Max turned 20 months old today! He is holding steady around 31 pounds - which puts him into a size 3T in many clothes and he wears a size 8 shoe. He surprises us with new words every day - nothing earth-shattering, just stuff I didn't know he knew: diaper, paper, color, crayon, poptart, candy. He mastered saying Miles, Grandma, and Grandpa and even said the name of his Aunt Bea (a-Bee!). He is learning his colors, shapes, and numbers. Today at the park we were playing with balls and I was counting and he surprised me by joining in. He continues to say 2-word combinations like bye-bye mommy, more yogurt, apple juice. He is socially perceptive and recognizes emotion and says things like baby cry, happy baby, and ouch/ow when someone gets bumped. Max says the name of his books such as zoo (Dear Zoo), cow sing (Cow Wants to Sing) and caterpillar (Hungry Caterpillar and Caterpillar Spring, Butterfly Summer). He acknowledges when he poops in his diaper, which I think is a good sign of his readiness for potty-training in December, hopefully. Max draws lots of inspiration from his active big brother and he is very physically capable himself - he can climb most playground ladders and loves playing with balls. He even recognizes different sports like soccer. He learned to jump this month after being in a bouncy. We also discovered that he's pretty scared of rides. He is sort of obsessed with throwing and hitting things. He hates brushing his teeth and pretty much refuses to let me do it. He started taking a chewable vitamin this month.
Miles is doing well. He shows his good heart in talking about his old pre-K friends. He still refers to Robyn as his girlfriend and says he loves her and misses her. He saw his best friend from pre-K, Joseph, at a party and told Joseph "You're an old friend, I have new friends at my school, but you're still my best friend." Miles was fitted for his tux for Mike and Emily's wedding next month and our slim jim has a 21 inch waist and wears a size 13 shoe. I'm hoping that he won't get stage-fright at the wedding b/c he was pretty overwhelmed and anxious about the large crowd at his pre-k graduation last year.
