Things are crazy at our house right now. We are doing a whole house clean and reorganization to make the best use of the space we have. I wrote this post a few weeks ago and totally forgot to post it. As I read through it, Xavier has changed so much in the past 3 weeks, I can't believe it! His vocabulary has increased immensely, he is saying four word sentences, and knows nursery rhymes better than me (haha!). But, here's what our guy was like at 23 months!
Age:
23 months, the last time we will refer to our guy in months!
Favorite Foods: pasta, chicken, meatballs, broccoli, yogurt,
applesauce, string cheese, green beans, Nilla wafers, waffles, Nutri-Grain bars
Favorite Words:
Animals and animal sounds, love you,
uh-oh, bye-bye c-ya, hello (to every single person/stranger we pass!), hello
doggy, “we gih eh go?” (are we getting ready to go?), “na?” (snack), okay, “nee
mah uh-oh” (I need my uh-oh, which is his pacifier), “eh poo” (I poo). And his new favorite word is truck. He just learned how to make the “k”
sound! He’s putting sentences together
now, making it so much easier to understand what he needs. He can say a ton of words, but understands
even more.
Favorite Books:
All Of Baby’s Nose to Toes – We read this
every night before bed. He loves to follow
along and point out his body parts!
After reading it the fifth time in a row to him, I have to take it away
:(
Bubbles, Bubbles – I caught him reading
this one the other day, saying “Bubble, bubble eh ma noe” (on my nose).
Dear Zoo, My Big Truck Book, and King
Bidgoods in the Bathtub
Favorite Songs:
Wheels on the Bus, The Finger Family,
Beethoven’s 3rd, Mvmt 4 (Eroica), Itsy Bitsy Spider, Head Shoulders Knees and
Toes, Johnny Whoops, Five Little Ducks
His favorite shows on YouTube are Sesame
Street, Mother Goose Club, Baby Einstein, and Little Baby Bum. He doesn’t like to sit and just watch TV,
which makes these shows a great choice at this age. He sings along, names the objects, and does
the moves!
The One That Got Away by Katy Perry
Want to Want Me by Jason Derulo
Favorite Activities:
Where to begin! This little guy is enthusiastic about
everything! He loves to play fetch with
the dog, stroller rides, jump off objects up to 2 feet high (while mama cringes
everytime!), play on the playground, eat lunch outside, point out all modes of
transportation, swing on the tree swing, throw mulch and big rocks, read books,
run through the splash pad, swim in his puddle jumper, and cuddle to name a few!
He likes helping in the kitchen by placing
all the pots and pans, as well as all contents in drawers, neatly on the floor. When I tell him to go put his shoes on, he
stops whatever he’s doing and runs to his shoes and socks and puts them on top
of his feet.
Washing and drying his hands, he
especially likes stepping up on the stool!
Signature Moves:
This guy is quite the little
organizer. The other day, we were
getting ready to hop in the car but he wouldn’t get in the car until we put the
trash can back in its spot. Another
time, Steve was putting him in his crib and he reached out and pointed to the
changing pad and wouldn’t go in the crib until Steve picked it up.
When I tell Xavier it’s time to change his
diaper, lately, he walks right over to me, lays on the floor, and kicks up his feet. I hope this lasts!!
He also teases us with his food. We crack up at this!
Giving us hugs.
Throwing balls, coloring, sidewalk chalk
scribbles with his LEFT hand. :)
