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| Little Tiger Fan |
At 23 months, Max is pretty good about eating most foods, but he loves, loves, LOVES spaghetti. And just about any fruit. Cheese, pretzel, hummus and raisins also top the list.
He gives the best "Hi" when greeting us. Whether it's getting him out of his crib in the morning or after nap time or when we walk in the door after work, it's a genuine "I'm happy to see you" greeting. It's wonderful.
He is such a good sleeper. Thank you, God. He sleeps 10 or 11 hours at night and takes a 2-3 hr nap in the afternoon. He normally goes to bed with no fuss. We bought bunks beds recently, thinking we'd transition him out of the crib in the near future. But, he is such a good sleeper and isn't trying to get out of his crib yet. Why mess with a good thing?
I have noticed lately that there is a side of him that only Brook and I see. It's the sweet, "I wanna sit on your lap and cuddle" side. I'm not sure if most people would call him sweet, b/c outside of the house, he is a crazy little boy, always on the go. But it is definitely a quality I see in him.
His vocabulary keeps increasing. I laugh at some of the things that come out of his mouth. Last night, on our walk, we ran into our neighbors. We said, "See ya," as we departed ways. Max turned around in his stroller and yelled, "See ya!"
He is quite curious and loves to be involved in anything we're doing - "I help," is a phrase we hear often. He is quite the little helper. ;-) If I'm baking or making dinner, he wants to pull a chair over to help. If Brook's mowing, he wants to go outside to help. (We don't let him, of course!) Speaking of outside, he LOVES to be outside. "Me. Play. Outside," is what we usually hear from him. He also loves to play in water. He has no fear at the "big" lake. (This does wonders for my nerves.) When the water was just 40 some degrees, we had to force him out of it, b/c he was shivering.
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| Such a good helper! |
He is social. If we're at the store, he will repeatedly say "Hi" to people until they acknowledge him. At the park, he tries to play with kids he doesn't know. This usually doesn't work out too well for him, b/c they're older than him, but he keeps trying! :-)
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| First bell ring of the season! |
He continues to be strong-willed and push limits. Part of his strong-willedness (is that a word?) is thinking life is a big game and everything is funny. So, I don't really know if you'd call it being strong-willed, but I don't know what else to call it. For example, I say, "Max, let me change your diaper." He runs away from me laughing, wanting me to catch him. Almost every time. Now, this can get on a person's nerves, trust me. When he gets into trouble, most of the time, he laughs and laughs, trying to get us to laugh, too. He has picked up "I'm sorry" lately, though, with a hug to go with it.
He loves our parish priest - Fr Bill (or "Bill" as he calls him.) Whenever he sees him, he runs up to him and gives him a huge hug. During Mass, he sometimes yells out "Bill" at the most appropriate times. Ha. He has been doing really well in Mass lately. When I say "well," I mean, isn't loudly "talking" and carrying on. As long as I have activities and snacks to occupy him, he does well for about the first 30 or 40 minutes. We always take him out during the consecration, though, so he doesn't disturb the congegation. Sometimes, I wonder if we're doing the right thing by bringing him to church (vs leaving him in the nursery.) I recently read this blog post and it was totally reaffirming. http://iamtotallythatmom.blogspot.com/2013/05/dear-parents-with-young-children-in.html
