This year we just had a family get together for W's 2nd birthday and it was so nice to be able to have everybody out to our house again! I attempted a "bug" theme but at 37 wks pregnant, I just didn't have it in me to bake and decorate a cake so we did a dirt cake with worms on it... and it was delish!
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| All boy! |
W at 2 years old:
-36in. tall (87%), 31 lb. & 7oz (85%), and has a big ol' head... like we didn't expect that!
-super active and always on the go!
-loves all things boy: dinosaurs, bugs, monsters, animals, etc
-major flirt with the ladies
-starting to finally talk more... will try to repeat most things you say if they are 3 syllables or under and has started surprising me with a few words out of the blue (like "house" and "work")
-1/2 of his language is probably still in sounds... he identifies animals and vehicles by the sound they make rather than their name except for bird and fish
-loves to identify every object in the room by who it belongs to
-wears 3T tops and 2T bottoms
-still a very light sleeper but (knock on wood) has been sleeping through the night and many days the rest of us are awake before him... due to alarms and pregnant bellies of course!
-still takes a paci - mostly in the crib
-size 5 diapers and nighttime ones at night and this mama has NO desire to potty train ANY time soon (seriously y'all diapers are convenient and I'm willing to pay for them... though I admit, I look forward to daddy actually being able to take one to a public restroom when nature calls!)
-also no plans to move to a big boy bed for at least 6 more months
-gets our attention by first saying our names, then proceeds to "hit" us until we look... will even grab our face and turn it towards him if he can reach it
-loves to eat (which is one of his few words)
-can get fairly whiney... think this is an age/major change about to happen thing
-often laughs at spankings... which is a major no-no in this house... just leads to another!
-he is also a runner and runs away from me... another no-no! he will learn!!
-he is one of those kids that people just want to eat up ... I know you think I'm biased but I witness it often! They should take him home a few hours and they'd be sending him back! He's got this mama's heart wrapped too though!
-likes to watch "Jake the Pirate", "Little Bear", and other shows... he even asked for Frozen the other day and about watched the entire thing (big sis probs!)
-has "me time" every morning that we are here... usually from 45 minutes to an hour
-his favorite toys are his horse, barn, and train set
-enjoys coloring and though he definitely colors out of the lines, you can tell which object he was trying to color
-loves his sissy and calls for her often... also mimics every.single.thing she does!
-is truly a sweet, sweet boy even though he can wear this mama flat out!
Oh how we love this little boy and thank the Lord for entrusting us with him! I have found it so interesting to see the difference between boy and girl, first and second, and just two different children. I can't wait to see him as a big brother, though I have a feeling he might not be thrilled at first!
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| Will received one of Daddy's old toys which I'm so glad that Mimi has saved these! No sure daddy was ready to give it up though!! |
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| So thankful for all who were able to come... but we sure did miss having Aunt Heather and her family there! |
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| Papa and Daddy "grilling" the "grubs" |
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| The Hayes kids made this birthday party extra special! |
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| First picture of the four/five of us in months!! |
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| AC loves some "puppy"... love the top pic where you still see her playing with him! |
