Twenty-Three Months

March 6, 2019

August is 23 months old! It is so hard to believe that he is now the same age Scarlett was when he was born, and even harder to believe that he will be 2 years old next month!

At 23 months, August:

Loves:

Copying sissy
Dancing & being silly
Seeing other babies
Play dough
Books—current favorites are Mr. Brown Can Moo, Imogene’s Antlers, Brown Bear Brown Bear, and finding goldbug in Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
Balls & balloons
Seeing airplanes in the sky
Running into the kitchen to see Dada after bath time
Binks/wubby
Waking up Sissy
Helping cook/put away groceries
Watching animal/nature shows
Sliding down and climbing up

Dislikes:

Getting hair washed
Waking up from nap
Trying to get him to go back to sleep when he wakes up too early in the morning

August Lately:

His little personality comes out more and more each day—he is so expressive, silly, and cute
Says more complex sentences up to about 5 words sometimes
Can communicate wants/needs very clearly
As his personality grows, his willingness to go along with whatever Scarlett says decreases—and Scarlett does not like this;)
Wants to do more and more on his own “Do it!” he insists for things such as brushing his teeth, putting on/taking off his shoes, picking a diaper, drinking from a big cup, etc.
He has always had a soft, sensitive side and recently got very weepy when mama sang “Stay Awake” from Mary Poppins—he also did this months ago when he heard a sad-sounding song on Charlotte’s Web—I have to admit it was super cute to see him affected by music like that at such a young age:)
Increasingly testing his boundaries—sees how far he can get before there is some kind of consequence
In addition to cauliflower, he has also started to like broccoli recently, hooray!
Enjoys solo time with Mama and Dada when Scarlett goes to school and dance class.

Memories from August’s 23rd month:

Playing around with Grandma and Poppy