He is currently wearing 3T bottoms and 3T (sometimes 4T) tops. Approx 35lbs and 38in tall. At his 2 year wellness visit, he was in the approx 85th percentile for both height and weight. I guess we grow 'em big in the Bisonet household!
Max's vocabulary EXPLODED after he turned two! It has been crazy and so much fun to watch. Every day, he surprises us and makes us laugh with his new phrases. The ones that come to mind:
- "Where outside go?" (In the fall, we had come home late one evening and were getting him ready for bed. It's usually light out when he's getting ready for bed, but this time it was dark.)
- "40 minutes" (All time is measured in "40 minutes.")
- "Ummmm" (When asked a question, he usually uses this. It has let me see how much I use "ummm." ;-)) And he taps his chin, like he's thinking. (Thanks Aunt Hannah.)
- "Mommy, I like your hair" after I got out of the shower a few weeks ago. What 2 year-old boy says something like that???
- "Daddy, how was work today?" as Brook walks in the door from work.
We decided to give potty training a try at the end of July. I figured, why not try and if he wasn't ready, we'd try again in a few months. We did a modified 3 day approach and by the end of the first day, he was using the potty consistently. By the end of the first week, he was potty trained, except for naps and bedtime. More times than not, he wakes up dry now; so, I'm sure that will eventually come, but I'm not forcing it at the moment. I was astounded at how well he did! And I have to say it was pretty much all him. We really didn't have to give him much direction. A few days of "Pee pee in potty" or "Poopy in potty" and he got it.
He does really well with Clare. When we first brought her home, he was so excited that baby sister was finally here. Then, we went through a few "transition weeks," as I like to call them. He acted more naughty than usual, especially when Brook and I were home together. He's come out of that now and is somewhat indifferent with Clare. He pays attention to her on HIS terms and is gentle and kind with her.
A week ago, we moved him to his "big boy bed." (AKA new bunk beds.) I was really nervous about this. He sleeps GREAT in his crib. Takes a solid nap every day and sleeps 11 hours at night - going to be easily and not waking up til morning. He got out of the crib a few times a few months ago, but when we told him is was dangerous, he stopped. So, why would we move him, right? Well, we have 1 crib and I wanted to get Clare out of the pack n play and into the crib. So, we gave it a whirl. My biggest fear was that Max would get out of bed and roam the house or play with stuff in his room at night. I told him "you can't get out of bed, until mommy or daddy come and get you." And you know what? That strong-willed little stinker actually listened! There has been no change in how he sleeps. PTL! I think he even sleeps better, b/c he's in a room with room darkening shades now.
He loves life. That's the only way I can describe him. No matter where we are, he's out to explore. He loves to watch the lobsters fight at Meijer. He loves to help daddy shovel the snow. He loves playing with his cousins or random kids at the park. There isn't much he doesn't love to do! He isn't shy and is way too comfortable when we go places. So comfortable, that he likes to wander off and check things out on his own. Like the toy section at Kohls. (You can tell what stores mommy frequents. ;-))) When we have a serviceman or deliveryman at our house, Max loves to talk with them. Just recently, we had a guy at our house, inspecting the furnace. I heard voices downstairs and when I went to check, Max is down there, telling the guy about his baby sister "Clare." The guy couldn't understand him and just kept saying "Oh yeah." Somehow, Max knows that means you don't understand him. So, he kept repeating himself and getting louder and louder. What a kid!
