Tuesday, February 22, 2011

26/27 Months



*Big singer, some songs he sings a lot- head and shoulders knees and toes, ten little monkeys, adleweis,
*Obsessed with thomas the train
*Speaks in complete sentences often- "Can I had da peanut butter, please-please?" (He tries to charm me by saying "please-please?" in an adorable sweet way)
*Says "scooz me" when he passes gas or runs into someone. :)
*Is really into saying "I be wight back", running off, and then coming back. Over and over
*Loves to dance and entertain. He alternates arms going up and down and runs and spins around.
*Has the loudest, most ear-piercing scream I've ever heard. It's not during crying or tantrums, but more like to protest something. He'll just let out one big scream.
*Has off days of throwing tantrums, but for the most part is pretty low maintenance.
*He's hilarious! I can't describe it, but he keeps us, and James, laughing.

*He loves to entertain.  Attention will egg him on, and he will continue to do things bigger and bigger for laughs.
*If he hurts James, even on purpose, he'll look at him and say, "sorry Mae-mae", then James will say "that's okay" and then they'll give each other a sweet hug. It's so adorable.
*He's a little Romeo. He gets so excited when he sees the baby girls at our church that he'll say, "I wanna kiss!", then  put his hands on their face, and kiss them. He has a few girls he's particularly fond of, like Avi, Jentri, and LauraLayne.
*He is very loving and affectionate with us, in an aggressive way. He grabs the back of my head, squeezes our heads together, and gives me big, hard kisses, with his eyes open. :) It's hilarious.  He also cuddles on the couch every morning with Josh, and cuddles before bed every night with me.
*He loves to ask "why???" right now, and puts lots of fluctuation in the question.
*Says funny things, like, "Oh my goo-ness!! I sawl it right there!", when he found my address stamp he'd been looking for.
*He loves to go night-night. I think it may be because he goes non-stop all day, but he rarely resists. He'll snuggle and be so still the minute I turn on his "night-night button" (noise maker)
*He still takes 2-3 hour naps every day, with no fuss.
*He is now wanting to carry around his "b-bear and banket" (his calls his Teddy bears "b-bears like James now) a lot. He wakes up and will tell me which ones he wants. When I pick him up out of bed and give him his things, he'll bury into me with them. It is so sweet!!
*He goes to class happily every day.  Last week I was lingering, and he put up his hand and said, "Bye, Mama!!!  Have a good day!"
*He happily runs to my room after class each day.  Sometimes, when other moms start picking up kids, I'll hear his voice down the hall saying, "I wanna go see my Mama!"  
*He is so full of energy!!!  He has one speed most of the time, running.
*He's very happy go lucky, usually with a big smile on his face.
*His new thing is to call groups of women or girls "Ladies".  Josh dropped him off in the nursery during worship yesterday, and he said, "Hello, Ladies!!!" in his booming voice. When we were leaving lunch with Elizabeth, and her in-laws (in which there were a bunch of women and girls), he said, "I wanna go wit da ladies!"
*He is such a joy!!! I am loving watching him come into his own.  His personality gets bigger every month!

Wearing Uncle Michael's Bear Bryant hat
He holds all the stuffed animals and blankets he can.

His ultra-happy smile :)

I love when he puts his hands in his pockets like his big brother.



Monday, February 07, 2011

Jack 1-28-11

My computer wasn't working for a while, and my camera broke (and it thankfully was replaced for free), so I'm way behind on my blogging! I have lots to catch up on soon (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc), but for now I'll just post this video of the boys...