girlfiend

• Yet another sleep regression. Screams and tantrums at bedtime and a few wakeups a night.
• Full of two-year old angst. He’s “difficult” according to grandmom, a “pain-in-the-ass” according to dad, and a “shithead” according to me, the loving mother.
• Can’t stop biting his toenails. Aside from my worry about his toes getting infected, I cannot wait for him to outgrow this habit because it’s disgusting.
• He is skinny. He’ll go for days eating very little then days where he shocks the hell out me by eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for breakfast followed up by a turkey sandwich 20 minutes later.
• Brilliant. Stole one of his brother’s teddy bears and refers to it as a polar bear. When asked why it’s a polar bear responded, “Because it’s not a panda bear.”
• Able to hold conversations with adults and kids alike. He can communicate his wants and needs.
• Super cuddly in the morning. “I want to lie down on you, mama.”
• Still obsessed with trains.
• Likes to play baseball and basketball, ride his bike and run. The kid loves to run.
• Finger paints- he used to be turned off by the messy hands
• He is observant. I walk upstairs to get him in the morning, still wearing just a t-shirt and he says, “you are not wearing pants, mama.” I got home from a wedding wearing flip flops given to the female guests as favors and he said, “you are wearing new purple flip flops mommy.”
• He wants to know things. “Mama, this is your bathing suit or your underwear?”
• Aside from the shithead moments, this kid is awesome. He is so much fun on the beach and on walks. He loves the library and the playground and the sprinkler park. He jumps up and down with excitement when he’s going to see our friends Doodlebug and Baby Doodle. It still makes me melt when he calls me mama or mommy.

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