Two Years

Lyle,

Today you turn two years old.  TWO.  How in the world did that happen??  You are such a sweet, smart, ornery boy, and we love you more than we could ever say.  Here is what you have been up to lately.

A couple days old

Stats

You are weighing in about 29 pounds.  I don't know how tall you are, but I'm pretty sure you aren't breaking any records in that department!  You wear 2T pants and 3T shirts.

 Books 

"Mickey's ABC's"- You pick out "your letter" the L, "Mama's letter" the M, etc.  You request this book VERY night.  "Ho-Ho" aka "The Night Before Christmas"  Yes, it's April and we still read this book almost every night too.  You love to pick out all the silly things in the pictures.  "Happy Fish"  I am amazed by this.  You can read this book to me, it's awesome!

1 Year Old

Eats

You are still a pretty good eater.  Your favorite food is pancakes.  You would eat them for every single meal.  You also love eggs, tacos, fruit, macaroni, rice, cheese, popcorn, juice, and chocolate milk!  And Candy.  You loooove candy!

Says

You are such a good talker!  Some of my favorite things you say: "Bless you Daddy!" after he sneezes,
"Ohhhhh, ookaaaay!",  "Oh, Sorry Mama!" You will giggle and say this for example if you say the wrong color for something.  It is so cute. "Ah, happen???"  Meaning, what happened?  You sound so concerned when you say this, and it's usually for something silly like the TV went dark after a show ended.

Loves

Singing your ABC's.  I'll ask you during your bath if you want to sing a song with Mama, and you'll say, "ABC'S!!!"  You do pretty good, and make it to about V most of the time. The other day you made it to P and said, "AMEN!"  Mickey-  Your favorite show is still "Mickey Club-a-house."  You sing along and say all the characters names as they show them.  And you do a pretty mean hot-dog-dance!  A few others that you love are Chuggington, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, and Super Why!  You love having a character on your shirt.  Every morning when you get to daycare, you quickly take off your jacket so you can show Paula whether you are wearing Mickey, Spiderman, or Hulk!  Your love of being outside and at the farm has not faded at all.  You would play outside all day if we let you.  Some of your favorite things to do are to play in the sandbox, take gator rides, feed the goats, find sticks, and ride in the tractor.  You also love going to church!  Most mornings you ask, "chuch?" and if we are going, you get the biggest smile, clap your hands, and say "yaaaayyyy!"

Hates

We are hitting a bit of a whiny stage.  It just depends on your mood and how tired you are, or if you are in the mood to listen or not.  We haven't had many big tantrums, so I'm still calling us lucky!

Does

You are getting really good at your puzzles.  Most of the time all your pieces are mixed up and you can figure out what puzzle they go to.  You amaze us at what you can remember.  You are so good at your colors, numbers, and letters.  Your potty training has regressed a bit lately.  We have no idea why, but the accidents have been a lot more frequent lately.  Hoping you get over that quick!

Sleep

You are sleeping in your big boy bed, and most of the time you do pretty good.  If you wake up you come straight to our room to wake us up...so kind of you!  Your typical bedtime is between 8-8:30 pm and you wake up anywhere from 6-7:30 am.  You are still taking an afternoon nap.

What a fun two years we have had with you Lyle!  Happy Happy Birthday!