26 Months Old (7-11-12)

 

July 11th, 2010 (2 Months)

 

July 11th, 2011 (14 Months)

 

July 11th, 2012 (26 Months)

My how time flies when you're a parent! I think of how slowly the days seemed to pass when I was waiting to become a mom, and now that I am a mom, they are going too fast! I look at the picture of Gus from 2010 and I still see that sweet little baby when I look at him today.

Gus has been making some GREAT strides with his language development. I think he's still pretty far behind, but he's catching up. I think he just has other things that he wants to do and talking isn't one of them!!

Here's what Great Beginnings has to say about being 26 months old:

How I Grow

• I can balance on one foot for about a second.
• I'm interested in lots of things but usually just for a few minutes.
• I get into things and make messes.
• I can take lids off jars. Be sure things you don't want me to open have safety caps.
• I may have learned from adults to fear snakes, mice, and spiders.

How I Talk

• I'm learning what front, back, side, and under mean.
• I am paying more attention now to what people say.
• I can use plurals like dogs, books, cups.
• I can imitate my parents' voices.
• I talk mostly to myself and adults, not much to other children.

What I Have Learned

• I can sometimes understand "today" and "pretty soon," but I can't understand "yesterday."
• I'm beginning to understand the difference between one and two.
• I can sort silverware in a drawer.

How I Get Along with Others

• I am now more willing to be away from you.
• I want to do things my own way by myself.
• I say "no" a lot and often do what you want me not to do just to show you how independent I am.
• It helps me to feel important if you admire what I have learned to do.
• I like our routines, like the story and hug you give me before I go to sleep.

What I Can Do for Myself

• I'm ready to learn to brush my teeth but you will need to help me until I am older and better coordinated.
• I'm still better at undressing than dressing.
• I like to help you put things away and clean things up.

Play I Enjoy

• I like to run, gallop, and sway to music.
• I like toys that I can pile up or nest or sort by color or size.
• I like to hear favorite songs over and over again.
• I sometimes act silly just to make you laugh.
• I like to paint with large paint brushes and finger paint; I'm pretty messy.

We are so blessed to be the parents of Gus. He is such a sweet soul, and really, just delightful. He has his moments where he likes to test the boundaries, but for the most part (98% of the time) he does exactly what he's asked and meets all of our expectations. We are so very lucky!