Happy 2nd Birthday, Kylie Bean!

Happy Birthday, Kylie!

In true (Emily) Barlow fashion, Kylie has been enjoying her birthday for several days! She had two birthday parties over the weekend, and we played at the mall today which is one of her favorite activities! Her first birthday party was on Saturday night with our families. It was pretty low key...We had a pizza party and enjoyed the company and family time! On Sunday, she had another co-birthday party with her friend Ellasen. Ella's birthday is on the 21st and she is a year older than Kylie, but they seem to enjoy sharing the love! Kylie's nickname is Bean and Ella's nickname is Bug, so they had a Jelly Bean/Lady Bug theme! All of their little friends came over for food, fun, crafts, and games! It was a lot of fun, and super cute! We are so grateful for our wonderful family and friends who have loved and spoiled our little girl! Thank you!

Today (November 19th) is her actual birthday. I woke her up by singing "Happy Birthday" to her, and ever since then she has been saying "Happy Day." I think after 3 days of singing it to her, she is finally catching on! :) Jon worked today, so I took Kylie to the mall play area, which is one of her favorite places! We met up with Ellasen, Witten, and Helen, which are some of her besties! Thankfully, Jon was able to get home from work at an early time, so we took Kylie to Noodles for supper! She loves all things pasta! Then we had some low key family time later this evening.

 Blowing out her candle on her delicious cake from Grandma Barlow!

 Kylie's cousins enjoying their cake.

These are the 3 E's: Emmit, Elias, and Espen

 Opening presents!

She got the little pink recliner from Grandma and Grandpa King!

She is obsessed! 

 Telling and showing us that she is "TWO!"

 Kylie and Ella in their birthday outfits!

 Blowing out her candles on her jelly bean cupcake!

 Loving her cupcake! YUM!

The Lady Bug/Jelly Bean Cake that I made and decorated!

It tasted better than it looked! :) 

As for her 24 month update...Kylie is changing so much every day. She is constantly learning new words, new tricks, and new behaviors. Some of her favorite things right now include talking, playing with her toys seeing friends, looking at pictures on my phone, and going to "school" and gymnastics. Her favorite toys are her babies, stroller, shopping cart, chair, and books. She also loves to look at pictures of "bapa" (grandpa) and "mema" (Mia) on my phone. Her best friends are Witten, Helen, Ellasen, Annabelle, and Halle.

Unfortunately, Kylie has discovered temper tantrums recently. She does not like being told, "no," having toys taken away, or feeling frustrated. If we are at home, those three things typically result in a tantrum, which involves tears and screams. For some reason she rarely has tantrums in public or at other peoples' houses. She is getting better at baths, but still is not a huge fan of getting out. She hates wearing socks and footie pajamas. She cries and says, "off" when I attempt to get her to wear them. She is quite independent, which is generally a blessing, but can be horrible when she runs away from me in parking lots or in the store. Thankfully, she will still sit fairly well in a stroller or shopping cart.

She is continuing to meet tons of milestones, which is so fun to see! She recently completed her first gymnastics class, in which she learned how to run, jump, march, bear crawl, and kick! Her dada also taught her how to "lurk," which is walking crouched down with her arms out in front of her! It's hilarious! She says tons of words, though about 50% of them only Jon and I can understand. My favorites are "pop tart," "stroller," "bib," and "bed." She also says two word sentences, such as "More please," and "No Huey." She has started singing along to songs, especially songs with repeated words like, "Oh baby," and "ever, ever, ever." She also likes songs with hand motions, and will attempt to do all the motions. She LOVES being read to, and will "read" to others by pointing at pictures and saying what the pictures are. She knows A LOT of animal sounds and body parts, though she always points to her wrist instead of her "elbow." She knows her age, but can't figure out how to hold up two fingers...Instead, she just does some random gang signs. She seems to have a pretty good memory. She remembers her Halloween costume, and where all of her friends live. Whenever we are approaching their neighborhoods, she starts to say the name of whichever friend we are going to see. She also goes to day care for 2 hours on Friday mornings when I go to Bible Study, and last week I asked her what she was going to play with at day care. She said "baby" and "stroller." Afterwards, I asked the sitter what she played with...a baby and a stroller! :) She is currently growing in her canines, so she is up to 16 teeth. She is wearing mostly 2T clothes, with a few 18-24 months items mixed in. She wears size 4 diapers during the day, and size 5 at night. She also wears size 6 shoes. She is still a great sleeper and pretty good eater...Her routine has not changed too much in recent months. She gets up around 8am, eats breakfast at 8:30am, eats lunch at 11:30am, takes a nap from 1:30-4/4:30pm, eats supper around 5:30pm, and goes to bed between 8-8:30pm.

 TWO YEARS OLD!

Two years ago when Kylie was born prematurely, I never imagined I would have such a sweet, silly, smart girl. She was such a chill, little peanut, and she has grown and changed so much. I love her little personality so much and can't wait to see what the next year brings! We are so blessed! :) We love you, Kylie!