Weight: 27 lbs 1.5 oz
Size 4 diapers still
Clothes size: 24 months
Shoe size: 6 (just in the past week it's jumped up a size)
I skipped last month's update, so this will be a combo. Although definitely strong willed, Trey has really progressed this month in listening and obeying. Time outs seems to work best for him at this point... he hates to sit alone and still. He is quick to say, "I'm sorry" when we ask him to, and to give kisses or hugs after being corrected. He has the most fantastic sister ever, and she so patiently loves on him when he is not kind to her. I tell her that if she continues being kind, that at one point he will fully understand what's going on and will show her kindness back... at least, that will be our aim and goal.
He LOVES LOVES Elmo!! Trey could watch Elmo songs on Youtube ALL day long! He sleeps with an Elmo stuffed animal, brings us Sesame Street books to read to him, and asks for Elmo songs throughout the day. Thankfully, the whole family enjoys the music, so it hasn't gotten old yet. Gia went through a similar stage, and it's actually fun to be back in it again.
He began being able to tell us his body parts at 15 months, but now he can say and point out his: leg, arm, hand, knee, feet, toes, eyes, nose, ears, teeth, mouth, hair, head, belly, and butt :)
He might be getting ready for potty training, if I decide to work really hard at it now. He tells us when he goes poo-poo or pee-pee, and sometimes he'll say poo-poo before it happens. He's sat on a potty seat a few times in the past week, but nothing has happened.
We finally got the boy a haircut! He's needed one for about 6 weeks, but we just didn't have a free day where all of us could go (I needed Bobby to hold him so that I could take pictures and video!) Finally, this Saturday we got out and got his hair cut. I didn't realize how scraggly he looked with his hair until he got it cut! Sheesh! Should have done it sooner. He has 2 cowlicks in the back of his head, and it naturally swirls inward to form a nice faux-hawk, so that's what we went with. And, it fits his personality!
Before & After!
We call him out sourpatch kid. Have you ever seen those commercials? The sourpatch candy is mean to the kid, and then super sweet. Well, that's our son. He might say, "No!" and hit you, but just after reminding him to do the right thing, he gives kisses and hugs and wants you to read him a story. We're working on his self-control when he gets angry or impatient, and I know it will take time as his understanding and vocabulary grows, but he's slowly getting there.
He can probably say about 45-50 words. He's very quick to pick up words and remember them. He can say a few 2 or 3-word sentences, like "All done" or "Daddy's at work," but mostly he communicates with one word at a time.
He's a very smart boy, which plays into the strong-willed side of him, I think. He often knows the right thing to do, but might not do it right away. On the other hand, he is quick to apologize and quite often does do the right thing when we ask him.
He is starting to want to clean up. He will pull the DVDs off the shelf, but then want to put them back. Also, if something drops on the floor, he immediately wants to pick it up. This includes when someone else drops something (he wants them to pick it up).
His favorite foods vary from week to week, but I would say that he's a big fan of pancakes and eggs for breakfast, blueberries, cooked carrots, broccoli, oranges, mac & cheese, enchiladas, and anything sweet. He also got to drink juice for a while this past month when he had the flu and RSV, so we know that he loves that. We don't normally drink juice in our house, but I know that he wishes we did because he calls his water "juice."
He is definitely becoming a Daddy's boy! He gets frustrated when Daddy's not around, and is completely happy when Daddy is home. He had his first Daddy-son date a couple weeks ago and loved it. He will crawl up in Bobby's lap with a book every chance he gets.
Trey loves shoes. He gets excited to put them on and will bring me the ones he wants to wear! Maybe it's because he knows we're going out when he puts on shoes...
He is very strong! He can even plank in mid-air!
He got 3 molars this month! He went through a really rough week or two where he was just constantly disobedient and cranky, and then had a couple of days of a low-grade fever. I didn't see any teeth coming in the front, so I didn't think anything of it until one morning I was brushing his teeth, and I felt 3 of them! Poor kid! At least now he can eat even more food that he loves :)
He loves babies! I hope this continues and he loves his new baby brother or sister in the Fall!
Every time he gets sick, he gets a fever. He had the flu and RSV in March, and it was awful. He had a temp for 5 days, and then began having issues breathing. He also had an ear infection, so he was on an antibiotic for 12 days along with breathing treatments. It was rough. Then Gia caught the flu from him, so it made for a long week and a half. As a matter of fact, he has a cold right now and an ear infection. I've been told that he'll have a great immune system when he starts school, though!
Back in March when Trey received breathing treatments for RSV.
Oh, we love this boy! He is so cute and precious, and we love the feisty and sweet combination in his personality. We've been talking a lot lately about how his personality qualities, if we parent right and by the grace of God, will create an amazing man of God. He has the potential to be a strong, sensitive leader, and I'm so grateful for that... even if it means that those same personality traits make his toddler years a little more challenging. Jim Bob Duggar would say, "If you train a strong willed child to do what's right, they'll have a strong will to do what's right." I quote this to myself often and look forward to seeing what kind of man he will become!
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