My Baby is TWO!!

At the end of November my baby Jack turned TWO! He is such a joy in our lives and has a fun little personality. I tell Isaac all the time he has such an easy going "middle child" personality!  Guess that means he will be having a younger sibling sometime in the future.  Don't know when yet...but eventually.  Jack can be very determined at times and has his typical terrible two tantrums.  Here are some pics and little facts about our little Jack in this stage....

JACK LOVES HIS DADDY!

THIS PROPERTY IS A BOY'S DREAM!  RIDING THE QUAD WITH UNCLE JIM, DANE, AIVREE, AND ARIA

JACK'S FRIEND AND AND OUR NEIGHBOR ARIA

ANGRY BIRDS HAS BEEN A HOT GAME IN OUR HOUSE THIS YEAR

HE IS ALWAYS MAKING MESSES WITH FOOD AND GETTING IT EVERYWHERE!  HE LOVES TO POUR OUT LIQUIDS!  AND HE WILL EAT ALMOST ANYTHING!

HE LOVES THE CAROUSEL!  HE SEEMS TO HAVE NO FEAR AND RODE HIS FIRST ROLLER COASTER IN TOON TOWN AT DISNEYLAND LAST WEEK.  HE LOVED IT!

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THOSE LOLIPOPS!  TYPICAL JACK....SHOVES FOOD IN HIS MOUTH AND WE HAVE TO MAKE HIM SLOW DOWN.  HE HAS A HEALTHY APPETITE!

SUCH A SWEET BOY.  LOVES HIS BLANKET AND HIS THUMB AND LOOKS LIKE AN ANGEL WHEN HE SLEEPS!

When he wakes up I ask him if he had a good nap and he always says YES!   Although he seems peaceful above, he occasionally wakes up in the middle of the night SCREAMING and it can be hard to calm him down.  Don't know if those are night terrors or what but it is not fun!  Luckily Dane is a very heavy sleeper and doesn't notice at all even though he is in the next room! 

I used to sing two songs to Jack when he went to bed or took a nap but about 2-3 months ago he started saying "NO MOM" when I began singing becasue he knew it meant going to bed.  (Or maybe he just thought my voice didn't have a good lullaby tone...who knows).  I still try sometimes and maybe one day he will let me sing to him again....it's funny though!   

He is also very good talker now and is pretty easy to understand most of the time! 

When we are at Dane's basketball games he stands between Ike and I and grabs our heads and pulls them together next to his....he thinks it is so funny!

He loves to help out and clean up if we sing the clean up song!  Too bad he is usually the one who made the mess in the first place!

He loves to put on our clothes.  He is getting the hang of it and can put on shirts.  Sometimes he will walk out with Dane's shirt on or even funnier...someone's underpants on his head (clean of course!)

We just got rid of his bottle last week.  I wanted him to stay a baby a little longer but it was time and he only asked/cried for it twice but it wasn't hard to get him interested in a cup instead since all the big people in the house use one.   Now he doesn't even drink that much before bed which I'm hoping will make potty training easier!

We are working on potty training casually right now....he goes a few times a day in the potty but by the summer we will hit it hard I think. 

He is becomming very independent and likes to do almost everything himself!

WHen I ask him if whe wants a baby sister or baby brother he says.....sister (so does Dane)  Let's hope their wishes come true!

I wish I could remember more right now but if I do I will add info as it comes to me. 

I love this kid and I can't wait to see the kind of man he will turn out to be! (Him and Dane)