Our Sweet Boy...

Could this boy sleep with any more toys and books? Seriously?!

Just waking up

That's some crazy hair!

Of course he found the binky...little does he know Mrs. Sparklenose is going to be taking this one VERY soon. :)

Not a big fan of me taking pics. He usually likes to take 10-15 minutes chilling in his bed, waking up, before yelling to get up. A little bit like his mama in this regard. So, me being there right when he woke up had him all sorts of messed up. :)

While I was taking pics of the nursing covers I decided I wanted to get a picture of our sweet little bug while he was taking his nap. He was actually in the process of waking up from his nap, so I promise I didn't wake him...though it sorta looks like it.

I was reading through our blog book from 2008 the other night and read all kinds of fun little things/mile markers about our Bug, and it made me realize I haven't done that recently for him. So, while posting these sweet pics, I thought I would put some fun information about him as well.

At 2 1/2 he's such a smart boy...seriously. He knows ALL his letters...he can recognize them anywhere. He sings the ABC song too. He also know almost all of the sounds they make too. In fact the other morning he was waking up, and I could hear him over the monitor saying, "J. Jah, jah, jelly bean. I. Ih, ih, igloo." So, if you ask him what letter makes the "quah" sound, he'll tell you, Q. Or the zah sound...and he'll say Z. If you say M, mh, mh...he'll finish with "mouse, or mom". It's pretty amazing.

He also knows all his colors and identifies everything by color. It's not just a car, it's a red car, or orange car. It's not just shoes, it's brown shoes. It's a green shirt, or yellow hat.

He also recognizes quite a few shapes. Triangle is his favorite. But, it's not a stop sign, it's an octagon. But he also recognizes hexagons (he mixes up the octagons and hexagons, but who wouldn't), circles, stars, hearts, squares, and occasionally can point out a rectangle and pentagon. I'm pretty sure I had no idea what a hexagon was until I was in high school! It's all Sesame Streets fault I tell you!

This kid also only swings a bat left-handed, though he is a very right-handed kid. He loves to play soccer in the yard, and kicks with both feet. He also loves to throw the football with dad. He's a very good catch, and is working on catching with his little mitt too. He's got a great shot in basketball, and he should he plays it all winter with dad on his hoop, that dad has raised up so he actually has to shoot the ball. So, sports are his favorite thing!!

He loves his dogs and loves to spend time laying on them, riding them, feeding them, giving treats to them, and chasing them around the yard. He's always very concerned where they are and what they're doing.

He loves, loves, loves cats! I think it's b/c we don't have one. There are two cats where I go to get our raw milk, and he loves to go see and pet the cats. Anytime we are at someone's house with a cat, he leaves the toys to follow the cat around. It's pretty funny.

He's a picky eater...unfortunately. He won't try new food, even though I know he'll like it. I have to be sneaky about the new food I'm giving him. Thankfully, he loves quesadillas and I can hide all kinds of things in those. :) The food he does like is healthy, so again I'm thankful for that. So, here's a list of foods he will eat: Salmon, hamburger(sometimes), eggs, oatmeal, pancakes/waffles, sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, broccoli, yogurt, cottage cheese, black beans (or any sort of bean), cheese, peanut butter & honey (sometimes), ANY fruit (LOVES fruit), milk, bread, hot dogs (sometimes), and that's about it. He doesn't like pasta of any type, chicken (unless it's sneaked into a quesadilla), potatoes, rice, ramen noodles, meat (in general, other than salmon), green beans, cauliflower, or pretty much anything else that isn't on the "like" list.

He loves to snuggle and always has. He still likes to climb in your lap and be read to or watch a movie. He loves to lay with his dad, or just chill on his shoulder. He gives kisses and says "I wuv you." Or "Te Quiero".

He's learning Spanish from his dad, but doesn't always like to agree with the words he's learning...they have frequent arguments about what something really is. Example: It's a shoe. Zapato. No, it's a shoe. Zapato. No! It's a shoe!!! He usually wins the argument, b/c mom gives dad a dirty look for making him mad. :)

He's a little bit OCD...ok, maybe more than a little. He puts his toys back in the exact same place when he's done, loves his routines, has to have doors closed, and knows where everything goes, and if it's not there, kinda freaks out about it. He gets this from me unfortunately, we'll be working on easing him up on some of the OCD stuff. :)

He LOVES to be read to, and knows his favorite books very well. He finishes the sentences for you and knows when you've skipped a page or a paragraph and demands you read it correctly. He also loves to sing Primary songs, and a few of his favorites right now are: Bring the World His Truth (Helaman song), I Am A Child of God, I Love to See the Temple, Families are Forever, I Hope They Call Me on a Mission, and I Am Like a Star. He sings along with you, and it's so dang cute! He also loves other toddler songs and dances and sings along when he hears them.

Ok...there are lots and lots of other things I could go on and on about, but I have to stop somewhere. He's such a special sweet little boy, whom we love so much! We've had so much fun watching him grow and learn and discover his world. We can't wait to see how he's going to interact with his little sister. I'm sure I'll have lots of fun and not-so-fun stories of the two of them in the future.