Yes and No

Titus woke up 3 days ago and without missing a beat, he now answers "dah" instead of saying "yes." Maybe he is trying to say, "yeah." It cracks me up though how he changes something overnight without missing a beat. He doesn't begin in the middle of a day. It is always in the morning, like he has been practicing all night.

No No became Nope, which then became No. Somewhere in there I think there was an Uh-uh.
Yep became Yes and is now Dah.

Silly kid.

Dandelion Picker

Most people use weed killer. We use Dandelion-be-gone. Is it effective? Yes, for about 20 or so dandelions, but he replaces those dandelions by blowing on another ones seeds. Was it effective keeping a toddler busy? Yes, for about 20 or so minutes.

Facebook and other updates

I realize that many things about Titus do not get posted on Titus' blog about his developments. Many pictures, but few words. So, here is an update on some things but of course I can't cover everything.

Colors - He is awesome at colors. He occasionally mixes up pink and purple, but otherwise knows all the popular ones like red, blue, orange, green, etc. 

Numbers - We were at a gas station. Aaron was pumping. Titus keeps repeating the same thing over and over to me. I have no clue what he is saying. Aaron gets in the van and translates that Titus is saying, "Number Six." Our pump number was 6. Has he recognized a number since? He hasn't led me to believe so. That was around 2 months ago.

Counting - Last week Titus showed us he can count to 5. This week he can count to 10, but for some reason now that we have added 6 - 10 he wants to count, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. He is getting there.

Alphabet - Everything is P.

Reciting Alphabet - Nope

Potty training - We had him poop trained at one point, but now nothing.

Talking - He talks a mile a minute and talks clearer every day. He is saying complete sentences to probably around 6 -7 words in a sentence. He'll try to repeat everything said.

Large Motor Skills - He loves jumping. He can jump up and down a stair. He can jump distance off of his bed. He has awesome soccer skills when kicking a ball. He can throw straight and hit you with a stuffed animal pretty square in the face. He can also throw a baseball straight. He has an "I did it" or an "I found it" dance. I should try to record it sometime. It is cute.

Random pictures from Aaron's Facebook:

 

He loves helping and he is getting pretty good at it.

01-27-13

He loves animals.

04-07-13 A couple baby bunnies found in our yard.

He loves "reading" and being read to. His attention span can now sit through Curious George and any other book of equal length with pictures.

04-03-13

He loves building things. I got out one of his future toys one night and it entertained him for about an hour. This also happens with play-doh, moon sand, and buttons.

03-13-13

He loves tents.

02-05-13

He had his first ride on a horse.

03-29-13

He was also one happy boy today with his sucker.

04-10-13

Titus has, of course, been trying to tell me "no" for awhile now when told to do something. It started out as, "no, no." It became, "nope." Then, it was, "no." Now, we have moved on to, "No, thanks." 

Facebook posts in no particular order:

Posted 4/2  - I love how a 2-year olds imagination can turn anything into ice cream, including a bowl full of little people and animals.

Posted 2/21 - Tuesday I went somewhere and was not expecting to wait for 1/2 hour before I could talk to someone. Titus entertained himself with a simple cotton ball the whole time. He threw it like a ball, jumped on it, hid it in his shirt, etc. Yesterday I knew I would be waiting a lot at the doctor's office. I took a backpack with toys and I couldn't keep that kid entertained for nothing. Note to parents: Take a cotton ball everywhere you go!

Posted 3/4 - If you ask a two-year old where the batteries went to the remote and he responds, "Oh Yeah! In there." Chances are that the batteries are inside the wall where there is a small hole. I wonder what else is in there?

 

 

Get out your imagination

Titus is at an age where his imagination is developing. As of lately, he is building and creating things every time I turn around. Around a month or so ago he started building houses and then he began creating boats. Now he is doing barns, tunnels, towers, and ice cream. If you try and guess and are incorrect in your guess, he will correct you. So, get out your imagination and try to guess what these are:

Boat

Animals looking out the window with him.

House

Tower - not a car with moon sand (Don't be fooled.)

 I keep joking that for Titus' 3rd birthday I am getting him vacuum pieces. Why? Because his creativity has went wild with this:

To you and I it may be a vacuum piece, but with the two-year old imagination it has been used as an ice cream cone, a megaphone, a telescope, a tube to put buttons down, a hammer, a bat, and part of a tower (the other parts being toilet paper rolls and bathroom spray). 

I use to be a hater of play-doh, but that and moon sand can keep my kid entertained for around an hour. Now I am in a love-hate relationship with it, because I still hate the crumbles. Moon sand is an all together outside experience.

Chicks at the Library

I love library hour on Tuesdays. We had a guest appearance this week. One of the mothers and her daughter brought baby chicks. This family lives on a farm, which is common in the area we live in. They keep baby lambs in their bathroom and all that crazy farm stuff. :)

Titus loved holding the baby chicks. I was probably more paranoid about my child "squeezing a chick too tight and having to explain what death was to my two-year old," then I should have been. Ahhh, the mom in me. Anyway, here are a few pictures taken and posted by one of the librarians.