Life at 29 months

This month has been far more enjoyable--I think for all of us! David, you are such a silly boy and so full of laughter! You often laugh and then say "fuuey" (funny) when something strikes your sense of humor (all the time!). We will have to teach you when to calm down and lay off of your antics though.

You have done quite well in the transition to a big boy bed every night. (mostly still nap in the crib since my last post said it all--you don't really nap but rarely now!) I put some toys in there with you though, and you have quiet time in your room still in order to learn the art of down-time and so that I can manage a day without pulling out my hair with all your activity each day.

Crying during haircuts are also a thing of the past (we hope). You even sat by yourself this time; shhh...it really was the lollipop that did it.

You do make larger messes each day than I ever thought possible though! It is grand to say that we will just live with them a bit, but you will not pull out one or two toys from your tubs but dump the whole tub over to get the 1-2 toys. Perhaps you are like your Mommy in wanting to see all the options before deciding, but... We regularly spend 30-45 minutes in the morning, often late afternoon, and evening picking up the messes on the floor. Otherwise, we literally could not walk into your room or around the family room! (and the picture below is a "good" day)

You are becoming far more adventurous in your eating but PB&J is still the all-time favorite!!! Other favorites? Still all cars, and now TRAINS! You love to talk about Percy (forget Thomas). If you are not found playing with your trains, you are found with a golf club in hand (always the iron...hmm...) swinging at various balls. You enjoy watching Daddy playing Wii golf but especially enjoy flailing your arms with the Wii game Flingsmash. Perfect game for little kiddos because that is really all that is required! :)

Your understandable language skills continue to improve. You love to pretend you are talking on the phone (or really talk on the phone), but you will regularly look at us if we try to take the phone back and say "quiet, quiet" with a scolding finger. Hmmm...where did you learn that? You also can count actively to two. (there it stops) We passed by something the other day with two cats on it. You yelled "Look...see...two kitty cats."

I cannot forget that you like to walk everywhere on your tippy-toes. Sorry no, ballerina in the making though. You are all boy! Oh, and that is seen every day (multiple times a day) as you prove the saying "Boys turn everything into weapons." You will hold up golf clubs as swords, and random toys as guns. "bang. bang." Where did you learn all this; we never taught you!

And your logical, engineering turn of mind can already be seen. You line up your cars when playing with them. You even lined up all your bath letters, fitting them as best as they could mesh.

You are currently rather obsessed with your Sunday school teachers (and our friends) Nick and Jaime...Nick especially. Anyone youngish who is not your Daddy but male becomes "Nick." And every time we go to the church (even throughout the week for work-out or Bible studies) you talk about Nick or Nick's car. :)

So many other humorous stories and anecdotes...

We love you, David!