Daphne's 2-Year Well Child Visit

Daphne had her 2-year well child visit on Thursday. This was the first doctor's visit that she was freaked out about being examined. As soon as we went in the exam room her little eyes started welling up with tears and when the nurse asked me to undress Daphne she started wailing. But we got her calmed down and she got a clean bill of health. Here are the latest stats:

• Weight = 28.4 lb (71st percentile)
• Height = 33" (26th percentile)
• Head Circumference = 18.8" (49th percentile)

Daphne has been so busy imitating her brother this past year that the milestones have been flying by. Here is what she is up to lately:

• Chatterbox: Daphne loves to talk and we are hearing lots of phrases and more and more sentences (e.g. I want my stool). She really hasn't said her name much and is actually talking in the first person. Daphne has been learning some Spanish at school and lately when we ask her questions she replies "si" instead of "yes".
• Budding Artist: Daphne loves to color and do anything artsy! Of course she also likes to make a big mess so we have to keep an eye on her because we have caught her coloring on tables, walls, herself, etc.
• Book Aficionado: Daphne loves books and could be read to all day long. Right now she really likes the books with flaps that lift or books that have big foam or magnetic pieces that you can take in and out.
• Active: Daphne often imitates what Tyler is doing- jumping on his bed, dancing (well, she spins in circles), or just being silly. Although she tries to jump Daphne's feet don't really leave the ground yet. She runs pretty well but still trips on things. Daphne is also getting better at the stairs since we have stairs in our new house. She goes up really well and slides down on her bottom. Daphne is starting to get better at walking down the stairs while holding one of our hands or the railing.
• Explorer: Daphne is super curious and still gets into everything. She climbs pretty well and uses just about anything she can find as a stool (e.g. boxes, toys). Daphne can close doors but thankfully has not figured out how to open standard doors yet. She has figured out how to open the pantry doors so I have to put her favorite treats up high.

The day after Daphne turned 2 we took away the pacifier cold turkey. She couldn't find it when she woke up and we told her that she had lost her last one and didn't need it anyway because she was a big girl now. Daphne transitioned pretty well minus a few rough nap and bedtimes without the pacifier. After about a week she stopped asking for her "paci". We sure don't miss dealing with the pacifier!