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Clara's Two-Year Photos

While it was still warm enough outside, we headed out to Glen Orchard park on the edge of town to take Clara's two-year pictures. The mosquitoes were horrendous and I was unfamiliar with how to navigate the large park, so I don't even know if we were in the best area of it for pictures. I wasn't overly happy with how they turned out, so I might try to take more once all the mosquitoes have died. :-) 

These photos also remind me that Clara had her two-year check-up on September 7th and I forgot to post the update from her visit. She is healthy at 23 lbs which is in the 7th percentile. Her height has her in the 10th percentile compared to other kids her age. 

A general Clara update at this age would include:
  • Learning more words every day and speaking in sentences.
  • Working on identifying colors and letters.
  • She still loves mothering babies and also playing hair/doing people's hair, swinging, copying Brynnie, music and books. 
  • Working on potty training. She tries a couple of times a day at daycare and she wears undies sometimes at home, but can't seem to distinguish when she needs to go prior to actually wetting her pants. :-) 
  • Her favorite foods are: hot dogs, mac-n-cheese, green beans, cereal, fruit
  • Has a biting problem, but is quick to 'reset' and say 'sorry.' 










Photo credit: Brynn 









Comments

theweckerlys said…
All good ones! So pretty.
Grma Holly said…
So cute!
shelly said…
I think they turned out great.

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