Austin is now almost closer to three than two! Whoa! He is in such a fun phase right now. However, I feel like I say that through all the different phases he has gone through. But at this point he is really growing up into this little boy that we just love so much. Here are some updates for him:
-He communicates and talks so much now. I can understand pretty much anything he says and his little sentence combinations are just so cute.
-He favorite thing right now are cars, trucks and trains. He loves to drive them on tracks, the couch or on the bed. He also loves to play with matching sets or pairs of cars. (His mama is a little into matching sets so maybe that's where he gets it from!)
-He is just over 3 feet tall (60th percentile) and weighs 33 pounds (80th percentile)
-One of the biggest changes is that he is now in a toddler bed and has been for about 2 weeks. The transition have been great! He loves his bed and will stay in bed when he goes down for naps and bedtime. The only down side is that my wake-up call is now quite early. But it was time and it's been a very smooth transition. I know this picture is extremely dark but we snuck in the first night he slept in it to get a picture.
-I have been surprised at how much he can do by himself now. Things that I would always do for him and now I forget that he really can do them himself. Like drinking out of a cup with no lid (only water and only at the table though!), opening the fridge to get his own milk cup, using a glue stick for art projects, obeying little instructions like cleaning up toys or going to get something out of his room and peeling and eating a whole clementine. I know those are just little things but developmentally they are a big deal!
-He has absolutely no interest in potty training. Anytime I bring up the idea of going to sit on the potty he says "No! No!" So I have not pushed the issue because I don't want it to be a negative thing. However he is getting older and should be showing interest so I'm kind of unsure of what to do and if I should push the issue. Lots of his friends are potty trained but that doesn't seem to motivate him to want to jump on the bandwagon. I am thinking that this is going to be a hard transition.
- We have definitely entered the terrible twos and have had meltdowns and tantrums over the smallest of events but I guess that is to be expected.
-He loves to spend time with Matthew and tries to imitate things he does like shave, put on deodorant or fix things. It's pretty cute to watch. He also loves wrestling with Matthew and gets so intense!
- Austin loves to help in the kitchen. It seems like he has always loved this and I have so many pictures of him helping me stir, mix and pour things. In this picture I think he was helping me mix up a salad. His face is distraught because the camera is out and he hates the camera. However he is wearing his cute little apron that my sister Jenna made him for Christmas!
- Austin is very creative and whenever he eats things like toast or sandwiches. They always become things like trucks or airplanes or even sometimes animals based on what it looks like as he takes bites. And when he tells me what they are I can totally see exactly what he means. This also leads to very long lunches as he plays with his food.
These are just some of the things I want to remember about Austin at this age!
3 comments:
Such a cute apron! Austin sure is getting big! I am impressed by sone of the stuff he can do on his own, maybe when Addie is his age she will be able to do that stuff too? The next time we're around you guys- I'll invite Austin to come with us (not saying we're going to the bathroom) and maybe seeing Addie go will make him start thinking it's a positive thing and that his friends do it. That's what got Addie interested- maybe it will work for him too?
From my experience, I would say wait on the potty training. It is going to be SO MUCH more difficult if you try and do it before Austin wants to and is ready. Especially with you having a new baby soon. Most likely anything you got accomplished before the baby comes would be lost when his world gets turned upside-down.
Ethan was almost 4 before he finally got it down. I tried to do it before he was ready, thinking he was getting too old. But it ended up taking SO MUCH longer. I really regret that. (Abby was potty trained before she was 2.)
But whatever you decide, good luck! :)
Yay!! Glad to see him wearing the apron!! I love that he can peel his orange. Cade can't even do that!
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