This sweet boy is 2! I seriously cannot believe it! Time is simply flying by, and I know I will be sending him off to college before I know it...okay, I'm being dramatic! He is growing so fast and doing so much these days. I'll try and document as much as I can remember! HA!
Warning: This post is long and has an obscene amount of pictures! (All pics are from his birthday party at Monkey Joe's!)
(Heather and Greg checking out the cool cars!)
*Greg weighs 28 pounds 4 ounces (53rd percentile)
*He is 35 1/2 inches tall (79th percentile)
*Greg had a great two year check up! He is one healthy boy and progressing just as he should developmentally!
*He only had one shot, and took it like a champ!
*I was so impressed how well he did with the doctor, especially since we were in the ER just days before!
*Greg wears size 4 diapers. We will give potty training another shot in December!
*Greg wears size 24 months in clothes, which is not the same as 2T...go figure! He can wear 2T shirts, but the pants are way to big on his tiny little waist!
*Greg likes to help dress himself by putting shirt on...although this turns into a game of on and off!
*Greg wears a size 7 shoe...but will probably be in an 8 soon!
*Greg loves to wear his hat and sunglasses!
(Mommy and Maria at the party!)
*Greg eats inconsistently. Some days are great, others not so much! Some meals he eats a ton, others he barely touches what is on his plate! The doctor said it was normal toddler behavior to do that...so no worries here!
*Some of his favorite foods: sausage, hot dogs, pork, french fries, ALL fruit, cucumbers, tomatoes, waffles with syrup and lots of butter, mac and cheese, pepperoni, cheese, any kind of bread, green beans, and anything sweet! :-)
*Greg drinks water, with a smidge of juice in it. He gets some watered down sweet tea, sprite, root beer, or kool aid on rare occasions.
(Our great friend, ZOE!!!!)
*Greg naps once a day for an hour and half...but on occasion will give me 2 hours!
*Greg falls asleep at night between 8 and 8:30, and is asleep until 7:40/8 each morning!
*He is starting to fight getting his teeth brushed.
*He has his two year old molars coming in.
*He procrastinates at bed time, telling me that he has pooped and I need to check him, or giving lots of hugs and kisses to prolong laying down.
*I still rock him for nap time.
*For nighttime, he gets held for some quiet rocking, but has been requesting to go to his bed. I lay him down, and he is usually out in under 10 minutes!
*Greg loves bath time! He loves splashing and playing. He is also discovering his boy parts more...lovely.
*Greg plays well by himself. He prefers to have Maria with him in the playroom to hang out with.
*He is getting better with sharing with Maria...this is a day to day thing...at times he is great, and other times, not so much!
*His favorite toys: his new train table (train from Mommy and Daddy and table from Grammy and Papa), cars (especially the one Jack got him), anything outside, balls, his Elmo, his truck book, tools. He really plays with everything!
(Following Monkey Joe around!)
*Greg sits still in the morning when he first wakes up to watch about 15 minutes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He then watches Elmo's World on Sesame Street (about 20 minutes). He really is not interested in the TV or sitting still to watch it! He does like having it (or the radio) on in the background!
*Greg loves to dance to music. Greg likes to play his guitar and other musical instruments. He is loving his Kindermusik class that we go to once a week!
*He likes to draw with crayons and play with the play-doh!
*He LOVES to be outside! Praise God for his play gym in the backyard!
(Fun times on the slide!)
(Zach was right behind him!)
*Greg LOVES the phone! He loves to talk to people on ours. He loves to hold it...this no longer happens since he knows how to unlock it! He pretends lots of things are phones and he talks into them all the time!
*Greg likes to clap and dance to music in the car.
*He travels very well in the car and plane.
*He has been to PA, CO, VA, and SC over the past year.
*He still uses a boopie for naptime and bedtime.
*He loves his blankies, but does not always bring one with him. He mainly just uses them for bedtime!
(Maria and her Godparents)
(Maria and Papa)
*Greg likes the nursery during Mass on Sundays and plays nicely with the other kids there!
*Greg plays pretty well with kids around his age. There are always issues with sharing, but he usually does not throw fits or cry about things when others are around.
*He loves to tell Maria night night. He gives her kisses and hugs when the mood strikes. He throws away her diapers and puts her bottles in the sink. He tries to share his food with her. I found an entire Cheeze-It in her mouth the other day when I walked in on them in the kitchen playing.
*Greg can climb on anything and get into anything if he sets his mind to it. He is craftynat creating things to stand on to get things off of the counters.
(Racing!)
*Greg has excellent receptive language skills and understands all that we say to him. He has great reasoning skills and is beginning to understand the if-then concept. If you eat two more bites, then you can have dessert. Or if you play with the fireplace tools again, then you will go to time out.
*Greg has gotten much better with his speech over the last few weeks! He still talks in Greg talk when he gets excited or when he is playing by himself. He attempts most words we ask him to repeat. He has a great vocabulary with all the basic words. He drops the end of some words (Maria=Ma), and does not enunciate all of the letter in some (blue=boo). The special educator in me knows that this is completely normal and will come soon! :-) We encourage his language development and make him use his words to tell us his needs and wants. We don't give him what he wants if he points and makes noise. We ask him to say the word, or try and say it, before giving things to him. He has been doing great!
(Party Time)
*Greg can name and point to most of his body parts! The main ones anyways...
*Greg strings two words together to communicate things.
*He refers to himself as me and Greg.
*He loves to play peek a boo...especially in the car! He loves to go behind me and jump and grab my back and say boo!
*Understands the concept of later.
(He loved the basketball game!)
*He jumps very well.
*He runs, not walks!
*Greg names items in books as we read. He likes the texture books and can tell you which textures are bumpy and rough.
*Greg can open doors without a problem...and unlock them, too!
*He follows directions very well. I can even tell him more than one thing at a time and he can remember and do what is asked of him.
*he has no problems walking up and down the stairs. He even walks up like adults do...one foot on one step, and takes the next step with the other foot.
(Future basketball star!)
(Greg and his friend, Maddy!)
(Maddy and Greg jumping)
*Greg likes to throw and kick balls!
*He is a stubborn boy. He is very persistent and gets upset when toys do not work the way he wants them to.
*He frequents time out on the occasions of hurting Maria, or when he is doing something dangerous...climbing on counters, playing with the fireplace tools, etc. He also visits time out if we have asked him several times not to do something and he does it anyway.
*Greg pretends very well. He pretends to drink from things. He pretends to stir and cook things in my tupperware. He pretends to talk on the phone to people. He takes his tools and fixes his cars because they are "boke"
*He has gotten into the stage of telling us "no" more frequently. No fun.
Our sweet boy is growing up so fast. We have loved every moment of being his parents, and thank God each day for entrusting us with His precious children. It is so hard to believe how quickly time is flying. We love teaching him things and watching him explore his world. He is a curious little man on the move and we wouldn't want it any other way!
