Andrew's vocabulary continues to grow such as beh for bed, dih dih for dirty, gah for garbage, sah for sock, da for that, choo choo, roo for room, suh for soup, among lots others. He is very good about repetiting and trying new sounds. But unfortunately, there hasn't been too much progression with multi-syllable words or combing words. To be honest, Daddy and Mommy are concerned and we are going to see about starting him on speech therapy before his second birthday. But as for his comprehension, it's pretty good. He understands lots of words and directions. Sometimes, we are taken aback by how much he understands, which is part of the reason we are so concerned with his speech development.
With the colder weather, Andrew at times loves wearing hats and hoodies And sometimes, he loves to wear them a little too much wanting to wear it all the time and refusing to take it off. There have been even a few nights where he has worn his hat to bed and fallen asleep with it on! But not to be too predictable, there are times he won't want to wear either, which tend to be the days when it is really cold and would be prudent to wear something on his head. Andrew also uses his caps to shield himself from uncomfortable situations, more specifically when Andrew is being shy and doesn't want someone to see him. And speaking of winter attire, Andrew is loving his Mammoth Crocs, or winter Crocs as we refer them. He prefers to wear them to his tennis shoes most of the time. My guess is because they are easier to put on and take off.
But thankfully, Andrew is more agreeable about clothes. Sometimes, he will still put up a stink about wearing something that he apparently doesn't want to wear. But other times, he will just let me dress him. We typically give him two shirts, pants, or pajamas to choose from. That has seemed to make things go a little smoother when dressing him.
Since we got back from Vegas, Andrew has seemed to either grow bigger or stronger...or has just up and decided to use his agility and strength. He now can open the refrigerator door, which is not fun when he decides to open the door and start grabbing whatever he can. And now, he has no qualms about climbing over the "jail" that we have in front of our stairs. He's been able to climb over it for some time now, but just didn't bother unless he was really adamant about escaping. But more frustrating is that he can climb out of his crib. Truth be told, he has been able to climb out of for a while, but never bothered to do it. I guess he was content with waiting for one of us to get him out. So, he will climb out and the landing isn't always graceful. Mommy is terribly scared about him breaking something like his neck so we have taken his crib mattress and put it on the floor. Andrew will sleep on the mattress, but usually will sleep on the floor next to mattress. I guess Andrew is more like Mommy in that regard sometimes preferring the floor to beds. Furthermore, Andrew has to have all his stuffed animals, pillows, and blankets on the floor with him. It's a mess in there!! Eventually, Andrew will wake during the night (at varying times) and then walk into our room. Some nights, he will want to sleep in our bed, but others, he will want me to lay down with him back in his room. We are discussing getting him a big boy toddler bed.
Another thing that Andrew likes to do is go under the blanket. We pretend it is like going under the parachute at Gymboree. At night, he will also go under the blanket. I don't know why he does it, but maybe to cover himself from the night light. Maybe it's genetic like Uncle Anh Tuan and Brennan. Sometimes, he will fall asleep while under the blanket, which scares me because of suffication or how hot it can get under there. So, usually, I will try to remove the blanket from his head.
Andrew has been liking Sesame Street more and more. He loves Elmo like most all other kids. He still watches his Thomas shows too. But he has been really into watching videos on youtube.com of construction vehicles and the Houston Light Rail. Some of the other things that Andrew likes to do lately is take walks in his wagon, going to get the mail with Daddy, and playing with his toys and coloring in the bathtub. One of the things that Andrew loves to do is to close himself in the pantry. He and I will then knock on the door and say "knock knock." Then, I will open it up to a smiling boy. He gets so giddy about it. It's so cute! He still loves playing with his Thomas trains and construction vehicles.
As for eating, Andrew has been big into eating pizza still and noodles...everything noodles. He especially loves his mac and cheese and fettucini alfredo. Sometimes, it seems that Andrew asks for mac and cheese at some point every day. He does like his Asian noodles too especially egg noodles. Andrew is also been digging lollipops and suckers lately too. He is good about licking it, but sometimes will try to bite into it.
On the breastfeeding front, Andrew never asks to nurse anymore. He has given it up so easly. I am so proud of him because I was so scared of how hard it might have been. But thankfully, Andrew has been such a sport about the whole thing. He has done a great job of drinking milk out of the sippy cup. I think he likes chocolate milk a little too much though.
With my being at home, Andrew is definitely a mama's boy, which I have mixed feelings about. We joke about it, but there are times, I do worry about him being so clingy to me and not a boy's boy. But one thing I don't worry about it is that he is such a loving person. I think I would cry if my child wasn't affectionate...you know I am so touchy feely! But Andrew is so great about hugging and kissing. He is good about doing it when told like when someone is leaving or he is going to sleep. But the best is when he does it on his own volition. He will come up and give snuggles or kisses just because. Oh, how this melts my heart!!
On the opposite side of that, Andrew is definitely hitting the terribles 2s. He will throw tantrums when he doesn't get his way. And he can be so dramatic about it sometimes flailing his arms up and throwing himself on the floor. So theatrical, I tell ya! Sometimes, he doesn't give up too soon crying for a couple of minutes. Other times, he gives up pretty quickly. Whew!
More pictures from today of my 22 month old...
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