The Countdown to Two

My baby is going to be two.

No, I still can't seem to wrap my head around that.

He has been growing up so fast, it's amazing/sad/scary/wonderful/some-other-adjective. That being said, I am really loving this current stage (minus the tantrums, of course.) He is so clever, so active, so lively and I love every second I get to spend with him. Ok, maybe not every second, but you get the idea. Since it's been awhile since my last post, I'm going to go ahead and update now. I'm not really awake enough to write a fun and witty post right now.

Potty Training: The problem with bragging is that it usually turns back on me. I know better than to jinx myself, but I just couldn't stop myself. The day after my post on our PTing success, L got sick. And we're back in diapers. Still. He goes to the actual potty a few times a day, but if he's really into something, he doesn't bother to tell me. And forget going number 2 in the potty. I'm hoping to try again this summer when I have the time to really focus on it... if he waits that long.

Going, Going, Going: this kid has so much energy, it's insane! He runs, climbs, explores, tumbles, and play non-stop. Not to mention, he's absolutely fearless. I honestly don't know how he does it. Thankfully, it also means that he's still taking an afternoon nap. I'm not quite ready for him to outgrow that yet.

Blah, Blah, Blah: Boy can this kid chatter. He will talk your ear off if given the chance, not that you'll understand the majority of what he's saying. But by the hysterics he breaks into, you know it has to be funny. His vocabulary has grown so much these past few months. He repeats a lot of what he hears, so I'm not going to count every word he "says"just the ones he actually understands.

Names: Momma, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, Nana, Abby (the new dog- poor Artemis and Herc), Logan, Um (what he named his stuffed panda), Mater, Lola (his nana's dog)

Words/phrases/sentences: yes, yeah, no, hi, hey, hello, that's right, gotcha, uh oh, oh no, ok, sorry, thank you, please, red, blue, bread, juicy, strawberry, block, car, I don't know, are you ok (asked if someone sneezes or coughs), puppy, kitty, snake, yo gabba gabba yo (he always adds on the extra "yo" because of the theme song), down, good night, good bye, nose, eye, mouth, brow (eye-brow), get down, stop it, be quiet (the last three he says when he's yelling at the dogs... which he got from me yelling at the dogs), shoe, oh my God (how many bad juju points do I get for teaching my kid to take the Lord's name in vain?), and dammit (oops).

Every morning and night we ask him where all of his body parts are and he points to them, he just isn't saying them yet. He also understands a lot of what I ask him to do (like if I ask him to go get something for me).

Finally, and perhaps one of the best things that he's doing now, he has discovered a love for books! I was so worried that he was never going to get into them, but for about a month now, he will just keep bringing me books to read to him throughout the day. And he likes to go to the library so he can pick out books. He seems to like books in spanish, but that may be because I sound so ridiculous when I read them. Now if only I could get him into stories in Old Norse...

Party Time: On Sunday we're throwing an Angry Birds themed birthday party for him. I love planning parties, but I am a little overwhelmed right now. I had a research paper due this week, so I've spent the last couple of days trying to get decorations put together and cleaning like a crazy person (something I would have liked to have more time to do...it is spring after all.) On the plus side: we had our carpet cleaned yesterday and it looks amazing! For the first time since we've moved in, our carpets aren't stained! Which just goes to show that even though they were cleaned often, I am not nearly as good with a Rug Dr. as an actual professional is. I also had the couch cleaned. I can get up most of the water stains (microfiber) with some rubbing alcohol and a sponge, but it takes forever and I just don't have the time for that now. The couch also looks amazing. The hard part is going to get L to not bring his sippy cups into the living rooms.

What's going with me a Nick? We're still in school and working our butts off. We put in a patio last month and learned the hard way that landscaping is a ton of work. But I got an awesome tan (and an injured hand) and Nick got to show off all his manliness by moving 20 or so 80lbs bags of concrete by himself (he's such a stud!)