2 1/2

 Our little guy is 2 1/2 today! I can't believe he's almost 3. It still seems surreal to me at times. He is just growing up way to fast.  There are so many things that he's accomplished in the past 6 months.  I never thought this kid would talk.  But now he talks non stop. It was like he just started overnight!  At first it was just a word here and there, now he's started to put more and more words together. I love it.  IT's fun to hear his little voice and how he pronounces things.  He is constantly learning new words. He loves the alphabet.  He'll sit and sing the ABCs and go on about what sound each letter makes. A few months ago we had a hard time getting him to stay in bed at night.  So every once in awhile when we'd lay with him we'd tell him he had to close his eyes.  Well he'd lay there and just start naming off letters. Maybe it was his way of counting sheep! We're slowly learning our numbers.  He knows most of them just not the right order.

He is such an active little kid. We are so ready for the summer to be here! Anytime we have decent enough temps we try and go outside for a little bit to get some energy out.  There's a little gymnastics place here in town that we've gone to a couple times.  They have open gym on Thursdays so the kids can pretty much do what they please.  He LOVES jumping on the tramps and going down the slides.  Last week and swear he spent almost the full 2 hours jumping on the tramp.  Although he does not like to have anyone else on there with him!  I think one of the first times he went on there a bigger kid came and jumped and knocked him over.  So since then once another kid gets on there with him he gets off!  He loves jumping into the foam pit, but hates trying to get out.  I usually have to go in there and get him and then I have a hard time getting out.  He loves in though so I can't complain.

He has his good and bad days with his sister. I think he is just a typical big brother.  He can be the sweetest thing to her, but once she starts getting attention,or taking any of his toys, she is not his favorite! I can usually tell when he did something to her because I will either find him patting her backing say sorry, or he runs off! Like if he's not in the room when I get there then I'll never now!  But for the most part he loves playing with her.  Especially as she's gotten bigger and mobile.

He is still a pretty good eater on most days.  He could eat snacks all day if we'd let him.  He's getting to be a little picker about things, but I can also notice him eating things he would never touch before.  I've always had a hard time getting him to eat meats, but as of lately he loves meatballs and now we found chicken with bbq sauce.  I usually have to cut the meats up real small and mix them with something!  His sleeping habits go back and forth.  Right now I'm not really caring for them.  He pretty much will not take a nap for me anymore, which is fine cause he'll do a quiet time.  But our nights end up being horrible.  No matter what time I put him down he's up by 6.  I hope this is a short phase!  If I put him down at 6:30 or 8 it's still 6 o'clock in the morning I hear him.  He's never been one to sleep in much.  His sleeping in is usually 7!

We love this kid.  He has such contagious laugh and smile.  He's becoming more and more of a little boy.  He loves the word "no" and uses it quite often.  He's good helper though.  He'll usually help throw anything away, he always puts his dishes in the sink, he'll get what we ask.  I have my rough days with him, but I wouldn't trade him.  I think we've got a pretty good kid on our hands!