Friday, July 8, 2011

Happy Birthday, Sweet Miles!

I can hardly believe you're already 2! You are such a ball of energy and each day with you is a challenge and a joy. At two years old:

-you're starting to get some more words to add to your repetoire however, your favourites are still "no", "more", "show" and "stop".
-you love your monkeys and would carry them around all-day, every day if we let you. We have a collection of six lest we every be without one.
-you are a biter and use it as your weapon of choice when you're lacking size/strength. Poor Simon sported a full dental imprint on his back for a couple of weeks!
-loves playing with bigger kids
-is really bossy about what he wants and where he wants you to be. It's not uncommon for him to grab/push you to get you to go/do what he wants.
-loves going to bed for the evening because that means he gets vitamins.
-is desperate to use the potty standing up but is just not tall enough.
-is a bit of a junk food fiend. He loves Smarties, chips, popcorn, etc. It's amazing how much more lax we've been with our second child!
-you still take an afternoon nap and sleep most nights from 7pm-6am (7am if we're really lucky)
-loves, loves, loves his milk. He'll tolerate juice but water has pretty much been a no-go.
-loves raw vegetables and will often forego dinner so that he can gourge himself on veggies.
-has awesome coordination. He can kick on the run, from the air and can handle himself on the trampoline with all of the big kids.
-looks so much like his brother at the same age. Thank goodness for date stamps on digital photos.
-is obsessed with balls. He has a particular fondness for a beach ball and as many golf balls as he can possibly handle.
-puts everything in his mouth and is forever eating things like sunscreen, deodorent, toothpaste. When it gets quiet, watch out.
-has developed quite the temper. We're sensing the twos are going to be a whole lot more terrible than they were with Simon.

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