The Boy

I realized that I haven't made a post about Daniel lately. Well, of course he's in all of my posts, but I always like to write about the things that he does and brag on him a little.

I mentioned in a previous post that he had his 2 year check up. He weighed in at 29 pounds and 36 inches! He's a very tall boy. I finally got on the ball and ordered him a new car seat. He had pretty much outgrown his rear facing (and we all know where I stand on that!). It finally arrived the other day, and he couldn't wait to try it out! He kept climbing into it while I was trying to figure everything out. I think I should get at least another year of rear facing now!

That child never ceases to amaze us. He can count from 1-10 and knows what each number is. He knows all the letters of the alphabet, although not in order. He knows the words to songs that we sing. He can recognize shapes and name some of them. He also knows almost all of his colors. Again, he can identify them, but can't say a few of them.

He insists on calling himself "Baby". I am 100% convinced that he could say it, but now he thinks it's a joke. He'll just giggle and give a big cheesy grin when we say, "What's your REAL name?!"

He likes routine. (Wonder who he got that from? :)) He also puts all of his toys away where they belong. If you put something in the wrong spot he will pick it up and move it to where it goes.

He still loves to read. We read countless numbers of books during the day...but I'm thankful he enjoys it.

He is very good at saying, "Please" and "Thanks", although sometimes he doesn't use them quite right he really tries.

He understands plurals. I mean, what 2 year gets that so well?

We've been working on potty training, but I'm still not hardcore into it. Exciting news though! He pooped on the potty for the first time the other night! Now he talks about how it "plops" all the time. Haha!

He is a total spit fire. His favorite word is, "NO!!!" Sigh. This too shall pass.

He has a memory that is a million times better than mine. He pulls things out of the air that happened several months ago and starts talking about them!

Sometimes I enjoy trying to figure out how his little mind works.

One of my favorite parts of the day is bedtime. Not because I'm ready for some quiet time (although that's a huge perk), but because I love our routine (once I get him settled down). I like reading him stories and then rocking with him. He wasn't a super snuggly baby,  but he's coming around, and I LOVE when he snuggles with me each night! We pray and sing songs before going to bed.

Yeah. He's pretty much the best kiddo I could ever ask for!