Well I'm just getting around to Trey's 2 year post. I'm starting to wonder if I will ever catch up.
Some things I want to remember:
Trey is such a good older brother. I worried about how he would change when Kate was born, but aside from a few more tantrums and an occasional jealousy, he really has adjusted better than I expected.
He is so cute with Kate and is very protective of her. He tries to give her her binki when she is crying or will even share his favorite blankets with her. He has never been rude to Kate or intentionally hurt her. If he does accidentally throw a ball at her head or perhaps land right on top of her while she's sitting in her carseat (this has happened on more than one occasion) he always feels so bad and is so quick to say I'm sorry. (In sign language of course) He loves holding Kate and thinks it's so funny when she smacks his face or touches any of his toys when she's laying by him. I'm excited for the stage when they can actually play together!
Trey is one smart kid. He understands way more than we give him credit for. We are often surprised at the amount of things he seems to understand. Now if we could only get him to talk!
Speaking of talking.... he is one stubborn little boy and despite our many efforts, he refuses to talk. It is getting frustrating for both him and us because it is resulting in a lot of whiny behavior. I'm convinced Kate is going to talk before he does!
Trey still likes to be rocked before bed. His bedtime routine consists of a bath, a couple of stories, and then Jeff or I will rock him for a couple of minutes while we sing to him. Then if we are lucky, he goes to bed without waking up 2 or 3 more times for us to put back on his socks, give him ANOTHER drink of water, sing him ONE MORE song, or tell us that he has peed in his diaper. Yeah, we understand way too much considering he doesn't talk! And he is learning far too early how to delay his bedtime. He's a stinker, and we are suckers!
Trey LOVES puzzles. He is so good at them too. I really can't believe how fast he picks up on things. He can put together 24 piece jigsaw puzzles all by himself, unless you are sitting by him and then he acts like he doesn't know how to do it.
He still has an obsession over trucks and buses. We finally got him to sit in the firetruck at the fire station for the first time! He was pretty excited about it. And every time we see a bus he tells us that he wants to go on it by pointing to himself and then pointing to the bus.
Trey is very particular about things, probably a little OCD at times. He puts things back just like he found them, he doesn't like to be messy or have a runny nose, he has a certain cup for certain drinks, he is very orderly when he puts away his toys and books, he has a set routine at night just the way he likes it. For example: he won't get in bed unless he has socks on (he gets mad if we don't put socks on after he gets dressed too), he wants you to have his blankets a certain way when you rock him or he won't lay down (2 on one shoulder, one on the other), and then is particular about the way you put his blankets on him when you lay him down (he wants all of his blankets on him and then will take certain ones off when you leave the room).
The other night we got a babysitter and left her with no instructions on how to put him to bed because we figured we'd just put him to bed when we got home to save the babysitter the hassle. She ended up bathing him and putting him to bed anyway and relied solely on Trey's instructions. He told/showed her everything to do just the way he likes it and she understood him. We had quite the laugh when we got home. We don't always give in to all of his commands and will often try and convince him otherwise, but sometimes it's just not worth the fight.
He is so cute with Kate and is very protective of her. He tries to give her her binki when she is crying or will even share his favorite blankets with her. He has never been rude to Kate or intentionally hurt her. If he does accidentally throw a ball at her head or perhaps land right on top of her while she's sitting in her carseat (this has happened on more than one occasion) he always feels so bad and is so quick to say I'm sorry. (In sign language of course) He loves holding Kate and thinks it's so funny when she smacks his face or touches any of his toys when she's laying by him. I'm excited for the stage when they can actually play together!
Trey is one smart kid. He understands way more than we give him credit for. We are often surprised at the amount of things he seems to understand. Now if we could only get him to talk!
Speaking of talking.... he is one stubborn little boy and despite our many efforts, he refuses to talk. It is getting frustrating for both him and us because it is resulting in a lot of whiny behavior. I'm convinced Kate is going to talk before he does!
Trey still likes to be rocked before bed. His bedtime routine consists of a bath, a couple of stories, and then Jeff or I will rock him for a couple of minutes while we sing to him. Then if we are lucky, he goes to bed without waking up 2 or 3 more times for us to put back on his socks, give him ANOTHER drink of water, sing him ONE MORE song, or tell us that he has peed in his diaper. Yeah, we understand way too much considering he doesn't talk! And he is learning far too early how to delay his bedtime. He's a stinker, and we are suckers!
Trey LOVES puzzles. He is so good at them too. I really can't believe how fast he picks up on things. He can put together 24 piece jigsaw puzzles all by himself, unless you are sitting by him and then he acts like he doesn't know how to do it.
He still has an obsession over trucks and buses. We finally got him to sit in the firetruck at the fire station for the first time! He was pretty excited about it. And every time we see a bus he tells us that he wants to go on it by pointing to himself and then pointing to the bus.
Trey is very particular about things, probably a little OCD at times. He puts things back just like he found them, he doesn't like to be messy or have a runny nose, he has a certain cup for certain drinks, he is very orderly when he puts away his toys and books, he has a set routine at night just the way he likes it. For example: he won't get in bed unless he has socks on (he gets mad if we don't put socks on after he gets dressed too), he wants you to have his blankets a certain way when you rock him or he won't lay down (2 on one shoulder, one on the other), and then is particular about the way you put his blankets on him when you lay him down (he wants all of his blankets on him and then will take certain ones off when you leave the room).
The other night we got a babysitter and left her with no instructions on how to put him to bed because we figured we'd just put him to bed when we got home to save the babysitter the hassle. She ended up bathing him and putting him to bed anyway and relied solely on Trey's instructions. He told/showed her everything to do just the way he likes it and she understood him. We had quite the laugh when we got home. We don't always give in to all of his commands and will often try and convince him otherwise, but sometimes it's just not worth the fight.
We love our little guy and all of his weird quirks, especially when he showers us with all of his hugs and kisses.
Trey's stats at his two year appt:
Weight ~ 31 lbs 80%
Height ~ 36 1/4 in 90%
Head ~ 20.5 in above 95%
Pictures from February:
I found Trey like this in both of these pictures.
I laughed pretty hard when I saw that he had climbed in Kate's swing.
Love the sleeping photos
Trey went through a phase where he was REALLY into cars. He would line all of them up often and always be carrying his two favorite (of the day) in his hand. He still likes them but doesn't play with them as much.
I can't believe how big he's getting!
Trey 2 years and Kate 2 months
Kate looks like she doesn't have any ears. Oh well.
Random pics over the past couple of months:
(taken from my phone so not the best of quality)
Apparently I should have bought this playmat for Trey....
So far the terrible 2 phase has had it's ups and downs, but overall our little guy is so much fun. He makes us laugh on a regular basis and really is pretty obedient. He does have his fair share of tantrums and quite often has his whiny moments (but I'm attributing that to the fact that he doesn't talk).... crossing our fingers that he figures it out soon! We truly couldn't ask for a better kid! We love him to pieces!!
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