Note: I would just like to say that I actually had this post done a few days ago but we were having technical difficulties loading the pictures. Luckily my IT guy worked on it all night and got it fixed!

 

I cannot believe my little baby is going to be two in just two months!! He is growing up sooo fast and we have just loved getting to see more and more of his personality. Here is what he is up to:

Physical

• Can walk on his tiptoes.
• Can jump. Sam can actually get off the ground with both feet at the same time.
• Runs everywhere,
• Can climb onto the couch.
• Can get himself onto the little rocking toys at the playground
• Still very cautious and tests new moves out a few times before attempting them on his own.

 

 

Language

• Becoming SO much easier to understand.
• Can’t really make /k/, /r/ or /l/ sounds and says /sh/ for /s/.
• Repeats anything and everything he hears.
• Creates  original “sentences” (e.g. “all done mommy’s car” which means he’s ready to get out of the car!).
• Has strung as many as 4 words together but usually uses 2-3 word sentences.
• My absolute favorite sentence: I love you, Mommy (pronounced more like “Aw wuva mommy”).

 

Cognitive

• Obsessed with all things that go: airplanes, helicopters, bulldozers, tow trucks, big rigs, buses, etc.
• Likes to read but has been more into physical activities lately.
• Just learned to sort objects by color and is starting to learn the words for different colors.
• Really likes pretending. His favorite trick is to put a bag on his shoulder and say “Bye bye, Mommy!” But he also likes to pretend almost anything is an airplane or dump truck (especially pieces of food).

 

Behavior

• Wow! We are really reaching the terrible twos! Sam loves to test us and often repeats “naughty” behavior while looking right in our eyes to make sure we’ve noticed.
• We have started doing some time-outs when appropriate. We are kind of using “Love and Logic” which basically means we always stay calm (don’t raise our voice) but try to stay consistent in giving consequences. Right now timeouts are on my lap and last about 30 seconds. Sam often does the exact same behavior once or twice right after his time-out to test us but usually stops after that.
• Of course Sam’s behavior  isn’t all bad these days!! He loves to give us, and Henry, kisses and hugs which is pretty much the sweetest thing ever!
• Sam is a little shy and clams up a little when meeting new people or when in a big group of people. But other times he can be a real flirt.

 

Sleeping and Eating

• Naps from 1 to 3 or 4 (usually closer to 4)
• Sleeps at night from 8:30 p.m. to 8 or 8:30 a.m.
• Sleeps in a sleepsack while holding his smaller sleepsack that doesn’t fit him anymore. Somewhere along the way it became his lovey.
• Sam still loves food! Ben and I always joke that about 10 bites into any meal Sam’s mood visibly improves and he gets so goofy.
• Sam’s favorite food right now is ice cream and he talks about it constantly. In fact, as soon as we walked into Jason’s Deli today he started shouting “ice cream!!” I guess he knows the routine! He also loves bread and all fruits (current favorites are grapes and melon).