The party was last weekend, but I'm pretty sure we're still recovering. It came on us quickly the Saturday after 4th of July weekend (our third weekend in a row at the lake) and a whirlwind trip to Charlevoix with mom, Dave and Laurel, and Steve, Erin, and Xander. It was a blur of grocery shopping, cleaning, cooking and baking, yard work, balloons, wrapping paper, cupcakes, squirt guns, and toddlers. We left the party mess at the house to go to a Lugnuts game, and got home late. In fact, as I was putting Nellie to bed, she said, "I'm finally three!" I told her she wasn't officially three until midnight, but when I looked at my phone it was 12:02!
It was fun, but the day after, I told Kevin to remind me next year not to throw a party. So much work. So many presents. But he pointed out that it's fun to have everyone over, and it's the perfect time of year for it. It gives us a good excuse to clean house and yard. So the girls are in luck; birthdays aren't canceled.
Nellie's actual birthday was relaxing in comparison! We all slept until 9:00. The girls played with the new toys and read the new books and ate Cocoa Krispies for breakfast (we're continuing the Wacyk "birthday cereal" tradition.) Mom and Dad had us over for a wonderful lunch to say good-bye to Dave and Laurel--well, the food was wonderful; the good-bye was horrid as usual. The girls both fell asleep on the way home, we had leftover hot dogs for supper, and Kevin took Nellie for a bike ride after Annie went to bed.
The girls went to see Dr. Dave the next morning for their check-ups. They were very good (so I was very relieved!) Here are the stats--
Annie's height: 30.5 inches
Annie's weight: 18 lbs.
Head circumference: 17.5 inches
Chest circumference: 16.5
75th percentile for height, 5th percentile for weight!
Nellie's height: 38.5 inches
Nellie's weight: 32 lbs.
Over the span of just a couple of weeks, Annie learned to crawl, pull herself up, cruise furniture, stand on her own, and walk holding our hands or a push toy. She doesn't sit still anymore, that's for sure! We're amazed every day by the new things she can do and the things she understands. She has a top tooth, too. Just today Annie started telling us what a doggy says and what a lion says, playing in the sandbox, and copying Nellie's fake burping noises. So sophisticated, our girls.
Nellie loves Disney princesses (her new Snow White movie is a huge hit. Along with the princess sleeping bag and Cinderella doll from Grandma Cathy, and the Belle doll from us,) the movie Annie, and Dora. She's still crazy about Sesame Street and Curious George. Kevin found a kid-sized guitar at Woldumar and is teaching Nellie to play it. She makes up stories and songs and games (though all the games are "like hide-and-seek." As in, she'll give us a choice of Beepo, Bonko, or Borka, and you pick Beepo, and she tells you it's like hide-and-seek, but it really is exactly hide-and-seek.) She likes to write letters that sound more like prayers. "Dear Emmy, thank you for this day. Thank you for Nellie and Annie. Love, Emmy."
I know I've said it before, but one of the best parts of life right now is watching Nellie and Annie learn about being sisters. Nellie climbs in the crib with Annie and they sing songs and dance around. Though that also means they can't nap in the same room. They hug and kiss and play "bonky sisters" where they bump heads and laugh wildly. Again, very sophisticated. Nellie blames her transgressions on Annie, which is bad of course, but also part of growing up. They steal each others' toys and always want to play with the same thing. They keep each other company and entertain one another.
Their birthdays remind me of their births, and how quickly they are growing up. But that's okay; every day is an adventure and teaches us new things. We're having fun.
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