Matt, Christen, Derek & Rylie

My baby boy is TWO!!!!

Derek's 2nd year of life has just flown by. I feel like we were just celebrating Derek's first birthday in CA. A lot has happened since Derek turned one - we moved, Matt started a new job, and baby Rylie was born to say the least. Its crazy to start saying Derek's age in years now...no more calculating the months! My baby boy is 2!

At 2 years old Derek weighs 29lbs 4 oz (65%) and is 36.5" tall (95%). Derek got his 2 year molars a week before his birthday. He LOVES to eat a variety of foods and drinks out of a cup. He naps from 12:30 - 3:30 pm and sleeps from 7:30 pm - 6:30 am. Derek knows his ABC's and sings them all the time. He sings them himself when we brush his teeth (we have been singing that song when he brushes his teeth since we first started brushing teeth). He LOVES to count "1-2-3...8-9-10!" with great enthusiasm (skipping the #'s 4-7). Derek continues to be an active boy and LOVES to jump off things. A couple of his favorite activities are jumping off the couch and jumping into the pool. Derek loves to run sprints in our hallway...from our bedroom to his bedroom dragging his shirt behind him (the one he sleeps with). He usually does one sprint down and back in between getting 1 article of his jammies on after his bath. Derek LOVES to point out the letter "D" on everything (signs, books, television) and gets so excited when he sees it. He LOVES climbing in our bed and hiding under the covers. Derek LOVES music. Derek is great at entertaining himself. He will play for hours with his train and he makes up all sorts of creative games. Derek is a kind and thoughtful big brother. He has started singing ABC's to Rylie and trying to make her smile by saying the work "cookie" (not sure why?). Derek is a happy, loving, creative, athletic, and smart boy. He brings so much joy to our lives.

Here are some of the things Derek has been up to this month:

driving cars on the back of the couch

 playing trains on the pillows and the changing table

We experimented with playdough this month. Derek liked to roll out the playdough, but he had the most fun throwing the playdough balls. He spent about 45 minutes throwing the colored playdough balls to me, calling out the colors, counting them as he threw them and fetching them.

 "playing" with Rylie

 wearing Mommy's shirt (which he sleeps with)

wanting to hang out in Rylie's crib in the morning

enjoying his first Dunkin Donut munchkin after hiking 1 mile (himself) of our 2 mile hike

reading a Curious George book to Squiggles

playing with his new trains from cousins Colin and Ian 

 driving the car

Derek is good at entertaining himself. At bedtime, when Matt is traveling, Derek plays on the iPad while I nurse Rylie. Here he is reading the Monster at the End of the Book.

splash pad fun