Here are a lot of fun pictures of Austin from February that I haven't gotten up. He is really changing and growing up fast right now (slow down!!). I also wanted to write some things down before everything changes again and I forget! I guess we can call this an early 2nd birthday report. It is seriously a lot, but they are just so Austin right now.
One of his favorite things to do right now is jump into his bed with just a diaper on. He snuggles in with his blankets and animals and rolls around and laughs. Notice all of the animals and blankets. He keeps hoarding more into his bed. All of his plus some of Zach's that he has taken over. I try to sneak some out, but they end up right back in within a day or two.
He loves to "hide" under his blanket.
He still is obsessed with books. He could read them for hours. I still often find him in the chair in his room with his blanket, lion, blankie, and books. He loves to sit and "read" them to himself now. Like Zach, he seems to be a good memorizer and knows a lot of the stories enough to get a lot right. Some of his favorites right now are Roadwork, I Am A Child of God, Ten Friendly Fish, Big Red Barn, and Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb.
I can't remember how I made him laugh here. I must be hilarious.
One of Austin's favorite toys right now is the kitchen. He loves to "cook." Lion often helps us cook, too, and Austin hold it's paw and pretends lion is doing things..
Sometimes lion gets cooked in to "lion pie," or "lion soup," as Austin says.
I thought Zach loved to be outside, but Austin loves it even more. Here he is saying "go out!!" on a really windy day. Breezes we can handle, but 50-70 mph, no thanks!
Downward dog. What is a day without yoga?
A few more tidbits, so I don't forget...
Austin is loving going to the bathroom on the toilet. He often asks for it during the day and always goes before bath. I'm going to give potty training a shot as soon as we have a reasonably calm chunk of time.
He is just now (in the past couple of weeks) starting to get that 2 year old attitude. He gets mad if I try to put his shoes on him (he wants to do it himself). And a whole lot of "I do it!" and general stubborness, mixed in with a few tantrums. So far this time around it seems a lot more funny than when Zach was hitting this stage.
He seems more independent than Zach. Maybe that has something to do with being the second child, but also some of his personality.
He is a really impressive talker. He talks in complete sentences a lot of the time, or at the very least phrases of 3-6 words. He uses lots of big words and will repeat things you say to him. He is good at saying please and thank you, and sorry, often without being prompted.
He knows all of his body parts. He is pretty good with colors and some shapes. He can stack blocks pretty well. He can count to 3, sometimes more. He can sing a slurred abc song, and likes to sing it in the car (so I can never record it). He gets chunks of it right every time. He loves to dance anytime he hears music.
He is a generally happy boy and quick to smile and laugh. He loves Zach and Zach loves him.
I can't believe he will be 2 in a couple of weeks!
4 comments:
What a great post.
Cute that Austin's hands still barely reach over his head.
I've been meaning to jot something down here for forever...
My favorite ones are every single one with the lion. Rawr.
Is Austin deliberately doing downward-facing dog or is that just how he stands up?
Feel better soon!
Em, I am loving these and laughing so hard. See how easy it is for you to make people laugh?:) I adore the ones of Austin in the window hugging his lion, using his lion as a pillow, and then, of course, downward dog. Adorable. I would love some lion soup too.
Rosie, I'm not sure what his purpose is. He does see me do yoga regularly, and it is definately not how he stands up. But I'm not sure that he set out to do a yoga pose. Pretty good, though!
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