We've moved into not-always-terrible twos quite smoothy!
He's quite the opinionated one right now. He tells you where he wants to go, what he wants to do and when he wants to stop. At times he is quite the handful. When he gets upset (which is for almost anything now - google "why my son is crying" and those pics pretty much sum up our life) he lies out in the floor and throws a tantrum. Such a frustrating thing really, especially because you want to avoid being those parents. And we try to avoid the physical punishment route so we go for time-outs. It works most of the time. There's definitely a lot of patience required in raising a toddler, especially one as active as ours.
He's in daycare again, as of November. It was a huge adjustment for him this time. It took approx 3 weeks for him to get used to being left and enjoying himself while there. He was there for a week and the teacher was saying she didn't know he smiled. He was so traumatized. But we're hoping to move him to a different school soon...somewhere he can learn instead of just being kept.
He hasn't been to the doc in a while...so my guess is:
Ht: 32
Wt: 26.5 lbs
wears: size 18mo-24mo
favorites: fruit - anything, veggie - green beans, carrots & broccoli, tv show - Sofia the First
Sleeping: we're pretty much in the same boat as before. We're staying with my aunt's now so he's still sleeping in the room with us. We have some nights of sleeping all night but other times he wakes up and finishes the night in our bed. This too shall pass... he'll have his own room soon!
Eating: eats pretty much everything, though he has moments where he doesn't eat what he usually likes. He's a huge fan of fruits and veggies, which I'm quite proud of. wEats chicken, and likes sausage. Overall a great eater which is a huge blessing!
Accomplishments: running, learning to jump, and LOTS of talking. He's starting with the "why?" which is somewhat amusing because I think it's reflexive and he doesn't really care why. His favorite phrase this past month is "Ewwwwww, gwooooooss" which is the most hilarious thing you've ever heard. He's also a little cleaner which I've decided is God's blessing to me to counteract his dad's messiness. As soon as there is a spill he's asking for a "tow" (paper towel) to clean it up. His favorite Christmas gift was his own broom and dust pan, haha! And still no potty training. We tried like 20 months while I was home with him but he didn't care when he was wet so it was kinda moot trying. Daycare will be teaching him soon!
I pray we can control this little ball of energy to allow him to be someone great, a man who loves the Lord. I pray he finds his gift and that we can help him cultivate it. It is definitely a joy and journey watching him grow!
