January 21, 2015 (2 Years, 11 months)

 

The stomach flu hit our family hard over Christmas and Andrew by far had the worst of it; he was sick for 2 and half weeks straight. In an effort to cheer him up from being sick and stuck at home under quarantine we tried a new activity: painting in the tub. It was a HUGE hit!

 

Being sick definitely put a damper on Christmas this year but we still enjoyed our family time together rand exchanged gifts. Andrew received Tinker Toys, play pots and pans, bath tub ABCs, and Thomas the Train PJs.

 

Andrew can now open the gate that blocks off the kitchen and tries to sneak food from the fridge and cupboards without getting caught. Unfortunately for him the chair he has to drag over to the counter from the kitchen table is less than quiet and always gives him away. He is especially obsessed with yogurt lately.

 

After recovering from the stomach flu, Andrew's appetite came back with a vengeance. Every morning at 4am we woke up to the sounds of him raiding the kitchen. Throughout the day he would plead in a sad voice that he is "sooooooo hungry" even if he just finished a meal or snack.

 

Andrew loves movie nights with Daddy because it usually means popcorn. If Daddy accidentally drops a piece of popcorn on its way to his mouth Andrew is quick to snatch it up, not wanting to waste even a kernel. Daddy thought it was a funny game. :)

 

Andrew has been putting up a fight against naptime which either means an unexpected nap in a strange place or a really early bedtime.

 

Andrew's favorite toys is still his old beat up gray engine and he continues to take it everywhere. Someday I will make a collage of all the pictures we have of him with it.

 

It turns out couch cushions on the floor can make for a fun filled day. When Andrew threw his beanie baby kangaroo up in the air and it got stuck up on the curtain rod he decided to build a tower of cushions so he could reach it and get it down.

 

When Daddy came home he helped the boys to make a cushion fort.

 

Then they used them to make a bed on the floor for a movie night.

Andrew loves playing in the snow when we get a chance to get outside. We took him sledding on a hill at the neighborhood park which was pretty small and slow but Andrew loved it and thought it was really exciting.

 



Is anyone surprised that Andrew wanted to make a snow train? Here is the Polar Express right in our front yard!

Now that Andrew is taller he is getting really good at pedaling his trike. He is still working on steering.

December 21, 2014 (2 Years, 10 months)

The stomach flu bug hit our house hard towards the end of December and somehow in the chaos I forgot to publish my draft from December 21 so here it is now.

Andrew helped Mommy build a snowman. He was really proud of it at first but after a couple days every time he would see it out the window he would say that he didn't like his snowman. Of course by that time it had turned to really hard snow/ice so there was nothing to be done until it melted on its own.

Andrew loved helping Daddy remodel our bathroom. He was a big "helper!"

Andrew loves to play with play dough. When I'm not looking he has a habit of grabbing toys and playing with them in his play dough or putting the play dough on the floor and stepping on it.

Andrew's favorite question to ask is "What you talking bout?" followed closely by "Why you talking bout dat?"

Andrew is a very active, high energy, enthusiastic child. Mom is trying to teach him how to express his excitement in positive rather than negative ways because sometimes he gets so wound up he can't control himself.

Andrew likes to run up and down the hallway with Mommy or Daddy, once you start it is hard to convince him to stop or take a break.

Andrew can now sing the entire alphabet in order although he does often forget tuvwx skipping right from S to YZ. He also can correctly identify most letters and is starting to learn letter sounds.

Andrew is already starting to feel the cabin fever that comes with winter. When we get a chance to go on an outing he is very reluctant to leave and has had more than one kicking and screaming fit for Mommy.

Andrew got to have lunch with Daddy at work. Now when Daddy leaves in the morning Andrew says he needs to go to work with him.