At 2 Years, 4 Months, and 2 weeks old

At 2 years, 4 months and 2 weeks old I think you are in the best stage yet.

You are...

sweet, talkative, curious, fussy, determined, all-boy, playful, mischievous, adorable, sneaky, loving, kind, helpful, smart

You love going to school. It took a while but you now walk straight in and start playing with no tears (and no more hugs for mommy). You really love napping on your nap mat. Your teachers are Ms. Shirley and Ms. Leslie.

My favorite part of the day with you is after bath and prayers sitting rocking with your cars and a book.

You love all animals. You love when Sadie and Chloe hang around you. You always tell them bye -bye when we leave the house and you check on them throughout the day.

You get mad when...

you don't get your way, we don't let you have snacks, Sadie gets in your way.

You deal with your anger by hitting (but not at school) or screaming and crying. Time out doesn't he;p, spanking doesn't help, so we just try to ignore you or not give you waht you want. It works sometimes.

If we would let you you you'd stay outside all day long.

You are not a big dancer but if there's a really good catchy beat you'll sway your head or rock your arms a little bit. It has to be a good song though.

You have finally decided that a little cuddle time in the middle of the day is okay. Every now and then you'll just come and hug me and want to sit and cuddle for a while. I love it!

You don't like to be wet or dirty. You don't mind digging or playing in the mud and dirt as long as you can clean up quick.

When mommy sings The Itsy Bitsy Spider you beg for more every time I stop.

Sleeping is your specialty. You are a phenomenal sleeper and always have been. You go straight down at night and most nap times you go down easily as well. You usually have a three hour nap and sleep from about 8 to 8 at night.

Your favorite Toys are your ...

cars, trains, boats, and airplanes

You talk all day long. Sometimes you speak your own little language but you understand it just perfect and are very patient with us when we don't understand just right. Some of the works I love to hear you say are...

Tractor "gagie", Juice "uce", Sadie "say say", Muddy "mueee", Fight- when you say fight you always say "fight nose", Donut holes "holes", Thank you "ta to" and you will add mommy or daddy or who ever your saying it to, please "peas" when you don't get your way you'll add a "peas" and sweet look to whatever you want, Ready-set-go "go set GO", Mine "mes", if someone sneezes you say "bess".

You wake up in the morning and play and sing in your crib. You love being in there but your big boy bed is right around the corner.

You love to see Fish on TV you also love to watch Chuggington and CARS of course. Your favorite sport to watch is Super Cross.

You are finally good at brushing your teeth and you actually enjoy it.

You have pee peed on the potty at school a few times and you try a lot at home as well. We haven't started full blown potty training but we are almost there. We are working on the amount of time you sit there. You'd sit on the potty all day and chat away.

One of my favorite school stories is that Ms. Lesli was letting your classmates go potty and looked up to see you just standing in line waiting to use the potty. I was so proud.

You enjoy haircuts, specially knowing that you get a sucker or two while your there.

Yesterday you and daddy made a whole morning of a haircut. You stared out at the "hole" store and headed for a haircut. Then, you came home with a brand new remote control truck. You really enjoyed your morning with daddy.

We go to Friday Night Dinner every Friday with Nanny and Grandad and you usually do a really great job in the restaurants.

You are the pickiest eater, EVER! Cheese, crackers, bread, yogurt, some fruits, fries, mac and cheese, and fish sticks are some of the only things you'll eat for us. On occasion you ll try something else. You've tried a few bites of nuggets but don't love them, you've also tried beans, sausage, broccoli, and rice. You're just not a fan of change. One day you'll be eating me out of house and home.

You'd rather ride in daddy's truck than mommy's boring car and you love riding with daddy on his 4 wheeler.

You love looking at pictures and picking out people you know and love.

Since school has started I see you becoming more independent when you play. You like to have us around and in the same room but you don't need us to play with you. You use your imagination.

Every time we go outside you look for the neighbors. You love having Matt, Crockett "Cocket" and Mandi "Me" around all the time.

You love to play hide and seek. Everytime someone walks through the front door you scream "hide, hide, hide" and cover your face and try to get down low.

I feel like in every stage of your life I say, "This is the best time." That only tells me that there is so much more fun to come!