2 year stats

We've got a healthy, happy little man. He's slipping down on the charts, at 26.5 pounds he's only in the 25th percentile for weight, and at 33 inches, he's only in the 30th percentile for height. But the doc isn't concerned. He looks healthy and well proportioned for his size. Apparently they no longer measure head size anymore, so we'll just have to assume it's still bigger than the rest of his body, proportionally. :oP My guess is that it's still somewhere in the 90th percentile!

I recall being at his 18-month appointment and hearing that he was supposed to have 50 words by the time he was 2. This gave me pause at the time, as he only had 15-20 that he used consistently. But, everyone was right, there really is a language explosion around 22 months. I told the pedi when she asked about the 50 words that I had stopped counting at around 100. He's so verbal now; it's amazing what a difference a few months makes.

We also talked a bit about all the upcoming changes (new house, new baby, etc.) and how that was likely to impact potty training. So, for the time being, we're not pushing it, at all. He hasn't shown any signs of real readiness yet (doesn't tell us when he's wet, and only tells us about a dirty diaper after the fact) so it's just off the table for now.

We talked about allergies (still avoiding dairy until age 3, and all nuts as well since he has an allergic profile), sleep (no complaints here), and other milestones (like jumping and getting both feet off the ground, which he definitely tries to do while saying "hop!" but he hasn't quite gotten both feet all the way off the ground at the same time). Got him his flu shot and one in the Hep B series. He cried, but it was short-lived, thankfully!

My helper

While at Whole Foods this afternoon, I let Cameron ride in the "big" part of cart. When we get to the checkout, he started to help me unload the cart and put items on the conveyor belt. So cute! He got the yogurt, the raisins and the vitamins, but the milk was just a bit too heavy. He grunted and said "too heavy!" so I helped him.

The checker was pretty impressed too, and she gave him a box of raisins for being such a good helper. He looked at me and said "open raisins?" I told him we'd open them in the car, which we did, and as soon as the box was open he reached to grab it saying "mine". *sigh* I don't know where he picked up that little gem.

Numbers

When getting Cameron from his bed this morning, he was counting the pictures on his quilt. He counted to ten and then surprised me by saying eleven, twelve, firteen, fouhteen, fifteen, sisteen, (which was then followed by fouhteen, twenty!). I know we sometimes count the steps outside the house as we go up and down (there are 17), but I'd never heard him count these numbers, and in the correct order no less.

Cameron turns 2!

Oh how he's grown! I can hardly believe that just two short years ago I was mom to this little guy:

And now I'm mom to this big guy:

We had a great afternoon at the park; the weather cooperated nicely! The kids got to play on the playground, run around popping the bubbles that my mom was busy creating with a bubble wand, and kick some balls around in the grass. A good time was had by all.

Since we are still dealing with Cameron's dairy allergy, we opted to get some vegan cinnamon rolls so everyone could eat the same dessert this year. He pretty much only ate the frosting, but the rest of us thought they were delicious. :)

Happy birthday young man, we love you!