Ian Year 1 Month 11 Battle Report

Ian is 1 month away from turning 2. He is very similar to how Maia was at this age although his wants can explode into tempests much more easily. His current weight is 24.6 pounds.

His first desired activity upon waking up is to read books forever, maybe with some breakfast after a while. Once he's gotten going, he has a vigorous appetite and will eat pouches and other snacks throughout the day. Yogurt and berries remain real food staples, and he "loooooves ice keem" -- part of the nightly dessert ritual to entice the kids to get in their pajamas.

He requires much less oversight these days, and if you look busy with chores, he'll wander off and play on his own. Usually this involves reading even more books or building a parking lot out of blocks where he can park all of his cars end-to-end.

Among his common phrases: "'i Daddy!" "'i Amber!" "What doin' Daddy?" "Playing Mario Kart!" The last phrase is shouted when he runs up and down the hall pretending to be a car. Related, here is a picture of his "windshield", a tupperware lid. He likes to walk around the house saying "BEEP BEEP" while looking through (and sometimes licking) the windshield.

Maia recently used her weekly school library visit to get a book that she thought Ian would like, and it was about a franchise called "Trucktown". Ian read it religiously every day and memorized the catchphrases of each truck in Trucktown ("Ram, oops!"). The books are of questionable literary value, featuring two trucks that SMASH and CRASH things even when their friends don't want them to.

Other things Ian likes right now: The rare episode of Bluey he gets to watch with Maia (maybe once a week or so), getting sprayed with the showerhead in his bath, cats, and (of course) wheeled vehicles. Last week, I took the kids to the farm to see the new baby animals and Ian spent the whole visit pointing at farm equipment.

Sleeping is going well -- he sleeps through the night once again, and will either take a 75 minute nap or entertain himself with books in the crib during that period, allowing the rest of the family to have Quiet Time of our own.

Finally, Ian currently has a couple scratches on his face that he won't stop picking at, which is why all of his recent pictures include two band-aids. As a result of the round Scooby Doo bandaids, he has added the Scooby Doo theme song to his repertoire.