Tuesday, April 22, 2014

April 21, 2014 (2 Years, 2 Months)

Andrew welcomed his baby brother Alex into the world on April 8th. Andrew adores his brother and though he sometimes needs reminders that we don't poke eyes or throw toys by him, he is for the most part really sweet and gentle with him.



Andrew spent a couple days with Grandma and Papa while Mommy and Daddy were in the hospital with Alex. He had a great time and only missed home at bedtime. Once he got back home he kept asking "Grandma play toys?"

Andrew likes to bring Alex toys to play with and he gets right up in his face to say "Hi Baby, Hi, Hi Brother!"

Andrew transitioned to a big boy bed this month after all his jumping finally took its toll on his crib and broke a side rail. The first night he laid down and went right to sleep. He has ended up on the floor twice but otherwise it has been a relatively smooth transition.


Andrew insists that you not only kiss but also hug his owies. Sometimes he wants to kiss his own owies until he realizes that he cannot kiss his own forehead, elbow, etc then he asks for help.

Andrew is Daddy's big helper outside working in the yard and building the shed.


 
Andrew also likes to help in the kitchen and is especially good at mashing bananas.

 
Andrew had a great Easter. He got to go to two Easter Egg Hunts one in our neighborhood and the other at America's Best Flowers. He was really excited to see the Easter Bunny and kept his eyes on him the whole time.
 



 
 Andrew had a lot of fun decorating Easter Eggs with kool aid and stickers. He was really upset when we were all done. He also wasn't happy about Daddy eating his Easter Eggs the next day.


 
 
The Easter bunny filled Andrew's basket with plastic eggs, an Easter book, a stuffed animal duck, a new Elmo toothbrush, and watercolor paint supplies. Andrew's favorite part was the empty plastic eggs.