TODDLER LIFE | 27 MONTHS

I feel like I was just sitting down yesterday talking about Conner at 26 months.  Now here we are at 27 months.  And before I know it, I'll be saying the same thing when he's turning 36 months.  I can't believe how fast these weeks fly by.

 

 

 

This has been by far the most challenging month so far.  I love being home with my boys on maternity leave, but wow, his energy level seems to grow everyday (and so does his temper!).  We've entered that stage that if he doesn't get what he wants, it turns into non-stop, high pitched screaming for 5 minutes straight. Multiple times a day.  It's been the biggest test to my patience, and I can only hope and pray that this behavior is brought on by teething.  It's about that time where little kids get their last set of baby molars, so I have to wonder if these hardships are being brought on by that.

 

But the moments that Conner smiles, it can take me from the verge of breaking down and crying to just having a happy heart.  Unless, he smiles after I tell him to stop jumping on me (for the 10th time) while I'm nursing Linden, and he just stops, smiles, and jumps away.  Then I'm not happy and stress levels spike. 

Toddler Talks

I haven't noticed any big differences in his speech over this past month.  I feel like we've actually slid backwards.  Rather than using words to communicate what he wants, he just grunts, points, and yells most of the time now.  I don't know if this is linked to his unusually aggressive behavior this month or what.

He says his typical words/sentences still, but I haven't heard him say any new words.  I'm hoping that by going back to daycare next month, it will help get his speech back on track by hearing other little kids his age talking.

Toddler Play

Conner has fallen in love with his train set that he got for Christmas.  He is constantly carrying around four trains in his arms and one additional one in his mouth at all times.  It's funny to watch him maneuver up and down stairs and countertops with blankets, trains, snack cup and milk in tow all at one time.  He's got it down!

I feel like every month I have to mention that he is still playing with his Tonka truck as his number one choice of toy.  It's loud when he runs it all over the wood floor and tile, but it's so important to him and us that he can do this so he burns off a good portion of all his energy.  I'm not kidding - his energy is never ending.
 

Toddler Eats

We are still making some improvement on the protein front with this little boy.  He is becoming more and more willing to eat the foods that we make for dinner, but there are still nights where he will not eat no matter how hard we try.  At times it is difficult to raise a child that thrives better as a habitual snacker when you want to be able to sit down as a family and eat.  But, it's important to me and Joe that we don't force him to eat in a way that doesn't jive with how his body works with food.  He's a bird - eats a little at a time all day long.

One thing that really makes me smile about this boy is that he just flat out loves veggies.  He will choose veggies over everything probably 75% of the time.  He's become like his daddy and loves cashews too!

 

Toddler Sleep

He's back to taking nice long afternoon naps! Yes!! And he's been doing really well with going to bed (and staying in bed) at nighttime when it's time to go to sleep.  Now, if only I can get him to sleep in a little bit.  He's always up and fully energized by 5:30 every morning.

26 MONTH PHOTO DUMP