Lucy's Second Birthday!

Can't believe that my little baby is already 2! We had a small party for her but I was so busy preparing dinner and cleaning up that I didn't even take any pictures. But since my sister got her fancy new digital SLR, I wasn't too concerned because her pictures would be much better than mine. So if you're interested in see some of the pics, you can look here at my sister's blog post.

In other news, Lucy also had her two year appointment. And she is finally back on the charts! She was classified as "Under the 5th percentile" for her weight most of the past year because she was so small (although still growing).

Weight: 22 lbs 11 oz (officially in the 5th percentile)
Height: 34 inches (50th percentile)
Head Circumference: 48 1/2 cm (75th percentile)

Such a skinny little girl but has some decent height and some huge brains! We're hoping for an early potty trainer too because she been going pee and poo on her little potty at home for several weeks all by herself. The only problem is, she only does it when she is naked from the bottom down. I guess we'll just have her in a lot of dresses this summer!

New Hair

It was time for a new haircut.

INSPIRATION:
Carey Mulligan. Did you know that she was in Pride and Prejudice? She played Kitty. Wasn't a fan of that hair but I think that she is so darling in real life. I haven't seen her in anything else although I'm really wanting to see An Education and Never Let Me Go.

This actually happened a couple of weeks ago and my hair has already grown so much.

BEFORE:
I rarely wear my hair down. If I take the time to curl it with a curling iron, it looks pretty decent. Above, it just has weird waves from having it in a ponytail which is how I have my hair 90% of the time:
Then I get all these weird, wispy flyaway hairs around my face.


AFTER:
It didn't really end up looking like my inspiration but that has more to do with my hair - it's thick, coarse, and wiry and if it is too short, it puffs out like a chia pet. I need to look for some more Asian inspiration next time. But it's fun - just higher maintenance. I have to style it, otherwise, it looks like crap. Thankfully, with some Bumble & Bumble styling creme, it doesn't take long at all. But no more rolling out of bed. It's still long enough to be able to do a few fun different things - wear a headband, put some barrettes in. I'm still dying to go with a pixie cut but not sure if that can work for my hair...