It's been too long. Did I miss month 21? Well, here's a little of what's been up...
Evan is talking so much. He's starting to put two or three words together, which is really cool for us. He can pretty much repeat anything, which is something that we need to be constantly aware of. He's transitioned from "Mama" to "Mommy" and from "Dada" to "Daya". Occasionally he'll say "Daddy" but he really prefers "Daya". Weird. He calls himself Eba.
He's recently started saying, "I love you, Mommy" after I say "I love you, Evan." Melt my heart!
When asked, "Who's at home?" when we're driving home, he answers Lars and Laika (and Daddy if it's just the two of us.) When asked, "Who's at daycare?" or "Who are you going to play with today?", he starts naming his classmates. When we pull out of the driveway toward the west, he starts saying "Meijer". Apparently we go there too much. He knows the outside of Meijer (obviously) and Target and likes to announce where we are.
Every morning, he runs out into the driveway to look for the moon. When it rains, he sings "Rain, rain..." but that's all he knows of the song. He's fascinated with umbrellas, but also a little bit scared of them. He laughs out loud when the wind blows in his face.
He points out airplanes when they fly overhead. He likes to stand at the door and watch for motos (motorcycles) and buses. He watches traffic while we drive and says "vrrrroooom!" and "beep beep".
He knows his shapes and colors, counts to 10 and says his alphabet, but usually stopping around i and saying random letters. He can identify some letters.
He can throw mega fits, but he's mostly happy and funny. When being held, he'll say "flip!" to get me to flip him onto the ground. He'll also say "baby" because he wants me to rock and sing to him and then toss him to the floor when I get to "Down will come Evan, cradle and all."
He loves puzzles and still enjoys books. Although, he's not as book-crazy as he used to be. We have a Scholastic DVD that's almost like books on tape but with the pictures, that he loves. He loves his animal and dinosaur magnets that he sticks to the doors and fridge.
Lately, we've been all about playing outside. Even when it's chilly, we just bundle up. We spend most of most evenings outside. We've had play dates with several friends.
One, with twins that are just a few months younger than Evan. It turns out that two year olds don't really play together. So, when my friends (the twins' parents) and I managed to get out kids to play on the same thing at the same time, we got to chat. Otherwise, we were all just going in different directions. Specifically, I spent most of my time around the puddle.
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| Scooping up the water and drinking it. Gross kid. |
We also played with some older friends. They are 5 and 6 years old. Evan loved, loved, loved following them around. And then they started jumping off of things. Evan was ready to go for it. He repeated their names for days after they visited.
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| (picture by our friend, Leah) |
When we're not playing at the park, we like to chillax in the backyard. Evan had a great time picking the dandelions when they were yellow, and now likes to pick the "blows".
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| First, he looks at them... |
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| Then he smells them... |
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| Then he tastes them... |
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| Then he throws them. |
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| Watch out! Here comes a highly professional business kid. |
When we're not playing outside, Evan likes playing with the latch board I made him. I'm pretty proud of it.
Or, just lounging around.
Or reading with Dad.
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| Sports Car Magazine, of course. |
We've started giving Evan jobs. It's never to early to let kids know that they need to contribute to the household, right? Every day when we come home, his job is to let Laika out of her jail. In the mornings, his job is to take Laika her treat. When we're outside in the evenings, he helps me water the garden. We each have our own watering can. He has to pick up his toys before bath each night. (Not usually all of them, but enough for him to know that it needs to be done.) And, most recently, this...
