On November 17, 2016 Andrew William celebrated his 2nd birthday! I’ve said it at least 100 times in the last few weeks but it boggles my mind that our little man is already two years old. How did that happen!?! In a blink of an eye he went from my newborn baby to a funny, energetic, little boy! At this pace he’ll be off to college in about 4 months.
So what’s Andrew up to at 24 months? Andrew weighs 30.5 lbs and is 36.5 inches tall. Most pediatricians can predict how tall a child will be by doubling their height at two years old. Using this formula, Andy is ‘satisfied’ to learn that Andrew will be about 6′ 1”. Daddy is just hoping for anything above 6 feet tall but only time will tell…. He wears size 2T clothes and still sleeps on his crib; though will be transitioning to a ‘big boy bed’ VERY shortly.
Andrew attends The Palmer School and is in the Toddler 1 class. His teachers are Miss Maryanna, Miss Anna and Miss Danka. His best buddies are Austin, JP and Abby S.. He giggles on the way to school and runs in most mornings yelling ‘Hi buddies! Good morning!’
Andrew is OBSESSED with all things trains, cars, trucks and buses. Honestly, if it has wheels there is a 99.659% Andrew will love it. Almost equal to his love of cars and trains is his affection for books. While most of the time it is near impossible to get Andrew to sit still, he loves to read books. He’ll easily sit for 30-45-60 minutes and listen to anything you’re up for reading to him. His favorites right now are ‘Hello Baby’, ‘I’m a Big Brother’ (catching a trend….), ‘I Knew You Could’, ‘The Little Engine that Could’ and ‘The Potty Train’ (seeing the other trend?) and ‘Goodnight Digger.’ Andrew has also developed a strong love and affinity for all things Thomas the Train, Bob the Builder and Daniel Tiger. He also loves to dance and sing songs. His favorite is currently the ‘Wheels on the Bus.’
Andrew is still a pretty picky eater. I’d love to share that he’s open to trying new things but his diet unfortunately consists mostly of yogurt, applesauce, bunnies (similar to goldfish), peanut butter sandwiches, spinach bites, chicken nuggets, shredded cheese, toast and pizza. My saving grace is that he loves smoothies and juice. For whatever reason he loves my spinach, kale, fruit, ‘looks gross, tastes great’ juice. Take your wins where you can get them!
In the last few months, the biggest change in Andrew is his speech! It’s truly exploded in the recent weeks where he’s putting phrases together, repeating what you say and understanding concepts and his surrounding environment more and more. My favorite is when he comes up to you (unprompted) and says ‘Yove (love) You.’
He runs, not walks, loves being with other kids, possesses a natural curiosity and quest for fun and has the sweetest dimples I’ve seen. He keeps us on our toes, tires us out and brings boundless joy into our world. We are truly blessed and can’t wait to see what the next trip around the sun brings for this little man. Happy 2nd birthday Andrew William! 
