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no matter how you say it, it doesn't change the fact that katelyn is no longer our little baby. she is now our big girl. on may 8th, we celebrated katelyn's second birthday. i'm pretty sure i said this last year too, but i can't believe she is growing up so fast. i've loved seeing her personality develop and grow these past two years, and i've loved seeing her understanding increase. she really does bring us so much happiness and keeps us laughing each and every day.

as i was purusing through all of our pictures of katelyn, i couldn't pick just one to share. so i decided to share many, in no particluar order.katelyn's first year.

she was always a very content baby. we had no problems putting her down for a while, holding her, getting her down for naps. as a newborn when she woke up to eat she never cried, only grunted very softly. she was a very happy baby. she did get quite attached to her mommy and daddy and only let us hold her for a while though.katelyn's second year.
her personality has popped! she's funny, wild and rambunctious, but can also be very calm, sweet and cuddly. she loves other people and especially her little friends and of course, as any two year old, loves attention.

some things i want to remember about katelyn at this point in time:

• is a talker...and repeats everything we say and more
• can finally jump. yea! two feet actually come off the floor
• knows all of her letters
• can count to 10 and does so often
• is sleeping in a toddler bed. the change went so much more smoothly than we planned
• knows circle, square, heart, star and triangle
• knows all of her colors
• loves to sing songs and do the actions. her personal favorites right now are the wiseman song, go bananas and itsy-bitsy spider.
• can throw a tantrum with the best of them
• gets so excited when her daddy comes home from school
• loves puzzles and play-doh and can play with both for a long time
• loves to be outside
• favorite phrase: it's mine
• loves to talk on the phone to "pampa"
• loves nursery. thank you nursery leaders!
• is still an extremely picky eater
• loves to help me clean whether it is putting away toys, sweeping, vacuuming or putting dishes away

to celebrate her birthday we invited katelyn's best little friends over to play some games and eat some cupcakes. her birthday party theme was all pink. we ate pink foods, decorated with pink paper and passed out pink favors. it was a great party. her friends, grandparents and parents all did a wonderful job of spoiling her. thanks everyone! happy birthday big girl!