Palmer woke up to a room full of balloons and chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. We did a loosely-themed-bubble party. She got a bubble machine for her birthday and that was a hit. Uncle Tim made home-made Korean Pho. Yum yum! Everybody loved it. My tummy so happy. I made Palmer's cake and I have to admit that it sure was delish.
Palmer was given such special and thoughtful gifts by everyone that came. Linkan even got some gifts. What's up with that?!? ;-) (Linkan has been taking the adorable Pony from Jing with her EVERYwhere.) Molly took Grampy's stepstool (it was his as a child), painted it and wrote her name on it. Too cute. The highlight of the day was unveiling the baby cradle that was refurbished and given to Palmer. Grampy fixed up the vintage find, Gramy painted it and our friend Rhonda made a special quilt and bedding to match. So much love put into that special gift for her. Palmer plays with it nearly every day. She also got THE most adorable monkey apron, handmade by Grandma P. She walks around with her apron and monkey bag (also made by Grandma P) like she is hot stuff.
Palmer had a wonderful day. Quite a contrast from her first birthday (a little overwhelmed!). I love the little person that she is now and is becoming. She is Ben's personality inside my body...so it's easy for me to understand and love her. She makes you work for smiles if you are new to her but once you're in the fold, you're golden. She is feisty. I won't have to worry about whether she will be able to stand up for herself. No doubt. She is an observer. She studies things and is cautious...but once she makes up her mind, she is fearless. Her speech is above the cut. She talks and enunciates so well that I regularly get comments when we are out in public. She loves playing with babies. She loves to ask questions. She loves making us crack up. Recently, she has started telling me randomly through out the day, "I love my daddy." She loves her big sister. 80% of the time, they play well together. Linkan makes up a pretend world and she will
play and go right along with it. The other 20% of the time involves not sharing and shrieking. Haha
At her 2 year check up, she was 7%tile in weight (that is up from the last visit!) and 29% in height. She has grown 2 inches in 6 months!
She is a blessing, an absolute gem and I love her so.
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