Almost 2 1/2 Years Old

Devin is just about to turn 2½ years old and he is so much fun right now. Everyone says that kids go through the “terrible two’s” but I have yet to see that. I have also heard it is more the “troublesome three’s” you have to watch out for. Hopefully that won’t be the case. :-) Crossing my fingers of course.

Devin has really sprouted up lately. He is 35 pounds and I’ll have to measure how tall. He is wearing size 10 shoes these days, although I expect to go up another size soon. And all of a sudden, his 2T clothes are looking short and small. That works out pretty well though as we’ll be changing seasons soon and can move up to the 3T size with a new spring wardrobe for him. Devin is also ready for “big boy underwear.” He’s really on the cusp of potty training and he is soooo excited about it. That is exactly how I wanted it to work for him. He loves getting a sticker as a reward for using the potty. My hope is that we can hunker down in the next week or two and really give the potty training a shot. He has to be potty trained to go to Montessori school in June, so I think we are tracking pretty good right now. And I’m thrilled that he is eager to do this.

He also is talking up a storm these days. His vocabulary grows every day and he’s so proud of his ability to communicate and tell us a short story. He can put together a couple short sentences now. But his being vocal can make him somewhat demanding at times. In the morning, he hollers, “MILK!” We are working on our “inside voice” along with “pleases” and “thank you’s.” He also loves to talk on the phone. Whenever Rich or I are talking on the phone, we hear, “I want to say hi” from Devin. And then he’ll talk to whoever is on the other end for as long as they’ll keep talking to him. It’s pretty funny.

Devin has been sleeping great ever since I quit laying down with him to go to bed. He loves books before bed and lately rattles off all the names of things in his picture books. He now reads at least one book to us before bed which is very fun. He’s got quite the memory for learning all the different types of trucks, tractors, trains, etc. Devin usually goes to bed about 8:30 p.m. and gets up at 6:30 a.m. I really think he was a rooster in another life because he wakes up at 6:30 a.m. almost to the minute. But I can usually snuggle him in our bed for a little while longer if I’m lucky. His naps are still running about 2 ½ hours these days. Sometimes he sleeps longer.

Devin continues to be a good eater. He loves his salsa, garlic, spicey foods, etc. He will pretty much eat anything but yogurt and cheese. He has a strong opinion about those. He is also very clever. One day, he really wanted a popsicle but I told him he had to eat his dinner first. So he took all the food off his plate and put it on Rich’s and said, “I’m all done Mommy!” What a smart kid.

I am definitely getting bigger as my pregnancy continues. Devin still gives my belly lots of kisses and raspberries. He says that the wants a baby girl…never once have I heard him say that he wants a boy. We’ll just have to wait and see. One day he was learning about the moon and sun with Rich’s parents. So he said that he wanted to name the baby Moon. Hopefully he’ll forget about that. J People ask me if Devin realizes he is going to be a big brother and I’m not really sure. We read an Arthur book about his Mommy having a baby, so I think he’s putting it all together. I have 10 more weeks until my due date and our good friends Pablo and Rebecca are having a second baby a month head of us. So maybe Devin will start figuring out the pregnancy thing when their baby arrives.

Devin has become quite the artist lately. He spends a lot of time drawing and painting with Grandma Valdez. He wants to draw anytime I put a pen in my hand. He also has a HUGE fascination with watching garbage and dump trucks on YouTube. He doesn’t really watch TV, but we’ve created a monster in that he wants to watch Mommy or Daddy’s “peter” (aka computer) all the time.

Oh, I also love how he says some words. For example, he says, “helicohcohcopter” for helicopter. Rich and I both smile every time he says that. I have to get it on video.

The only thing about Devin I can’t figure out is why he gets sick in the car sometimes. I’m not sure if he has motion sickness or ate too much. It is quite the drag and thankfully it doesn’t happen often. But I only hope he doesn’t have motion sickness like I did as a kid.

I’m sure I’ve missed other things. But hopefully my work will slow down a bit and I can make posting more frequently. Thanks for checking in on us.