Ian Year 2 Month 1 Battle Report

Ian is a 25-month-old force of nature. His tantrums have receded and though he can be stubborn, he's happy more often than not. He wakes up around 7:30 AM after a full night's sleep and yells powerfully until someone gets him out of the crib. His lungs can propel a sailboat across a pond at 12 knots.

Ian loves books and has memorized several about Trucktown and Thomas the Tank Engine. After we read them to him, he'll reread them himself reciting all of the words. We still do joint story time for Ian and Maia before bedtime, where we read 1 - 2 stories (Rebecca is more patient and does 2). He absolutely loves Maia and always gives her a big hug before bedtime. Maia is a great big sister too and is mostly patient with him.

Ian's still a great singer too -- he can most often be found wandering around the house singing the ABC song as loud as possible. There was a very brief period where he sang, "double doodoo X, Y, and Z" but that passed quickly. Now he sometimes sings, "Now my nose is ABC. Next time won't you sing with me."

Self play is getting better every day. If bored with our company, he'll wander into the other room to play with Duplos or read books all by himself. However, he likes being with us too, especially on car trips and errands. At the grocery store, he'll say, "We have [whatever we just got off the shelf] at home!". We must buy a pouch so he can eat it as soon as it's been purchased at the checkout counter.