Our little munchkin is two years old!! I went through my previous
Alex Updates recently. It was fun to see how much he's changed & to reminisce about his younger days. It also made me a little emotional. Part of me misses that little baby. But I'm continually awed by the little person he is now & am loving this stage too.
Here's a little snapshot of what he's up to lately:
-He loves to read books - especially with trucks, tractors or trains.
-He talks a lot. He likes to repeat words & is doing a good job of stringing words together.
-His favorite phrases in the car are "Out", "More big trucks?", "More tractors?" and "Go!"
-He still likes labeling objects but he's decided that just about everything is his. He'll point to my cup & say, "Mama's drink?" I tell them he's right & then he says, "No, Alex's drink." He does not appreciate when you point out that it is not his cup. We hear "Alex's" or "my" a lot. My truck, my turn, etc, etc. I know this is common for this age but it requires a little more patience from Michael & me when he about pitches a fit over something that's not really his.
-He randomly calls me "Mommy" instead of "Mama". Not sure where this came from since Michael & I usually refer to me as "Mama". I was thinking I might keep it that way but one day he just started saying "Mom-mee". It caught me off guard because it came out of nowhere. I even asked him, "Did you just call me Mommy?" He said, "Yeah!" He likes to say it over & over again. Even though I was leaning toward staying "Mama", I'm fine with him calling me "Mommy". He says it so cute anyway.
-He's still a good eater. He may refuse certain food at a meal but usually not for good. There's nothing we've found that's an absolute no consistently. He loves bananas, apples & grilled cheese especially.
-I tell him I love him to the moon & back. He always says, "moon back".
-He went through a rough spell sleeping a few weeks ago. He'd cry for an hour & a half before going to bed & started waking up in the middle of the night crying. We finally decided it was a little bit of separation anxiety/being scared. We leave his door open now & peek in to check on him now. That seemed to do the trick.
-He loves to jump. And climb.
Which brings me to his birthday party! We had it at Bounce U & there was LOTS of jumping & climbing. He loved it! I think everyone had a good time. In fact, I think some of the adults had as much fun as the kids (or maybe more!) I apologize for the plethora of pictures but there were just too many good ones!
Playing Foosball before the party started
Watching the safety video
Climb climb climb
First trip down the slide
Whoa!
Got the hang of it now...
Pro baseball player?
Not a big fan of going down by himself
Michael & Emily jousting American Gladiator style
Michael is ruthless!
Annie showing off her skills
Hagan & Alex on the bouncy horses
Elizabeth wasn't sure about the camera in her face...
Michael coming through the tunnel
Aunt Amanda next...
You can't really see but that's Michael up in that net. He made it to the top first!
Somebody got wet in the water fountain...
Elmo cupcakes. Mine didn't turn out quite as cute but Alex knew who it was.
Singing Happy Birthday
He blew out the candles all by himself!
YUM
Opening presents
He wanted to open everything right away
I took off the day today to spend with my little guy on his actual birthday. He spent most of the day playing with his new toys!
We sure love him & are so blessed to have him as our son!
