What up?!

This 2 1/2 year old boy is getting so much older each day before my eyes.  Ever since he turned two his level of communication has exploded.  I'm shocked on a daily basis on his choice of words at times.  A couple of weeks ago his face was pretty chapped from the dry weather.  I was wiping up his face after dinner and he was vocally in discomfort.  He exclaimed, " My lips are burning"!  I was impressed that we already knew the dual meaning of the word burning!

Other dual meanings he hasn't quite learned yet; which is so understandable in a culture that uses so much slang in their language.  I often feel so bad for the ESL students I work with.  So I have a story that goes along with this.  R was driving with me the other day and we drove past this shop that builds wakeboard towers for boats.  There was one boat out front and Ryden says, "That boat is sick".  I was utterly confused why he was saying this so I asked, "What do you mean" and he replied, "It doesn't feel well".  Still confused I told myself I need to tell B this when I get home.  Later that night B told me I have to tell you what R said when we drove past that boat shop.  Then I told him what happened earlier that day.  We were both laughing because B and R had driven past it too a day earlier.  B was the one who saw a boat and said, "That boat is SICK".  Lil man not yet knowing what he meant by "sick" came to the conclusion the boat was not feeling well!

R is definitely having his two year old moments these days.  He tests his limits and boundaries which often get him put in a time-out.  He is often asserting his "likes" and "dislikes".  The "whiney" voice is used often and sounds like nails on a chalkboard to us.  

He is also compassionate to others and extremely gentle with his newborn baby brother. He loves to play with all his cars, trucks and trains.  His favorite cartoon is Mickey Mouse Club.  He still is a good eater and loves his veggies, meat, and milk!  Bedtime has been tricky lately at times and he tries every excuse to get out of bed at night.  We also had to get a special alarm clock for mornings that tells him when he can get out of bed and amazingly enough it has worked!

I can't believe he is already halfway between two and three!