Gus is 2 1/2

Gus,
You are 2 1/2 years old today! In some ways it seems like you were just my little baby, and in other ways it feels like you have been with me forever (in a good way!)

 

You are such a sweet boy. You have a sweet personality. You are tender if you see something wrong or if someone is hurt. You will still hug me and and cuddle with me and your daddy which we love. You are sweet to your sister (most of the time....) and love to play with her and say "Hey sweet girl" or "Hey pretty girl."

 

You enjoy playing with your friends. You are starting to get a little more rough, but you are a boy!

You have a very strong personality and can be very persistent. You will ask for something you want for a VERY long time, over and over and over again. You sometimes wear us out!

When you wake up in the morning, you come in our room and get in bed with us. Within a minute or two you say, "I need some juice." As soon as you hear Maddie waking up, you say, " I go check on Maddie." You crawl into her crib which sometimes she likes but sometimes she doesn't.

For breakfast you like oatmeal, cheerios, waffles, or whatever we are eating. You love to go out on a walk in your wagon with your Daddy in the morning.

While I get ready you usually watch some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse which you LOVE! You also enjoy watching Curious George and Clifford the Big Red Dog. We usually watch Pioneer Woman on Saturdays and you call it the "horse" show. You like to watch football too :)

You are a good eater. We try to just let you eat whatever we are eating most of the time. You will try almost anything. You like "quesabillas" and "chililas" a lot! You drink a lot of juice and milk.

You enjoy playing in your room with your cars and animals.

You LOVE to listen to cds and sing different songs. We have several Cedarmont kids cds that you like a lot. You also like Wee Sing Bible Songs and my old Chipmunks Christmas cd! :)

You like to visit Daddy at the "sa-macy." When we go through the drive-thru now, you ask for a sucker.

There have been a lot of changes for you over the last few months. You started sleeping in a toddler bed. You still sometimes fight to take naps and go to bed at night. You also started potty training 3 weeks ago. You are making progress!

Gus, you make me smile. You make me laugh! I love you more than words can say. It is so fun getting to know you and watching you learn to communicate more and more. You repeat things I say, so I have to be careful! I want to set a good example for you :) You now tell me "I want to help" in the kitchen when I'm cooking, and I can't wait until you can do even more. You will put things away for me around the house which is very helpful.

Two mornings this week after I got ready for the day, you said, " Mommy you look so nice!" It made my day!!!

Love to you always- my sweet baby boy-
Mommy