2 years

Our little guy went for his 2 year well child visit and here are his stats:

Height: 32.75 inches (10%)

Weight: 23.6 lbs. (5%)

Head Circumference: 18.5 inches (10%)

 You really pick up on non verbal expressions.  When something is shocking or exciting you say "Ah" and gasp with a wide open mouth.  When I ask you a question and you are unsure of the answer you say an extended "um"

You LOVE to learn.  You would read books all day if I had the energy to read to you all day.  As we read you stop me, point to an object, and ask "that?"  You want to know what everything on the page is even the letters in the words.

You can say your alphabet very clearly by repeating what we say.  You can sing it all by yourself.  You can also identify several letters including: A, B, C, D, E, H, I, K, M, N, O, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z.  I really don't know where you picked up the letter identification.  We've never really taught you to recognize the letters but several times a day you will surprise me by saying something like "H, H, H, H" and then I look and the box I have or the toy you have has an "H" on it.  When daddy wears a Malone shirt (which is everyday :) you tell him each letter on his shirt.

I love how your mind works!  I love to see things from your perspective.  The other day we were at Sonic and you kept yelling "D, D, D" and I looked around and sure enough they had circle fluorescent light decorations that were split and looked like a capital D.  When we're in stores you observes things I usually walk right by without a second glance.  But you help me slow down and enjoy the little things through your eyes!

You adore Elmo and Big Bird, which you call "AD," is a close second.  Actually he loves the whole Sesame Street gang in fact we always have to pray for them at night.  You also received a Yo Gabba Gabba video for Christmas and you seem intrigued by it as well.

Other activities you like to do include puzzles, coloring, "playing" the piano, playing with your finger puppets, playing with Nora, and "helping" Mommy

You still wear a size 3 diaper during the day and a size 4 at night.

You primarily wear a size 24 month or 2T though in pants you can still fit in 18 months.

Since summer you have been wearing a size 5 shoe...then you got new shoes for Christmas and I'm ashamed to admit you are now a size 7...poor thing has been wearing shoes that are way too tight.

Your daily routine goes like this:

7:00 am wake up

7:30 eat breakfast, watch Willa's Wild Life, snuggle with momma

8:00 play

9:30 Nora takes a nap, so this is when we do learning activities or coloring or hang out with daddy while momma works out

11:00 play

11:30 eat lunch

12:00 play with daddy during lunch break

1:00 nap

4:00 play, you wake up Nora (one of my favorite times of day), watch a video

5:30 eat supper

6:00 family time

8:00 get ready for bed (bath, brush teeth, books, prayers)

8:30 lights out

And just like any little boy you love to run around especially if you're naked.

Momma's not quite ready but you are showing some signs of getting ready for potty training.  You tell us when you are poopy.  Sometimes you say "poopy" before you go.  You sometimes will tell us when you are wet.  One day your pants got wet with some drool and you did not like it.  You kept insisting your pants were wet and needed changed.  You are staying dryer at night.  We will have to work on limiting drinks before sleep times.  I think all of this bodes well for future potty training efforts.  But unless you push the issue we'll probably wait a few more months.

You have your moments of disobedience every day, sometimes it's a struggle to get you to eat, you're not always fond of sharing, but we'll take all of that because you have a zest for life, you love to explore and climb and jump, you are usually very sweet, you are a loyal little fellow who LOVES his close friends, and you're such a joy!  We can't wait to see what God has in store for you in the next year!