I typed much of this back on June 2nd, but forgot to finish it, and post it. Then, when I did, I hit something and half of the post disappeared, and I don't know all the details of what I had typed anymore!!!!!!! As if I have time to go back and figure it out!!! UGH!Well, the 2 year old check up went well. He was average on everything except height and he was considered tall for his age. He has a skin condition which looks like little bumps on his thighs and the backs of his arms. It should look better as he gets older. I have the same thing I think! Other than that, he is a very healthy little man! He does walk on his tip-toes, and I hope he grows out of that soon.
He has started doing some funny things around the house. He has been pretend playing here lately which I think is fabulous developmentally. He will "cook" food with he and Sissy's play kitchen and even tell me what he is serving. Tonight it was berries and cereal!! haha He uses his little broom and mop and "cleans" a lot, too. We have also been working on manners and requiring him to say "please" and "thank you." Sometimes I even get a "thank you, Mama" after wiping his nose!! For whatever reason, he has been shortening my name to "Ma" and
I have no idea why. Tonight, he said, "I want more hot dog, Ma." He still isn't fond of bath time, until he gets in there. It can be a crying fit just to get him to get in the tub, then he doesn't want to get out! He is also in the phase where he announces every little bump and bruise and says "Boo boo, Mama." Then, he walks the injured part over to me for a kiss. I think that's cute; Daddy thinks it's silly.
Daddy got him a bow for his birthday on May 23 and now he says, "Dada, I shoot bow."Tanner looks out for Kinsey in many ways. For example, she is drawn to shoes and wants to put them in her mouth! Tanner will get to them before she does and yank them out of her hand. Then, he tells her "No, Sissy...yucky." Most of the time, he wants Sissy to follow him around the house, and hollers to her, "Sweet Sweet, hurry!!!!!" If Tanner wakes up crying or I can tell he is going to be in a bad mood, my best line-of-defense is to let Kinsey open his door of a morning, and allow HER to be the first t
hing he sees. It always turns his frown upside down! He still gets a little jealous of her, especially if she is getting a lot of attention. He will point to the ground and show me where I am supposed to put her!! haha He says, "Sissy, down."He has, however, been in time out many times here lately. Tobin puts him in the corner like shown in the pic. I started out putting him in his room, which worked because he very much disliked being separated from us. I am having to change my game plan because his room is full of toys and he has learned to fake whine and then just sit down and play. We both learned from that approach.
Well, summer is here and my job just got easier and harder all at once. I don't have to get up early and I don't have to necessarily get ready, but I don't get any rest all day and don't accomplish much either. Just playing with my kids which is fine by me!
