two

My little man turns two this weekend. That’s crazy to me. What’s even crazier is when I look back at posts and pictures from a year ago and realize how much he’s grown and changed. I knew that from birth to year one he’d grow a ton. What I guess I didn’t realize is that he’d grow up just as much in the next year (as well I’m sure as the year after that and the year after that). He’s a full blown toddler now. There’s no denying it.

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He weighs somewhere around 24 pounds. I think he’s somewhere around 33 inches tall. If you ever were to go to the doctor’s office with us, you’d understand why these are best guesses and not entirely accurate. In order for them to be more accurate, he’d have to stop tantruming for more than 3 seconds. That puts him in about the 10th percentile for each. At least in one aspect, he’s still my little boy. (I do worry his sister is going to take after Mike and consequently tower over her big brother.)

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Favorite movie: UP

Favorite TV show: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (with Curious George in a close second, followed by Elmo’s world)

Favorite food: Macaroni and cheese and french fries (with chicken nuggets and waffles trailing closely behind)

Favorite drink: Juicy Juice’s berry flavor

Favorite activities: bath time, visiting the park, dancing, coloring, playing with bubbles and play-doh, sorting shapes, playing pretend kitchen, jumping on the bed, playing hide and go seek.

Least favorite activities: diaper changes, brushing his teeth, doctor appointments, being dropped off at nursery.

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He is a particular boy. He borders on OCD a lot of times. He knows where things go and how things belong and won’t accept them any other way.

He is a bossy boy. He tells us what we should be doing by pointing where he wants us to go and commanding “down!”

He is a quirky boy. He likes to pretend he’s asleep and has the goofiest fake laugh.

He is a visual boy. He can mimic any dance he sees on TV and he can act out the entire first half of the movie UP, as well as scenes from other movies.

He is an active boy. He loves to run around stores, jump around our basement, climb up onto the sofa, wrestle with dad on the bed, and cause all sorts of other havoc.

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We love having Tennyson around. He always manages to make our days brighter, no matter how much trouble he's gotten into. It's been a fantastic year... and there is so much more fun and excitement ahead.

Happy birthday, Tennyson. We love you.