You are 22 months old today! Due to extremely cold temperatures, I got to stay home with you today and celebrate...pajamas, Toy Story, and chocolate chip cookies rounded out our day.
We have no new growth stats this month. You are always looking bigger and feeling heavier, though. Clothing is still 24 months or 2T. You wear a size 5 diaper. Shoe size remains a 6.5, which I feel like I've been saying forever, but they still fit. Hopefully that means we got them a little big, or your foot hit the last growth spurt before your body did.
You are back on track with your sleep after the holidays. You are going to bed at 7 p.m. and not rolling around as long, and over Christmas break you were quiet most mornings until almost 7 a.m. Naps remain 1.5-2 hours and were sometimes longer while we were home. There was one crazy day where you wanted to rock most of the morning then didn't fall asleep for your nap until almost 3 p.m.
Eating habits are still the same. For breakfast you like bars, waffles, pancakes, oatmeal, or cereal. Some mornings you will gobble those items up, and some mornings you turn your nose up at the first thing I give you. This morning you had a bowl of oatmeal and a bar! For lunch you like grilled cheese, nuggets, or hot dogs. You are finally eating PB&J now. Dinner is still hit or miss, and a lot of times miss. You get what we have but also get yogurt, cheese, fruit, applesauce, pouches, etc. Every now and then you'll try something new, but usually it comes right back out. You're growing though, and when the age of reasoning arrives, you'll have to eat some of what we have, which will make your sister very happy. You still get 2 cups of milk a day with plenty of water in between.
You, Sam, are full of yourself! While there were many ways that you were easier in the baby days than your sister was, you are much more determined at this age. She was busy too, but you take it to a whole other level. You are fun, joyful, and adventurous. You have no fear of a challenge. Avery didn't drive the Gator until she was 3; you are driving her around already. You are a climber. You bang, throw, and investigate everything around you. The throwing just recently started and is mostly with your big Woody or little figures like Little People. It's kind of driving me crazy. You are just full of life!
You love Toy Story (all 3) and all the characters, little figures like Little People, pirates, etc., holding as many of those figures as you can, playing in the running water from my tub faucet, playing outside, rocking, lift-the-flap books, running, emptying cabinets and drawers, throwing, playing in the tent with Avery, and last but certainly not least...Duckie and your pie pie.
You do not like when the TV is not on something acceptable, Avery in your space, Avery taking your things, having your face wiped, having your pie pie taken, being picked up when you'd rather walk or run, or waiting patiently in restaurants.
Sam, it's so hard to believe that my tiny boy is no longer tiny at all. So many fun milestones are coming up...a trip to Disney, your first haircut, and your 2nd birthday just to name a few. Sometimes I think that I am not equipped to parent you, but I am always, always so grateful for this chance. As busy as you are, you still find plenty of time to rock-rock with Mommy, and I hope that never changes. We love you so much and are so thankful for the joy and sunshine you bring to our lives.
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
1 comment:
Sweet Sam! It's amazing to see the differences between two kiddos in the same family. Henry is still not always eating what we eat but it can still be hit or miss with Evie. Tonight, he refused three pieces of broccoli and skipped dessert. I am getting tougher but he is stubborn. He's going to love Disney! Glad you got to spend his 22nd month birthday with him.
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