This little guy turned 2 on Friday! The days sometimes seem long and hard, but this past year went by really fast. I can't believe it. He has changed so much and his personality has really started to show. He measures 35.5 inches tall and weighs 24.5 pounds. He is more strong willed than William was at this age (but William was fairly compliant and soft spoken). Stephen is not afraid to go after what he wants! He hates sitting in his car seat, but loves sitting in the driver seat. He is also a little silly -- sometimes dancing around playfully or humming to himself. He also likes to pretend to eat the air (I'm not sure where that comes from).
He is talking more! He says things that sound like: trash, keys, milk, juice, shoes, knock (on the door), shoot (a basket), ball, poop, pee, balloon, up, please, apple, blue, no, yes, me, peas, meat, open, octopus, high, uh-oh, miss (as in missed the basket), yeah, mix, crash, hot
Names he can say/attempt: Mama, Dada, Nana, Adley, Eleonore, Chastidy, Catica, Alana
Questions he asks: Where is? What is?
Sounds used to identify objects: Ruff, Wee-ohh-wee-oh, Choo-choo
He loves playing with William. They often play separately sitting next to each other but sometimes they do interact which most of the time leads to fighting. They love playing with garbage trucks, construction vehicles and trains. It amazes me how long he can play by himself with just a few trucks or blocks. Stephen loves to shoot his basketball anywhere and everywhere a hoop can be found or made. And he's really good at it! Toy kitchens are also a big hit; he can play with the doors and buttons for hours minutes at a time.
He is interested in going to the bathroom sometimes but I usually end up use it as a consequence for not letting me put a diaper on him. He does tell me when he needs a new diaper which is nice. We are still cloth diapering but using disposables for naps and bedtime.
We had a little birthday party for him in the park on Saturday morning. It was really fun to hang out with friends and have the kids play. We had a little truck theme so everyone got a toy construction vehicle to take home and Stephen had a mini dump truck on his cupcake. I also made the truck on his shirt. Chris borrowed a few construction hats from his work so the boys played with those for a bit too. The majority of the kids who came were 2-3 year old girls but they had fun with the trucks too. I hadn't realized how many of our friends had kids around the same age so it was really fun to see them together!
Stephen does really well with food. He loves sweets (obviously) but he also eats a lot of fruit and vegetables too. He isn't too crazy about meat most of the time. We are discovering that he doesn't really eat leftovers very well. So, the first night I serve something he will eat it all and love it but the next day he won't even touch it. He also doesn't like eating things that are hot (or even mildly warm) and prefers to cool his food down by sitting in front of our box fan eating it as it cools.
He loves to run. He loves to ride William's scooter. He isn't quite interested in the balance bike yet. He loves watching basketball games but loves being a part of the game better. Stephen likes to climb ladders but often calls for help when he gets half way up.
Happy Birthday sweet boy! We love you and can't wait (okay, I can wait a little while) to see what you learn and how you grow this year!
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