Happy Birthday Caroline!

I am a little late with this post...oops! :)
As you may know, my beautiful little girl turned two last week. The time has gone by so quickly and I just can't believe how much she has grown. Caroline has become such a lovable, sweet and hilarious little girl. Watching her figure things out and try new things is amazing to me. She is talking so much and it is so fun to be able to know what she is thinking at all times(because she is constantly talking!).
So here we go....
At two Caroline:
*weighs 27lbs and is 36 1/2 inches (55th percentile for weight and 89th for height.....tall and thin!)
*is wearing a 2T and size 5 diapers (we are trying potty training but she seems to have lost interest for the time being)
*is a picky eater but can be persuaded to try new foods by offering her a "treat". This can be just about anything she likes...pickles, olives, strawberries, blackberries, cookies, etc. I felt guilty bribing her to eat but Scott calls it negotiating. :)
*is feeding herself with a spoon and fork most of the time
*is speaking in short sentences
*repeats everything!
*knows her colors
*counts and recognizes/identifies numbers to 10 (we are starting to work on 11 and 12)
*Is starting to get the concept of letters. She recognizes the letter "C" (and a few others) as a letter and points them out, but doesn't always remember that it is a "C" (sometimes she calls it an "A")
*is starting to recognize more shapes
*runs just about everywhere
*can jump off the ground with both feet
*is super shy in new situations and with new people
*copes with this shyness by closing her eyes when we walk into a room with new people (If I can't see you, you can't see me!)
*once she gets to know you, she isn't shy at all!
*knows a lot of people by name and asks for them if we haven't seen them in a few days (she is constantly asking for Uncle Brian, Auntie Wendy, Joseph, and Auntie Megan...apparently we don't see them enough)
*loves Yo Gabba Gabba and anything related to the show
*loves reading books and being read to. She is getting more in to "big girl books" (not board books) and is very careful with them so she doesn't tear the pages.
*loves playing pretend...in her kitchen, doing her hair, vacuuming, feeding her babies, changing her babies, etc,
*loves coloring and playing with play-doh