Our
Aiden is two years, 3 months old today.
After his 2 year old post, I figured I’d wait until 2 ½, but he has
changed so much these past several weeks, I felt an update was necessary. Two years old is wonderful, exhausting, silly
and challenging, all wrapped up in one little body that never seems to
stop. Aiden’s personality is reading
loud and clear now and I love that we get to know him better everyday. He has learned how to push my buttons and he definitely
has “terrible two” moments, but overall (as long as he’s engaged) he’s a blast
to be around.
A
few snippets of Aiden at 27 months…
He
still wins the award of “Child Who Hates to Sleep.” He does sleep in his bed most of the time
now, but he often climbs in with us around 4 or 5am. I also have to sit with him until he falls
asleep AND he usually wakes up at least once.
On the plus side, he’s an excellent snuggler and is much better at
sharing a bed. Napping still has to
start in the car. He climbed in bed at
naptime all by himself the other day, and stayed back in his room for 20 whole
minutes. I will call that progress.
Aiden
loves the zoo and playing in the dirt.
Not always in that order, but those are his two favorite things to do
right now. His favorites at the zoo are
the giraffes, elephants and the rhino.
He hates the monkeys because they make too much noise. Oh and the train. Thank goodness we bought a pass and can ride
this multiple times each visit. And
Aiden has yet to find a pile of dirt, a mud puddle or a mulch filled playground
that he doesn’t like.
His
vocabulary and counting skills have really taken off. He speaks with such confidence, even when I
have no clue what he’s saying. He
randomly counted to 15 the other day while playing with some toys. Thank you Mickey Mouse and Jake & the
Neverland Pirates. I wish I could take
credit for his number skills. Although,
with so much time outside, our TV watching has decreased tremendously. Probably a good thing for all of us.
Aiden
and Audrey. They already have such a
complicated relationship :). I
wish I could say they are best friends and Aiden just loves to play with and
snuggle his baby sister. Not really the
case, though. And that’s okay. While most of the time he tolerates her,
there are many moments when he reads her a book or holds her hand. I know the past 8 months have been very hard
for our baby boy, so I’m letting him take his time. It will be funny, though, in a few short
months when Audrey can chase him around.
They will be pretty evenly matched!
Current
Aiden favorites… trains, his stuffed Giraffe, diggers, watching airplanes take off, dirt, running,
Ollie (he calls him Owie), peanut butter, cottage cheese, milk and the zoo.
Current
Aiden least favorites…sleep, vegetables, sharing, Target (much to my demise),
haircuts and time out.
Aiden
clearly has his daddy’s personality with his mommy’s emotions. This makes one passionate toddler, who keeps
life interesting. We love you big boy!
Three months in pictures...
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