JUSTIN

Justin is getting bigger every day. So I thought I would make a note of all the funny and memorable things he does at this age. He will be turning 2 in a few weeks and I am realizing that I no longer have him for a little baby. Kids grow up way too fast!

1. He recently told me to “be quiet” when he didn’t like what I was saying.

2. It is so funny when he says “Darn it, darn it, darn it” as he is running through the house making a mess. He also recently learned the word “stupid.” We are trying to abolish this word, but it is hard since his older brother tends to use it too. I guess it could be worse. As long as they are not calling anyone else stupid, just their toys.

3. His favorite foods he asks for everyday are cheese and raisins.

4. He loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and the Imagination Movers. He is always asking for “Movers!”

5. He loves to sing the Snowman song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and the Itsy Bitsy Spider songs. With the snowman song, he actually just loves anything to do with snowmen. What a funny thing to attach himself to!

6. He loves to jump on, down, in, or over anything. For a child who has not yet mastered all of his body movements, this can be hilarious!

7. He got his curly hair and blue eyes from me. I recently gave him a haircut and he screamed the whole time!

8. He loves to sleep with his blankies and his books. He is quite particular with which blanket he sleeps with. Only certain ones will do.

9. He loves basketballs, soccer balls, or any other kind of ball he can play with. To hear him say all these words are what make it so fun!

10. We recently tried to get him to sleep in his big-boy bed. That didn’t work too well as he found out he was now free to run about the house or come out and watch TV until he felt it was his bedtime. He shares a room with his older brother, Jason, who does NOT like the door shut - so that's not really an option. Any and all punishments didn’t work when we tried to get him to understand what it means to stay in bed! It has been so aggravating that we decided to put the crib railing back up for the time being. Thankfully he doesn’t really try to climb out of the crib. He was having the time of his life just running around that it was too hard to keep a straight face when trying to scold him.