28 month Colby

I can't believe how  fast these kids grow.  I mean, 28 months? really? Colby says the funniest things these day, I've been writing them down in a book so I can always remember them.  He is always cracking us up.  He really does want to be such a good boy, he never wants to disappoint us.  He throws tantrums like any other 2 year old, but I know in his heart he wants to please us.

He is so good about naptime lately, it really is such a huge relief.  He tells me when he's tired and he grabs his bear and begs me to follow him (come on mommy, come on) and he leads me back to his room where he then gets the room ready (turns on the music, heater, fan etc) and then we read a book, he puts it back for me, and then gets into bed.  This is such a huge help since I am usually holding a tired Parker trying to put him to sleep as well.

• He is such a nice brother to Parker.  If Parker is crying, he will give him a toy to try and calm him down.
• He treats his bear like a baby, his bear cries, gets hurt, needs to take naps and even gets time outs.
• He jumps like crazy! He will jump off the couch, jump from the couch to the ottoman, jump off his bed. He's a crazy little dude.
• He always has to sit on the counter when I cook.
• After he eats his dinner, he comes running to us for a treat (yes we had to bribe him to get him to eat).
• He has started doing somersaults and loves it.
• He is very curious in what we're doing and says "what are you doing?" a lot.
• If we complete a task he'll say "good job mommy!" or "good job daddy!"
• He is always asking to go to the park with his friend Alina or to go to the store or get the mail.
• He is really good at understanding when I say "one more time" that it really is just one more time and then we need to go or we're all done with something.

 

Funny little story:

This morning I left Parker and Colby out in the living room while I ran in the back to take a quick shower, when I got out I heard Parker crying a bit (nothing unusual since he cries a lot) but I went out to check anyway, and what i saw was Parker laying on his stomach pinned down by Colby who was just laying on Parker on his stomach, his hands resting under his chin while he watched TV. Just like he would be laying on the floor, only he had Parker pinned down and was acting like it was no big deal.  Oh boy, these kids sure are going to have lots of fun together soon!

Colby really is such a good boy, I just love him to pieces!