Things to Remember: Toddlers

Mike is at such a fun age right now.  You can literally watch him learn new things and piece things together.  He vocabulary is exploding and he knows and uses close to 70 words.  He has recently started yelling at Sammy.  He will point his little finger and her and yell "NO" or "GO." She is nothing but sweet to him and even listens and obeys when he tells her to "sit" or "lay down."

I bought these little wind-up bath toys at Target and Mike was terrified of them (awesome parenting moment ahead) - whenever Brad was ready for Mike to be done with his bath he would drop one in and Mike would immediately tell us he was "all done" and try to climb out of the tub.  Last night everything changed, Mike decided the toys were not only not scary but also very fun.  So when Brad dropped one in, instead of being "all done" Mike picked it up and tried to suck on it's foot.

In the last month Mike has decided that TV is one of the best things ever.  He asks to "wat-CH" all the time.  We allow him roughly 30 minutes of TV time each day and when we finally give in each evening he happily runs to the couch, climbs up, grabs his blankey, and snuggles in.  He prefers when we watch with him and will get upset if we try to do anything else.  Brad's favorite is Thomas and Friends and has been caught watching it without Mike.

He loves to dance and will do this funny head shake from side to side and if he is particularly moved by the music will shake his little butt.

He LOVES trains and anything that has to do with trains.  If he hears a train he quietly chants "choo choo, choo choo" if he hears a loud truck or a motorcycle he quietly chants "choo choo, choo choo."   If he hears an airplane he stares at the sky looking all around and shoulding "aaaa-pwane, aaaaa-pwane."

He is a little fish and loves the water.  Swimming in it, drinking it, splashing in it, washing his hands in it, you name it.  He likes it.  Anytime he sees water anywhere (and I do mean anywhere) he has to point it out.  A puddle in the parking lot: "wa-yer," a sprinkler on someones lawn: "wa-yer," rain drops on the windshield: "wa-yer," a fountain: "wa-yer,"

Mike loves to imitate us.  If we jump, he jumps, if we walk backwards, he walks backwards, if we drink the milk out of our cereal bowls, he drinks the milk out of his cereal bowl.  I love watching him master these little tasks.