Eliza Rose is Two!

A few days after we arrived, Eliza turned 2! This past year Eliza has learned to do many new things. She is so active and loves to play outside and at the park, being read to, singing and dancing, playing hide-and-seek with her brothers, and counting to 10. She likes singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Baby Shark, and her version of the ABC’s. Eliza is very expressive.  She is talking up a storm, and we are decoding more and more of her language each day. She is a sweet and easy going, but very independent. She picks up on how to do things quickly and likes trying to do things on her own. 

Eliza loves being part of the party, which sometimes makes naps challenging, but she is generally still a good sleeper. She sleeps about 10.5 - 11 hours at night and between 1-2 hours during the day, though her daytimes naps really fluctuate and are sometimes even shorter. She is a great eater and likes just about everything she is fed. She especially loves fruits and veggies, meats, and spaghetti, and of course sweets of all kinds. She is eats well with utensils and is getting good drinking out of a regular cup. She will drink anything from a cup except for milk, which she very stubbornly will only drink from a bottle. Eliza is wearing size 3 clothes, size 7 shoes, and size 5 diaper.

We were still in quarantine for her birthday, but we are able to walk around our neighborhood so we enjoyed some time playing outside. Our friends who sponsored us were so nice to pick up cake, balloons, and a gift for her. 

We didn’t have any matches, but we all sang happy birthday and she knew it was something special to celebrate her.

We enjoyed cake and she opened her gift, which was a baby doll. She loves baby dolls and at any point during the day, she may have 3 or 4 in tow. It was a fun day celebrating Eliza, and we are excited for what the next year has in store for her. 

Happy 2nd birthday Eliza Rose, you are so loved!