my parents had been visiting from Oregon since 8/17 (see last month’s post)
Todd’s birthday (August 21) was on the last day of their visit before going back home on 8/22
I took a video of me singing “Happy Birthday” to him just after he woke up in the morning, just like I did last year
we all went swimming then Todd had his nap, then we had dinner at my parent’s campsite
Confluence State Park – August 21, 2016
2 years old – August 21, 2016
He loves grass! – August 21, 2016
COMMUNICATION & COGNITION
he says “two” when we ask him how old he is
he says “two” when we ask him pretty much any question that has a number for an answer
he said “baby” while holding his baby (8/22)
he makes a sign for kiss (like blowing a kiss)
he said “garbage” (sounds like “cap-odge”)
he says “mama, outside” (outside sounds like “oss eye”)
he says “oof” for dogs
when he backs up he says “beep, beep”
he said “wow”
he gave me a big wrap around hug when I got home from work
he frequently asks “help, please” (“ah-p, pease”)
he says “more” when swinging (sounds like “mo”)
he said “no way” (9/9)
he says “shoe”
he stopped needing to sign “more” because he says “mo”
he repeated “skinny cat” (it’s what we say when we ask him to put his arms overhead to take off his shirts) (9/15)
he said “me” & “you” (9/17)
A FEW OF HIS FAVORITE THINGS
playing on our outside deck
trying to drop toys off the deck
jumping on my bed
holding my hand during walks
having me get his “formula milk” for him (i.e. he insists “mama”)
doing somersaults onto stacked up pillows in the living room
taking baths
swinging at parks
laying down on grass
playing with Lego Duplos
playing with Lego apps on iPhone/iPad
“reading” books in the glider chair
watching Formula 1 car racing on TV
sitting in the driver’s seat of the car
snuggling & dancing with “Pillow Bear”
New Lego dump truck – August 24, 2016
Todd “reading” books – August 29, 2016
Geared up to watch Formula 1 car racing – September 2, 2016
Driver’s seat – September 20, 2016
DAY TIME ACTIVITIES WITH ERIC
“Stay-At-Home-Dada” (SAHD)
painting with watercolors (8/22)
riding a public bus (8/22)
riding his Globber
watching the “diggers” & heavy equipment trucks at Washington Elementary
walking at Mission Ridge (8/31)
scenic drive, Wenatchee National Forest (Entiat) (9/2)
trying out his bike on the pedestrian bridge over the train tracks
checking out model airplanes in East Wenatchee (9/8)
walking at Horse Lake Rd (9/14)
walking at Dry Gulch (9/19)
fossil finding at Old Blewitt Pass (9/20)
1st time painting – August 22, 2016
Todd on his Globber – August 25, 2016
Eric & Todd selfie – August 26, 2016
Eric & Todd checked out the landslide at Mission Ridge – August 31, 2016
Todd at Mission Ridge – August 31, 2016
Bridge over train tracks – September 6, 2016
He was a really good boy around the airplanes – September 8, 2016
Todd at Horse Lake Rd – September 14, 2016
Todd at Dry Gulch – September 19, 2016
Fossil finding – September 20, 2016
FAMILY ACTIVITIES & DINING OUT
stroller walks on the Canal Trail (8/27 & 8/28) and picking/eating grapes
neighborhood bike ride with Todd riding in the bike trailer, then play at Washington Park (slide, swing, playing with other kids with soccer ball) (9/5)
afternoon/evening walk over the train tracks, then stopped into Saddle Rock Brewery for a beer (Eric, Elisa) & apple juice (Todd) (9/6)
afternoon/evening play at Pioneer Park; he climbed up rails to the top of the play equipment (9/7)
15 mile bike ride (using bike trailer) to the Apple Capital Loop Trail & (vegan) pizza at Saddle Rock Brewery (9/10)
morning walk over the train tracks, then had (delicious!) vegan waffles at The Hunter’s Wife Health Bar (our first time there) (9/11)
9.68 mile bike ride (using bike trailer) to the Apple Capital Loop Trail & walk around at Pybus Market (9/17); we had (dairy free) sorbetto at Ice; later that day we had dinner at La Fuente
4.30 mile hike (with & without stroller) toward Castle Rock (9/19); Todd did some hiking and trail running!
afternoon/evening play at Methow Park; he met new friends & went down a big slide by himself (9/19)
evening pub trivia at Saddle Rock Brewery (9/20)
Eating grapes on the canal trail – August 27, 2016
Demonstrating his “jump off with both feet stopping technique” – August 27, 2016
Saddle Rock Brewery – September 6, 2016
Eric with Todd in the stroller on the trail toward Castle Rock – September 18, 2016
A NEW MORNING WAKE-UP ROUTINE
AKA…where did my snuggly baby go? (sniff, sniff)
so…in past months Todd’s morning wake-up routine was that he’d sit & snuggle with me in my glider chair for a long time, while he drank his first “formula milk” of the day & I read books to him
well…that started to change during his 24th month because we had to stay in our house without furniture in it for the 2 weeks before our official moving day of August 6th
then…once we moved, we had a week when family was staying with us, so Todd liked getting right out of bed to play instead of snuggle with his mama
Which brings us to the current month–
early on I recalled at least a few days when he did sit with me & read/snuggle
then there were some days when he wanted to just hang out in his bed while drinking his formula milk
on 8/27 I sat in the glider chair (next to his crib) while Todd stayed in his crib; I held his stuffed frog like a baby & rocked him. Then, the next day when I sat in the glider chair while Todd stayed in his crib, Todd handed me his frog and his baby to rock…how sweet!
he asks to get out of bed by saying something like “es-chew”
when he gets out of bed, he pretty much goes straight out to the living room with his pillow blankets
September 14, 2016
POTTY TALK
starting this month, I’m NO longer tracking every poop in the potty vs. every poop that didn’t make it there!
I’d say he generally does more poops in the toilet than not in the toilet
the vast majority of pee-pees are going in his diaper (size 6)
on 9/6 he seemed like he needed to go poo-poo, so I asked him about sitting on the toilet, but he motioned to his baby potty, then he did one there instead (a first!)
1st poop in the bathtub 😀 (never did that before!) (9/20)
On the canal trail – August 27, 2016
Todd is such a sweet boy and generous with kisses! – August 27, 2016