David Turns 2!

My baby boy has now officially become a toddler.  There are times when I can't believe how fast he is growing.

David's Stats:

Weight: 29 lbs., 57% for his age
Height: 36 inches, 77% for his age

Little Quirks

• He is obsessed with letters!  He loves finding letters on random objects and trying to say what they are (he doesn't usually get them right).
• He loves flushing the toilet and turning off lights.  It can get pretty annoying at times.
• He has developed a new love for drawing.  He loves finding pen and pencils and drawing on random pieces of paper he finds lying around.  Sometimes he draws on the walls, too.  I do not approve of that.
• He calls all fuzzy animals "Sushi."
• He loves dancing and singing to music.  He mumbles the consonants and vowels from the words of the lyrics he hears.
• He calls bananas "cee-all" (cereal).  I'm not sure why he does that.
• He is very polite and always says please and thank you at the right times.
• He is very social.  He likes to greet everyone he meets.  He is not shy or scared of people.
• He has a fantastic memory for words and music.
• He growls at pumpkins.
• He is calm and easy-going about EVERYTHING.
• Lizzy is his entertainment, hero, and best friend.  Anything Lizzy likes he likes, too, including Barbies, princess movies, girly songs, and girly dress-up clothes. He looks really cute wearing Lizzy's pink sunhat and princess slippers.
• He LOVES to eat!  He's not picky about foods and likes to eat everything.  He is particularly fond of tomatoes and bananas.
• He likes to babble. He likes to say whatever letter sounds he wants to articulate at the time, along with the overall feeling or emotion he wants to convey.  He likes asking questions best.  Example:  "Ah, was? Wha-waa et is a-wadee sheee?  Oy-yoy oh-oh."  It's pretty cute.
• He stands right in front of me and wiggles his tongue back and forth quickly when he wants to taste whatever I am eating.  It's pretty funny.

Favorite (Real) Words and Phrases

• "Tank-u ma-much" (thank you very much)
• "Bye!  See-youuu!"
• "Izzy"  (Lizzy)
• "Sushi"
• "Cee-all" (cereal)
• "Yo gel-com" (you're welcome)
• "Eh-are-you?" (where are you?)
• "O you okay?"  (are you okay?)

Favorite Books

• He loves all of the Charlie and Lola books.
• The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin, by Margaret Wise Brown.
• Any version of The Three Little Pigs.
• Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies, by Carolyn Crimi.

Favorite Movies and TV Shows

• Super Why
• Curious George
• The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That
• Tangled
• Brave
• All of the Toy Story movies.

Favorite Songs and Poems

• Batman
• This Little Piggy
• A Dream is Wish Your Heart Makes
• Baby Mine
• Five Yellow Pumpkins
• I'm a Mean Old Witch (With a Hat)
• A Whole New World
• Once Upon a Dream
• When Will My Life Begin
• True Love's Kiss
• Alphabet Song
• Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Open Shut Them

David's Birthday

We had a small birthday party for David with our immediate family and Grandpa North.  Lizzy and I bought some orange and green balloons, which David loved.  We had homemade chili for dinner, and angel food cake with whipped cream and strawberries for dessert.  David loved blowing out his candles and eating his cake.  He was in such a big hurry to blow out his candles that Brad was afraid he was going to get burned, but he didn't.  He loved his birthday present, too-- a VTech Little Apps Tablet.  His favorite part was pushing the buttons on the tablet and sounding out the letters.  He's such a smart boy!  

Happy Birthday, my darling boy!  I love you, Davy!