2 Years Old

Dear Eli,

You are officially a two year old and a full blown toddler! I know I say this all the time, but I just can't believe how quickly our lives are moving. You are a baby no more, but an independent toddler who has thoughts and opinions of his own.

You are becoming very vocal about what you like, don't like, what you want to wear, what movies you'd like to watch. Sometimes it still surprises me and catches me off guard when you give us your opinion. I am so used to doing everything for you and making choices that I forget that it won't always be that way.

Right on cue, we've hit the difficult part of this stage too. You are an excellent tantrum thrower, and make for some interesting days. We try very hard to be patient little guy as we know that it has to be difficult to want something, and not have people understand what you are saying. Like in all things, we know that this too shall pass and we take it one day at a time.

Every day gets a little bit easier as you learn new words and we work on stringing them together. Just this morning, you said, "Mama, ven aqui." We've been working on that one for months! You knew all three words, but you never said them together, I was so proud of you.

Speaking of words, the ones you learned last month are:

Cheerios, thirsty, stretch, back, moon, este, ten, sientate, heavy, dirt, bees, love you, cute, sheep, vaca, going, coming, bravo, feet, socks, one-two-three, where are you?, nice to meet you, burrito, coffee, TV, give me, drink, candy, awesome, cake, pumpkin, and stars.

At two years old, you know about 140 words, Good job Eli! We are so incredibly proud of you!

For your 2nd birthday, we had a Yo Gabba Gabba themed party. I had an epic mom fail moment as I didn't take a single picture. I was so busy running around that day and making sure everyone was taken care of, and I was really hoping that someone else would take pictures, but no one did. So here are a few  to try and remember the day by.

One of your favorite presents was a Woody doll that has a removable hat and talks and lights up when you push a button. You've been inseparable since you got it. Uncle Eric also gave you the Toy Story movie, and you've made us watch it 3 times in 1 week. It's funny that the toys you are most attached to are hats, cowboys, horses, guns, and music. You are such a Hancey boy.

Last night, while I was reading you your bedtime books, I saw you lay your Woody doll in the crib, prop his head on your duck and place the blanket around him. My heart could not handle the amount of cuteness that was you. You are such a sweet little guy, I hope with all my heart you continue to have a caring heart.

You are growing up to be an amazing boy Eli, I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for us.

I love you so much.

Momma