January 21, 2014 (23 Months)

Andrew reminds us randomly throughout the day that the stove is hot.

 

Andrew sleeps on his tummy with his butt up in the air and his blankets rolled into a ball under him.

Andrew has been resisting sitting in his booster chair and asking to sit in a "big chair." This is a problem because he is still a very messy eater-rubbing his hands everywhere and throwing his food on the ground. Also he thinks he should be able to get down and walk around the house while eating if he isn't buckled in.

Andrew loves to watch Sesame Street and The Magic School Bus.

Andrew likes to do yoga with Daddy.

Andrew takes really good care of his baby doll, covering her up with his blankey and putting her down for night night.

Andrew likes to give a play by play of what everyone is doing: "Daddy working," "Kitty napping," "Turtle eating," "People walking," "Mommy sweeping."

When Andrew sees that Sophie has climbed up on the table or shelf he starts shouting "Kitty up high. Get down. Right now!" He will also tell Mommy and Daddy to "get down" if they are caught sitting on the coffee table or counter top.

Andrew likes to pick out his own pajamas but it can be a long process as he decides between every pair in the drawer.

Andrew often declares that something is "Nice!" or "Awesome!" He especially thinks that his block and lego creations and artwork are nice.

Andrew has always been an early riser but he went through a couple week period this month when his internal alarm clock went off around 4:30am each morning. He would usually play for about 15 minutes before he either threw all his stuffed animals and blankets out of the crib, got his leg stuck in the crib slats, or needed a diaper change. Thankfully we seem to be back on track with 5:30-6am wake-up times.

When Andrew gets out of the bath tub he clings tightly to Mommy or Daddy and insists on being picked up, he isn't very concerned about drying off or getting dressed.

Andrew has been feeling cooped up this winter. A couple times after we returned from an outing when we pulled into the garage and Andrew realized that we were home he started saying "no, no Andrew buh bye again." Other times when we have been home all day he will get out his shoes and go do the door saying "Andrew buh bye!"

We took Andrew to see the holiday model train exhibit and Olbrich Gardens and he loved it. He kept running after the trains pointing and saying "new new train!" We aren't sure why he stopped saying "choo choo train"...

Taking pictures or videos of Andrew is becoming increasingly difficult. As soon as he sees the camera he immediately runs towards it and wants to see the screen. Maybe someday he will be a director because he always wants to be behind the camera. As a side note-the lack of pictures this month is because our camera was sent out to be cleaned.