an MRI to a baby doll before exploring Wonderland with Mom, Morgan and Aunt Lindsay. Her birthday adventure was over, but her birthday weekend was just beginning.
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