You finally learned how to walk and are doing more than that
now! Thank goodness for Physical and Occupational Therapy. They really helped
you catch up to where you needed to be. You started walking at 18 months, which
was boarder line, but it definitely brought new possibilities to a toddler. You
are a lot faster and more efficient when it comes to getting to places.
Speaking of places, your favorite places (now, maybe not
then) are the park, the zoo, the library, the duck pond, and grandparents’
houses. You always loved the park pre-walking days and I’m so glad it’s warming
up so we can take you again! You weren’t too fond of animals until recently,
but now you love them! Especially ducks. You love feeding ducks and getting too
close to the edge. Lastly, you love playing with toys at the grandparents’
home, but you don’t like sharing too much with your cousins.
You are beginning to play with other children and it’s just
so darn cute. I have to thank your “aunt” Crystal for taking you the days I go
to school so you can play with Rachel to your heart’s content. Another one of your favorite buddies is your
cousin Hudson. You two are glued at the hip when you are together. I never saw
it coming, seeing as Hudson is three years older, but you play so well with him
and he thinks you are a doll! You now have been in nursery for six months.
Luckily mommy subbed in nursery during the crucial time period: you never had
serious separation anxiety! I worked in nursery and know how difficult it can
be for everyone. You love snacks (especially fruit snacks), their cars, and
bubbles.
Oh, bubbles. That is another recent thing and one of the few
things you can say. You can also say baby, ball, bye, bum-bum, Beau (another
cousin), daddy, no, car, cartoon, choo-choo (for train of course), nani (you
made it up yourself and it means food), one-two-three-go, mama (on rare
occasions – you call me daddy most of the time), and a boat-load of animal
noises (they represent the animal themselves). You can point to many parts of
your body and the only one you have trouble with are your knees. But you can
locate your shoulders, hair, cheeks, bum-bum, hands, feet, belly button, teeth,
tongue, ears, eyes, and nose. So cute!
You love movies and cartoons. Your first favorite movie was
Cars and the cover is super worn. But you’ve taken a liking to Monsters, Inc.,
Big Hero Six, and PBS cartoons. At first you loved Dinosaur train, then Curious
George, but now it’s back to trains with Thomas the Train. You had a fetish for
only cars for the longest time and anyone that knows you knows that! But now
you love anything that has a motor. Trains, planes, cars, helicopters,
motorcycles. You have a noise for each of those, too! You can entertain
yourself fine with a couple of cars and your imagination. I would love to see
what you do in that little head of yours.
You are pretty small for your age and I don’t know of many
kids your age as small as you are. You kind of drown in two-year-old clothes,
but you still look cute in them. You are a little bit of a snake eater in that
you eat very little for a few days then pig out for one day. Your favorite
foods include cuties (oranges), graham crackers, mac-and-cheese, quesadillas,
grapes, cereal (Life, preferably), juice, and candy. Not a lot of substantial
things, unfortunately. We can sneak some Miralax in your juice so you stay nice
and unconstipated. But you can’t have any milk – it clogs you right back up.
But at least we found a system that works for us: hurrah!
You are the sweetest little guy and love to give hugs and
kisses. Nothing puts a smile on my face than when we are cuddling and all of a
sudden I feel your cute little lips on my forehead. You love Mommy and Daddy’s
bed, so it makes it a little hard putting you to bed in your own crib, but
Daddy finally has a system and can put you down in no time. Mommy has to work
harder, perhaps because you have a harder time seeing her leave your room. But
you sleep through the night and we couldn’t ask for anything more.
I love you sweet boy. I hope you continue to be your happy
self. You have so much potential and I hope that we can give you the resources
and love you need to reach it! Here’s to being two!
Love,
Mommy
