So I’m about a week late in posting this, but it’s been a little wild around here.
What’s up with Clay this month??
Clay’s vocabulary has really taken off in the last few weeks! He’s combining words into sentences and he’s really picking up on his letters. We’ve got a Fridge Phonics toy that helps him with his letters and he knows about 18 of them! He likes to pick out the letters he knows when we read books and still LOVES his books! He also loves to sing. He can almost sing the whole alphabet and he loves to sing Elmo’s World, the Thomas the Train theme song and Old MacDonald. When we sing Old MacDonald, I always let him pick out the animals we are going to sing about… Old MacDonald usually has a farm full of Dinosaurs and Aubies.
Speaking of Aubie… Clay loves to watch Auburn Football! Anywhere we are that has the AU symbol, he has to point it out and says “Auburn”! He’ll say “War Eagle” and “Touchdown, Auburn”. Every tiger that we see is now “Aubie” and if we try to call it a tiger, he will correct us and say “No, Aubie”.
He’s also growing like a weed! I think he’s at least grown 2 inches since his 2 year well check! He has to wear a 3T in pants for the length and a 4T in top because he’s so long-waisted. His hair is finally starting to fill in really well… it’s almost time for his 2nd hair cut!
He’s eating pretty good… actually, I’ve just given up on trying to get him to try new things and let him eat what he likes. I do try to sneak new things in occasionally and sometimes he goes for it. The main things he likes are Nutri-grain Bars, chicken nuggets, peanut butter crackers, cheese puffs, yogurt, fruit, and any kind of cookie or cake. He’s actually started eating green beans from a can and will occasionally eat broccoli… but other than that, no veggies!
Right now he is REALLY into Toy Story, Thomas the Train and Dinosaurs. He still loves his Sesame Street and hasn’t completely given up his Elmo obsession. His new favorite thing is looking through all the toy books that come in the newspaper for Toys R Us, Target, or other stores and pick out all the Toy Story, Dinosaur, and Thomas things he wants. He will look through those magazines a gazillion times!
I think he’s been having a touch of the terrible two’s lately. Sometimes I think the only word he knows is “NO”. He’s a very strong-willed child when he wants his way and it’s hard not to just give in. Time out has been working pretty well. Sometimes I can threaten it once and he’ll stop. If he does get time out, it breaks his heart. He does not like to be taken away from the action.
He has been battling an ear infection for the last week… his 2nd one in 4 weeks! He’s got tubes, but one is clogged which is the one he’s been getting the ear infections in. We’ve been told that if he gets a 3rd we may have to look into getting it fixed. I have a feeling that is going to be a given. Especially since it’s not even winter!
He’s getting to be such a big boy and so independent!! He’s at a fun age where everything is exciting and new and we love to see how he reacts to things. Can’t wait to see what all he learns this month!
Here are some pictures from this last month!
He likes to wear hats... Dada's Auburn hats are the best, but sometimes his Easter basket will do!
He's got a great fashion sense... oversized fuzzy house shoes, dinosaur pants and grey hoodies are all the rage for this winter! (And he insisted on leaving the house like this! Thankfully, we were only going to Sonic to get me a drink.)
Takes after his dada... likes to help out with sweeping the floors!
My sister and my little niece, Hailey. 
The guys doing what they do best after eating a HUGE Thanksgiving meal - watch football and sleep.
Clay and his G watching some football.
My sweet Granny and my sister, Juli.
It was impossible to get everyone looking at the camera at the same time. This was the best I had!
The weather turned out gorgeous, so we took the kids outside. Cady got to go fishing and then played with Clay in the leaves. They had a great time burying each other!
And chasing each other...
Clay loved to lay down in the leaves!
After a fun day of good food and lots of play, it was time to head home. Clay did not have an afternoon nap, so as soon as we got in the car, he was OUT!
One cool thing that happened while I was at my Granny's was that I got to talk to my cousin who is over in Afghanistan. He's been over there for a couple of months now and probably will be there for at least 4 more. It was good to hear his voice and know that he was safe and sound... for the moment. He said that he had gotten to eat some turkey... although, it was definitely not as good as Granny's!
