Now that Nixon has been two for a few weeks, it's probably time for an update! He's in a really awesome stage right now and is so much fun (aside from the occasional tantrum, but even those are usually funny/cute enough that it's hard to be mad at him). He is all boy, he loves trucks more than anything and is happiest when he's outside or wrestling with Daddy. The highlight of every day is watching the mail truck drive by. And if we happen to see a mail truck (or bus, or construction truck, or any truck really) while driving around town? Mind blown. Needless to say, he keeps Mama on her toes (such as when he locked himself in his bedroom the other day...).
He sleeps about as well as one can expect from a toddler, I guess. We're in the middle of transitioning him not only from a crib to a toddler bed, but also from our room to his own room. Up to this point he's been sleeping in his crib in our room, an arrangement he's been pretty happy with, but the time has come to move him out. So far we've had bad nights and good nights, but the good nights are just possibly starting to outweigh the bad, so there might actually be hope that one day soon we'll all get a good night's sleep.
He's continuing to be an excellent eater, and can put away an impressive amount of food. He's only 27 pounds, so who knows where exactly he's putting it, but I'm not complaining. I will say he knows what he likes when it comes to food, but so far we've been lucky in that the list is pretty long and includes some veggies. Chocolate chips are on the list too, but it's all about balance, right?
In the last couple months, he's really been expanding his vocabulary. And while he doesn't really have conversations or speak in sentences yet, he knows enough words to get his point across and we rarely have to guess what he wants. He loves to help, and is adamant we need his assistance anytime we put a lid back on, start the washing machine/dryer/dishwasher, unload the dishwasher, roll the garbage can to the curb, etc. He's starting to show an interest in helping me in the kitchen, and I love letting him stand on a chair and help mix things, even if stuff ends up on the floor and he does more sampling than mixing.
A few more fun facts about Nixon:
- He's starting to learn his colors! So far he can identify red and blue...and loves to enthusiastically announce "blue!" at the sight of anything with a speck of blue on it
- Loves having his picture taken, but he gets really angry if you don't show it to him right away
- Waves hello/goodbye to everything
