She's 2

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Nola turned 2 on May 25th and it's taken me this long to publish the news. The top picture is birthday number 1, and the one just below is birthday number 2. I was so thrilled that she finally fit into her Chinese dress, compliments of a very dear friend. All along I planned that she would wear this dress on her 2nd birthday.

May was a busy month. Not only did I get to celebrate my 2nd Mother's Day, but I also (reluctantly) became a year older (big sob). In other exciting news, I've gone back to school. I enrolled in a weekend certification program at FAU. The class is held every Saturday (all day), and come mid-August I'll be one smarter cookie ;) The class will provide me with an executive certification in project management and get me one step closer to sitting for the PMP exam. I'm not sure I'll go for that right away, but will see how the next couple of months play out.

Nola and I are spending some extra special time together these days. We're attending a Mommy and Me class twice a week and this has been wonderful for my shy girl. We haven't had much opportunity to mix and mingle with other little ones and their mommies to date. We also hit story time at my town's local library once a week, too.

The little squirt recently had her 2 year wellness exam and checked in at 19.9 lbs. She's not on the charts for weight, but for height she's at about the 3rd percentile, measuring 32.5 inches tall. Aside from a slight language delay, she is doing fabulously well. We started weekly speech therapy about 2 months ago and that, along with our participation in mommy and me, should help in the language area.

Enough babbling. Onto pictures...

Noli, Mom-Mom, & Omi

(my b-day)

Nola's B-day Cake

Noli's new pool

Easter pics & a small update

Easter 2008, 10 months

Easter 2009, 22 months

Sorry for the rather lengthy delay between posts. I realize that Easter was almost a month ago. Clearly, I must improve my blogging habits. Afterall, I don't want Noli to think our life was a bore ;) So, let me catch you up on the latest...

Egg Hunt & Easter
Look at the 'then' and 'now' pictures. WOW! Noli was too young last year to do the hunt, but this year was different. She was in egg hunt training for a few days before the hunt. When the big day arrived, and they said 'go', she became overwhelmed with the sea of moms, dads & other kiddos running to the field to fetch eggs. I was right there with her, but only when the crowd thinned did she finally decide it was ok to fetch some eggs.

We enjoyed wonderful weather on Easter Sunday and Noli was able to dress up in a beautiful dress passed down from her friend, Isabella. She looked so cute in her flowery sandals and dress. See for yourself!

22 Month Update
Nola had a 22 month wellness check a few weeks ago and checked in at 18.8 lbs and 31.5 inches tall. No chub on this girl and it seems she will likely be taller than her mommy!! She eats well and some favorites include:

Boar's Head turkey breast
cheese, cheese, cheese
yogurt
Berries - strawberries, blackberries, blueberries (NO raspberries)
pineapple
waffles with maple syrup
scrambled eggs with cheese
mashed potatos
mashed cauliflower with cheese
chicken breast (especially from Pollo Tropical or rotisserie style)
white rice
ice cream
chocolate
H2O - she loves water
Stouffer's spaghetti and meat balls, cheese lasagne or meat lasagne
mac 'n cheese

Noli is in the copying everyone stage...we look at her and wonder what she's doing and then realize she is mimicking one of our actions or stances. THIS IS HILARIOUS and ever-so-cute. She loves The Little Einstein's, Elmo, balloons, bubbles, and being outdoors.

She loves walking dogs (see previous post). Not long ago during one of our trips to the Farmer's Market, she walked up to anyone who had a dog and wanted to hold the leash. Many folks obliged which made Noli so happy and proud.

Ok...onto the pics-

Easter Sunday (22.5 mos)

No Kiss for mommy...hmmmm!!

Kiss Kiss Omi

Kiss Kiss Moni

Tante Moni & Noli

Egg Hunt with Omi

Crazy Hair (22 mos)

almost 22 mos.

Egg Hunt 2008 - Isabella, Melanie, Nola

Noli found her calling...

...as a dog walker. She loves to walk Teddy, my aunt's chow, and she takes this job quite seriously. This time I had my camera close and was able to snap several shots. (pics taken April 19th, just shy of 23 months)