Jay - Two and a Half Years Old

Yikes, I can't believe I haven't updated this since April!  Life is busy these days...between working fulltime and having 2 kids on different nap schedules, I don't get much free time.  Thank goodness for lunch breaks at work. 

Jay turned 2 1/2 years old all the way back on April 30th.  I took him for his 2 1/2 year checkup on May 12th.  He was very cooperative for the most part, which was a nice surprise.  He followed the nurse's instructions and was full of questions about what she was doing.  She had to prick his finger to get blood at one point and he didn't get upset at all.   His finger bled a lot too, but it didn't faze him a bit.  He just wanted to know "why"?    The only time he didn't cooperate was when it came time to check his vision with the SureSight device.  He had to look at the device steadily and he just was not having it.  When he realized we really wanted him to look at the device, then he decided to have some fun and look anywhere but at it.  We didn't end up getting the readings on his eyes that day.  Hopefully he cooperates at his three year check-up!  That day he measured in at 33.2 lbs. and 36.5 inches. 

Jay is lots of fun these days.   Of course, he does have his trying and exhausting moments, but he makes up for those with his abundant cute and sweet moments.  He has a great laugh.  It's infectious and he laughs a lot.  He loves to be tickled and will ask for us to tickle him often.   He's very agile and is good at climbing the stairs and he runs around like crazy.   Sometimes he'll just run around the back yard yelling "I'm exercising!", laughing all the while.  He likes to race and be chased.  Now that it's warm out, he gets to play in the water more, which is something he enjoys.  He's a little fish and has no fear of sticking his head under the water.   

Jay's communication and conversation skills have really developed over the past 6 months.   He's full of questions and observations and he constantly impresses us with words and concepts that he knows.  He will keep asking "why" about everything, which is sometimes fun and other times tiring.  He knows the alphabet and can recognize most, if not all, of the uppercase letters.  He can spell his name.  Jay knows how to count and I've heard him get as high as fourteen.  He can recognize numbers 0 - 9.  Jay enjoys singing nursery rhymes.  He's always singing Old MacDonald and lately has been singing Monkeys on the Bed.  He went through a week or so where he was yelling Baa Baa Black Sheep quite frequently. 

He's still a good eater.  While he doesn't eat many vegetables, he eats lots of meat and fruits.  His favorite foods right now are probably meatloaf, honey chicken, pizza and watermelon.  Jay has also developed a sweet-tooth.  I've had to put the cookies out of reach because he was helping himself too often.  One morning he went downstairs before Brody and me, and when I came down, he proudly told me that he ate cookies for breakfast. 

I think Jay mostly likes being a big brother to Brody these days.  He does have his jealous moments, especially now that Brody is mobile and has preferences and a real personality of his own.  We do have to remind him to play gently and share with Brody.  I'm sure we'll be doing that for years to come! 

Some facts about 2 1/2 year old Jay:

Weight: 33.2 lbs
Height: 36.5 inches

Number of Teeth: 17 or 18 - he doesn't let me look in his mouth for very long, but I definitely saw at least one rear molar, possibly two 
Clothing Size: mostly 3T, but he does have some 4T PJs and he does still wear some 24 months shorts and t-shirts
Diaper Size: Pampers Easy-Ups Size 5 (3T/4T)
Favorite Things: reading books, playing with his toys, especially cars and trucks, playing/watching videos on the iPad, watching Disney Junior, practicing his alphabet and counting, helping out with chores, such as feeding Butters, running and jumping, singing, playing in the pool and water table, going to the playground, going to the library

Here are some pictures of 2 1/2 year old Jay:

Morning Conversation

Here's a video of the boys having a conversation with each other before school this week.  They have the same conversation after school as well.  Cute!