The Mouse Family Blog

Since our condo is on the market, we have lots of Lauren's stuff in storage and therefore this update doesn't have Lauren pictured with her heifer. Since I'm 29 weeks along, I'm feeling like a cow, so mommy will have to do as a stand-in for the heifer :) This picture is from Easter.

Lauren turned 2 on May 2nd (her golden birthday!) We had her doctor visit a few days later. Here are the stats (75-95%):
Height: 3 feet
Weight: 30 lbs

At two years, Lauren is completely a little person and no where near a baby anymore (except when she pretends to be a baby). She enjoys pretending. Lately her favorite pretend games involve animals. We checked out a few penguin books from the library and she enjoys being the baby penguin while mommy or daddy penguin walk around with her standing on the tops of our feet. She likes being a bear or a lion or anything that roars. She also learned to pretend to serve ice cream from a friend we see at the park. She'll ask if you want vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. She also will pretend to be at the beach playing with pretend buckets, shovels, sand and sea shells. It really makes mommy miss Florida.

Lauren is above all else vocal. She talks in complete sentences so it makes it fun to have conversations with her. The downside is that she can also tell you exactly what she wants and doesn't want... to eat, to wear, to go, to do. We find ourselves trying to reason with her despite the fact that toddlers having a tantrum or engaging in a battle of the wills are not the least bit reasonable. I wish I had a hand held tape recorder to capture all the crazy things she says. Sometimes she even says I love you, please and thank you without being prompted.

Her favorite things are candy and TV (oh wait, I'm not supposed to admit that). Her favorite things are the library and tofu. We try to limit the candy and TV. She likes most foods, especially fruits and cheese. She'll eat veggies and meats and still puts away corn on the cob like it's going out of style. She is not allergic to peanuts, so peanut butter has recently entered the mix.

She loves the new kiddy pool we bought for the deck regardless of the temperature of the water. She likes piggy back rides and would prefer to push her stroller than to ride in it. She can identify several stores by name as we pull into the parking lot...among them Costco and Home Depot. Any orange truck driving by is identified as a Home Depot Truck. She continues to love Thomas the Train above all other toys.

She sleeps well but gets no ribbons for being the longest sleeper. She has all of her teeth except the last 4 "2 year" molars. She goes to the bathroom on the potty sometimes, but we're not really training yet since we assume having a new baby sister will throw any training we might accomplish down the toilet (so to say). She has graduated into the 2 year old class at church and on occasion she declares that some of her little playmates are her "friends." Although she is hard pressed to share her toys with them. We made it a whole year without visiting Children's Memorial hospital.

We look forward to this next year with eagerness and prayer... and with the candy hidden.

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