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| My last time putting him to bed as a one year old! |
You are two! You are such a beautiful kid - golden hair, bright hazel eyes, and a fun-loving, sweet, laughing, happy personality. You are the joy of our lives, we love you so much!
You speak in 3-word sentences now, though most of your words are completely unintelligible to anyone but me and dad. You know all the colors of the rainbow (your favorite is yellow), you can count to three, and you can identify a few letters. You love to identify animals and make their noises. Your beloved paci is your "bubby ubby," you call yourself "doh doh," and you have a very cute habit of saying things that you like are "mummy" (yummy.) For example: "red ball, yummy!"
You are 33 inches tall (10th percentile) and 27 lbs (50th percentile). You wear 18 month - 2T clothing and size 7 shoes. You LOVE cars, trucks, tractors, airplanes...anything with wheels. Your cars are your favorite toys. We got you a Little Tykes Cozy Coupe for your birthday and you have spent most of your play time in it since then. You love playing "saside" (outside) as well, and watching "meow meow" (Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood). Daddy has made sure that you like "uhuhman" (Superman) as well. You do not usually ask to read books unless there is a new one you are enjoying, but we have book time every night before bed, which I adore. You like children's songs and every morning ask to "sing song" which means put on my iPod for you. Sometimes you will "dance," which is just you turning in a circle and doing a little hop.
You are a good-natured, happy kid. You do not have a lot of tantrums and are generally content and easy to please. You are affectionate, but not super snuggly (you're too busy playing to stop and cuddle). You don't like giving hugs to people you don't know well, and you have to be in the right mood to give hugs to mommy and daddy. You almost never give kisses. But in the mornings when Daddy leaves for work, you don't like it if I give him a hug without you and you come running over saying "family hug!" and we scoop you up and have a family hug. You will happily roll around in your crib for an hour after you wake up and you get overwhelmed by lots of people. You are good at playing by yourself, preferring that I watch and give input and encouragement rather than actually play with you. We think you might be an introvert like me. You are getting good at following directions such as "stay there" or "throw this away."
Our biggest struggle is food. You are a very picky eater, and we will be working on that this year. You generally only eat fruit, yogurt, granola bars and pretzels, applesauce, squeezy packets, french fries and milk. Sometimes I can get you to eat a carrot stick or some olives, but not often. You will eat chicken nuggets only if they are from Chick-fil-a. You will eat Chipotle burrito bowls, but only from the restaurant, not if I make the exact same thing at home. You almost never even taste what is for dinner and it drives me crazy. You didn't even try your blueberry birthday cake. You have gotten better about throwing your food though, and we are so proud of you for that!
Xander, you are our pride and joy and the best thing that has ever happened to us! We love you so. I pray every night that you will come to know the Lord at an early age, that you will love Him and make wise decisions and good choices. I pray that you will follow Him all the days of your life and that you will have a compassionate heart and be a light for God in this dark world. Your name means "defender of the people" and we pray that you will defend the downtrodden and care for those in need.
We can't wait to see who you become one day, but until then, please stay my adorable, sweet, gentle baby for as long as possible.
Love you to the moon and back,
Mommy
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| When he woke up we showered him with balloons while we sang Happy Birthday to him. |
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