Hey you! Turner is two!

As of last Thursday, Turner is two!

The week started off with a bang, when Dad told us to look out front Monday morning. We all looked outside and found a flock of flamingos, along with a happy birthday sign, had landed in our neighbors' front yard. It was pretty exciting. It turns out, Monday was our neighbor's birthday and her friends put them there. We liked it because not only was it our neighbor's birthday and Turner's birthday week, it was Grandpa's birthday too! Happy birthday Grandpa!

On Turner's birthday Thursday, he spent his morning having fun at swim lessons. We waited to celebrate until Dad came home from work and we headed to Rudy's for dinner. When we got home, Turner opened presents, including lots of Llama Llama stuff that he was really excited about, and we celebrated with cookie cake.

Hazel and I were sort of disappointed by one thing on Turner's big day. Maybe our expectations were too high, but we thought he'd be able to talk more (and scream less) once he turned two. I asked Mom why he was still crying instead of asking for things with words, and all day, Hazel kept trying to get him to say "alligator." Guess what -- it didn't happen. So Hazel and I kept asking Mom and Dad why he wasn't talking to us, even though he's two now. 

Friday morning was the opposite of fun, when Turner went to the doctor for his two-year checkup. The doctor said he is in great shape and growing like crazy.  He's 33 1/2 in. tall (25%), weighs 29 lbs, 10 oz (70%), and his head circumference is 49 1/4 cm (75%).

Turner's latest growth chart is on the right side of the blog, or you can see it here.

Turner joined our swim class Friday. Hazel and I were pretty excited; we couldn't stop giggling and messing with Turner the whole time. The instructor was pretty impressed that Turner can already float on his back and willingly jump in while holding his breath by himself.  Turner really likes the water. We are all very happy to have him in our class, especially Mom.

The real fun was Saturday, the day of Turner's birthday party. We had a bunch of friends over to the house for loads of snacks, cake and ice cream. We set up our bounce house, played in our toy room, showed our friends our bedrooms, played outside with sidewalk chalk and blew bubbles. It was a lot of fun.

Sunday was another good day. In the afternoon we went to a playdate with other kids who will start kindergarten with me in the fall. We met lots of other nice parents and kids. Believe it or not, Hazel was acting really shy while we are there! This was the first one, but it will be a weekly playdate, and we're looking forward to getting to know everyone better.

After that, we went to our neighborhood egg hunt. It was a blast. I had my picture taken with a bunny (Turner and Hazel were scared of it), and Hazel had her face painted.

During the egg hunt, Mom took Turner, who didn't get it at all, even if he is two now. He first grabbed an egg, then another, and he wouldn't put them in his basket. The next time Mom looked down, he didn't have any eggs anymore. Then he picked one up and looked at it for a while. Hazel and I fared slightly better; we each got about half a dozen eggs in our basket. But it was very fun.

Click the links for photos of the flamingos and Turner's birthday celebrations.