My 2 year old!!

Yes Bug, you are 2!
It is very hard for your Mama to believe, but I wouldn't have it any other way!  I wanted to share some of your accomplishments and stats.

At your 2 year dr. appointment, you absolutely would NOT stand or sit on the scale.  They guesstimated, and I know they said it low. 
Height: 37 3/4 Inches, in the 99%
Weight: Best guess of 33lbs, 93%
You are growing like a weed!  You did an excellent job for the doctor, telling him names of animals and their noises.  You even knew your shapes which surprised him!  He asked you to blow out the light on one of his instruments and you kept asking to do it again.  You had one shot, but you barely even noticed it.  You didn't even cry (which is great because I was not sure I could handle you crying by myself!)

Interests:
-You absolutely LOVE trains, particularly Thomas.  You play for hours and hours with your trains.  You and Daddy love to build tracks together.  You are pretty good at building them by yourself, too. 
-You also really love "diggers."  You look for them everywhere we go.  It makes for a fun car ride, looking for diggers and tractors.  You see one and then say, "Nother one."  You also love playing with your digger trucks.
-Trucks...you love them all.  You don't discriminate.  :)  You are such a boy, true and true. 
-You are a pretty good little reader!
-You love to go on walks in the stroller and rides in your bike trailer.  I love you in your cute little helmet!  You know you have to wear your helmet so you can be safe like Dora.
-Speaking of Dora, you love to watch Diego and Dora and Boots.  You also really love Thomas.  We don't let you watch very much TV, but those shows make you so happy. 

-We love to play outside.  Just a couple of months ago you couldn't stand swinging and now it is one of your favorite things to do outside. 


Favorite Foods:
I think this really depends on the day.  One day you will eat something and the next you won't. 
-You have been asking for and signing "cookie" a lot (even though you don't eat it half of the time). 
-Ramen noodles: you will seriously eat an entire package all by yourself (at least the part of the package that doesn't end up in your lap.
-Strawberries with whipped cream
-Cottage cheese with applesauce for breakfast.  I usually can't get you to eat anything else for breakfast.
-Shepherds Pie and Hamburger cheese bake are some of your favorites that Mama makes
-Lately you have been asking for bread.  You won't eat it if I put anything on it, you just want a plain piece of wheat bread.  (funny kid!)

-You still really like mandarin oranges. I found these little clemenrenes a the store and you peeled one yourself a couple of days ago. I was so proud of you, and you were proud of yourself. Of course, you didn't eat more than one slice afterwards, but I guess peeling an orange is hard work!



*I don't think we will take you back to a restaurant until you are 12.  It is a lot of food throwing, tantrum having, not eating the food we paid for, etc.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being with you, maybe just not in a restaurant setting for awhile.

Words:
Mama calls you her little parrot.  You do such a great job repeating everything someone says!
-You have started to call you Dad, "Daddy."  It is soooo sweet!  I have to be careful to also call him Daddy because you occasionally like to try to call him "Matt."
-I love when you say, "Tickle." You scrunch up your little face, grin from ear to ear and then try to tickle anyone who is around.
-Hide!
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Favorite Books:
-The Biggest Bear:  We have read it so much you can tell me which page is next and can even finish sentences for me.  It is about Johnny and his bear who eats maple sugar.  The way you say sugar is priceless.
-Love you Forever
-Anything about tractors and diggers
-Books about shapes:  You know most of your shapes very well!
-You love when Daddy read the Book of Mormon to you in Portuguese.

Interesting Facts:
-You have started to be much more kind to Cousin Emmett and the girls.  You just woke up one day and decided because you are 2, you can be nice now.  (well, most of the time.  The other day you pulled a big chunk out of Lydia's hair.  Opps....guess we are still learning).
-We love to play hide-and-seek when Daddy gets home.  You say, "Hide" and run off somewhere.  Most of the time, however, you jump out when you hear Daddy getting close. 
-You are still pretty shy.  Very rarely will you talk to someone at the store, even if they ask you a question.  You will sometimes smile at them, but mostly with your head down. 
-When the girls or Emmett come over to play, you run up to them and give them big hugs.  You have such a big heart!

-We are working very diligently on learning the names of colors.  I think you know them, but you try to trick us.  When we ask what color something is, you mostly say purple or green. 
-You have started to want to say the prayers over food or when we do family prayer.  Typically it looks like you reapeting the last word of a sentence, and you say "AMEN" at the end.  I am such a proud Mama!!
-You love to sing "Book of Mormon Stories," "Popcorn Popping," "The Wise Man and the Foolish Man."  You know all of the actions to them and it is adorable to watch you sing them. You are also pretty good at "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and "Do As I am Doing" and "Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam."
-When you kiss someone, you give them your big raspberry kisses, except me.  We want to kiss me right on the lips.  Believe me, I LOVE IT!!!

To celebrate on your actual birthday we went to dinner at Red Robin. You were in your true 2 year old fashion and refused to eat any of your food and had a bit of a tantrum at the table, but all in all, you were pretty good. You were flirting BIG TIME with the waitress, but still acted very shy. They came over to sing to you and bring you icecream. You hid your head behind me, but ate some of the icecream after they left.

We love you Bug!