2 YEARS OLD!

Zuri is 2 years old.  No longer would I tell someone how many months old she is, although near the end of the first year I was having to remember how many months old she was.

This year she got 2 Birthday parties.  One small party on her actual birthday, with her cousins Grey and Ashby and Nana and Papa at Chuck e Cheese.  Her other party was a bigger party with family and Pedro's mom at Nana's house.

Zuri had so much fun at Chuck E Cheese.  As soon as we walked in she took off running and never looked back.  She loved the horse ride the most!  We had such a good time.  She was really so entertained by the rides and everything that we had to wrangle her just to get her to open presents.

Skee ball, but it was a little too hard...

So, it's easier to walk up and put the ball under the glass!

This ride had "wind" blowing as you drove!

Drinking her beloved soda, that she gets rarely.

Driving a police car like daddy!

The best ride!

Picking his booger.  She was nearing the end of a cold and I had just wiped her boogers!

So excited!

Excited!  For the cake? The candles? I have no idea!

She blows "up" not forward-so she needed a little help!

Pure excitement!

!!!!!

Happy!!

Of course the night was long and she was over tired, so she pretty much started her 2nd year off about the way people say 2 year old kids act, with a massive tantrum.  That was so much fun to deal with!!

Her birthday party at Nana's was great.  She had a Minnie themed birthday party and loved all the balloons, Minnie's and all the people.  She definitely loves being around kids and playing.

Grey and all the kids were very helpful

Looking at her birthday brownies...

So excited for kitchen supplies!

No cake this year, just brownies because they are her absolute favorite!

Grandma Topper (she said "Grandma" when she was looking for her)

Chyler helping Zuri with her balloon

Chyler and Zuri being fed pixie stix like baby birds!

She got some great things from people that she loves and has had such a fun start to her second year.  She especially loves a kitchen stool that Nana got her so she can stand at the counter and help me in the kitchen.  She likes her own kitchen and oddly loves a "popper".

Zuri's language skills have gotten better, but she still doesn't talk a lot.  She calls Minnie Mouse "B", which I have no idea where that has come from.  I can decipher some of her words, but none of them are super clear except things like Stella, Ball, No or "Here you go".  She talks a lot and she loves to read to me.  At night she wants me to sit in front of her and she has her balls, minnie and horse and she reads me her books.  If I ask her to point things out in the book she can point out almost everything I see on the page.  Animals, foods, things like grocery carts, cash register, ghosts, fish, flowers....etc.  But she doesn't say any of them.

Her favorite things right now are still a ball (any kind) she has a favorite one (a small basketball) but any will do.  She loves going to gym day care, where as soon as we walk in someone asks if she wants a ball and they take her to go get one.

Recently we have started to try to work on going on the potty (not successful), but she likes to say "Pee" and "Poo" on "Potty".  Yet, she doesn't want to go on the potty.  But she will tell me she has "pee" or "poo", although most of the "poo" is actually pee.

One hilarious thing was that one morning I came in and she said "B Poo".  I told her it was ok.  She kept saying it.  Then I looked in the crib and Minnie had split open on her bottom and Zuri had taken the stuffing out and she was calling it "poo!"  Now I take Minnie to the potty and use a syringe to show her that "B" has peed in the potty.  So, now in the morning and random times she tells me that "B potty" and so I take her and have "B" go potty.  Hoping this helps get us potty trained sooner rather than later!

She has been difficult to lay down for bed at times, both at nap and bed time.  She tells me that she wants something, but I can't understand her.  I usually let her out and let her go find it, which works sometimes.  But other times she tells me "book" over and over and she really is just trying to delay her bedtime because I have offered her every book we have in the room!  Her screaming usually only lasts a few minutes and then she quiets down.


I am really hoping her communication skills pick up soon.  We have a lot of problems because she is definitely opinionated and knows what she wants, but I have no idea what she is talking about!

Zuri stats:
Height: 36 inches(again never sure on height, this one was standing and she was in hysterics at the dr) 80%
Weight: 29lbs 9oz -82%
Head : 19.02 inches 72%
Clothing Size: Pretty much 3t is what I buy
Shoe size: Newly size 7

Likes:
Bubble Guppies
Minnie/Mickey/Goofy
Mac and Cheese
Shoes
Animal Crackers
Standing on her kitchen stool
Bath
Pretzels
Technology-phones, ipads, computers
Soda

Dislikes:
Nap/Bed time
Diaper changes
Asking HER to sit on the potty, especially without pants on.
"Mama" not being around ALL THE TIME
Me not understanding her (frequent)