Who is this boy

Maybe T has caught a little of the Bieber fever too (refer to post below), because lately all he does is sing.  When he is playing, eating, peeing, in the car, in the shopping cart and even when he is trying go to sleep.  He has a variety of songs that he knows too. Like, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Old McDonald, Oh Mister Sun, Popcorn Popping, ABC, the duck song (i don't know the title), Itsy Bitsy Spider, Paddy Cake, Wheels on the Bus, and maybe a few more.  He is so good at remembering (most) of the words.  He usually has a song of the day, that one he will sing over and over again.  The past couple of days it's been the ABC's.  I just hope it continues. I would love to have a singer in the family.  Here is a small performance for you...

Sorry I cut the video short on accident.  But I turned the camera so you don't have to turn your head.

It just makes me smile!

Baby, Baby, Baby...oooh...

That is a little shout out to the Bieber in the title if any of you caught that.  I have a caught a small case of the Bieber fever, I guess.  But that is not what I am going to post about...we can save that for another time.  I wanted to give a shout out to my lovely babies.  G just hit 13 months!!!  She is such a little peach.  She making her way all over the place now.  You can tell she just loves it.  She is so proud when she pulls her self up.  She just loves getting up and getting a full view of the space around her.  It is fun to watch.  I often just find myself just watching her move around and play.  I waited so long for her to find her strength and freedom, it just awesome to watch.  She is still just that happy smiley baby.  She just loves showing off those teeth.  She have four now.  This girl is going to be a strong one.  She knows what she wants.  And she is starting to voice her disapproval to her brother.  Most of the time she is up for playing but when she is not she will tell him.  We are excited to see her grow and even more excited to see her move on to the next step....or many steps.... if you know what I mean. 

Big 2 1/2

One thing I have realized with raising these two kiddos is how fast things can change.  I feel like they grow on a 6 month cycle (if that makes sense).  I love to see how much they have changed every 6 months. They are usually pretty big differences.  I find it very interesting and exciting. And it worked out kind of funny that my kids are almost exactly 18 months apart.  Which means with every birthday we celebrate there is a half birthday to celebrate too.  As G just turned 1 T is now 2 1/2.  So I thought I would give some love to my little boy and update everyone on what he is up to these days.
 T is the most active, funny and lovable little guy. He is an excellent talker and has been at it for a while  He says so many funny things.  He has picked up on how we talk and I often find him talking like me.  For example...usually when I explain to him something I end with an "Okay" to make sure he understands what I am saying.  So in turn when he is explaining things to me, he nods his head and says "Okay" to make sure I understand.  It never fails to make me laugh.  He also told me the other day that I was bothering him...again something I must have said to him a time or two.  

T has also started to use his imagination.  He loves to play store.  He also will pack his back pack with toys and pretend to go places like Costco or the Mall. He always picks me up a hot dog when he goes to Costco and he hits up the play area at the mall.  I love how entertaining he can be.  

Our least favorite phase at 2 1/2 is this "whining phase" that is has hit full force.  Every time he starts it just reminds me of my mom and all the times she used to tell us to "stop whining!" I can't tell you how many times a day I tell him to use his big boy voice and use his words.  I don't know how long this phase will last...but have a feeling it will here for a while.  

We are still working on potty training.  Definatley having some ups and downs.  Mostly downs... down his leg, down his pants, and sometimes down the toilet.  He has got peeing under control pretty well but the other function has been pretty tramatic so far.  I am trying not to push him and letting him figure it out on his own.

T loves his little sister.  He is interacting with her a lot better.  He often takes ownership of her like he does his toys saying "My sister".  We just love this little guy to death.  And I'd say 2 1/2 is pretty fun, although we are only working on a couple of days here.  Everything is so exciting for him.  I am  excited to see how things will be in 6 months when he celebrates 3 years!