Today was Kylie’s second birthday party. We had a bar-b-que at Tiffany and Kylie’s house to celebrate. We set a tent up in the backyard and put a table with the food underneath, and there were a couple of seats under there as well. The day was really hot but the fact that a lot of the family was able to make it out from NY more than made up for that.

Tiffany made two cakes, one was shaped like a castle and had Cinderella on it, and the other was shaped like Cinderella’s coach. Eventually I will have pictures of both the cakes and pictures from the rest of the day up in the year three gallery.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLIE!!! As of right now (09:32 am) Kylie is two years old!!

Unfortunately Mommy has to be at work right now (although Kylie is talking to her on the phone) I am fortunate enough to be able to work from home this morning so i can watch her until Tiffany gets off work, and then she will spend the rest of the day with Mommy. We are all very excited because in a few days we will be having visitors in town for Kylie’s Birthday party; Nana, Aunt Wendy, Uncle Sonny, Aunt Brenda, Alex and Shauna will all be coming out to visit. They should arrive in town sometime on Friday and will be staying until next Tuesday, so we will be spending lots of time with the family!

The below information is from Tiffany’s Baby Center email news letter. We are both think it is great that she is in the minority of children that knows her basic colors.

Happy birthday to your 2-year-old!

Many 2-year-olds — girls especially — are ready to start potty training. If your child can pull her pants up and down, follow simple instructions, stay dry for three or four hours (a sign that her bladder muscles are developed enough to hold urine), and dislikes being in a dirty diaper, bring out the potty seat. If she’s not ready, back off and try again in a month or two.

How your toddler’s growing:

Happy birthday! Just yesterday she was a baby, and now she’s 2. Your child spent the bulk of last year developing her motor skills, like walking, running, and grabbing. This year you’ll see a lot of changes in her thinking. About now she can form images in her mind, organize categories, and arrange things in order. Her memory is also improving, and a minority of children at this age will already know their basic colors. Some can count up to five or even to 10.

How your life is changing:

You might be able to have a two- or three-sentence conversation with your toddler. She’s learning new words, getting a handle on grammar, and getting better at describing her needs, wants, and ideas. As her sense of herself as a distinct person grows, she’ll talk about herself — what she’s doing, what she likes, and what she doesn’t like.

When Kylie came over today the first thing I did was take her into my bedroom to show her her new bed, and she loved it! She was all ohs and ahs, and had a lot of fun climbing all over it. She liked that Cinderella was all over it and kept pointing to her and saying “‘rella”. I got a few pictures of her climbing on it and laying on it for the first time, and hopefully I will get those up into the gallery soon. I am so happy that she likes her bed, and her reactions to it have made it more than worth it!

So we just finished assembling a new toddler bed for Kylie, so now when she comes over tomorrow she will have a new bed to sleep in instead of her pack and play. I got her a Disney Princess toddler bed, and I actually got it from Big Lots of all places. I did get the crib mattress from Wal Mart though. It took about 90 minutes for Melissa and I to put the bed together and get it into my room. While we were putting the bed together I was also washing her new bedding, which is also Disney Princess bedding. She even has her own full size pillow now, just like in the picture. I decided to get her all the Disney Princess stuff because she is very into Cinderella right now. So now Kylie has her very own (pink) bed in Daddy’s room for when she comes over and no longer has to nap or spend the night in her pack and play. I have to admit that after the entire thing was assembled and had the bedding put on, I had a nice feeling of pride and accomplishment. I am very excited to see if Kylie likes it tomorrow when she comes over.

I got a phone call this morning from Kylie’s day care asking if I could come pick her up because they think she has pink eye. Knowing that Tiffany had not gone to work yet I called her and asked if she could come and get Kylie from school so I would not have to leave work early. So Tiffany goes and gets Kylie and tells me that it looks like her eye is infected but she has a feeling that it may be her ears, because in the past that has been an indication that Kylie has an ear infection. We were able to get Kylie an appointment to see her doctor for this afternoon and it turns out that Kylie does in fact have pink eye. It does not seem to be bothering her at all, but her eye is a little swollen, pink, and at times mucus-y. She is now on some antibiotic and should be able to go back to daycare by Monday. On a side note, the doctor’s office checked Kylie’s weight and she is now 28lb 14oz, and the doctor is very happy with her current growth.