happy, happy birthday to our baby!
(although his size doesn't say baby at all)
2 already!
:-(
Such a goof ball this kid!
I've taken to calling him "little clown face" lately, because he makes the funniest faces, swinging his arms and his head from side to side, and rolling his eyes upward, with the biggest smile. And most of the time while dancing or skipping around the house.
We just laugh and laugh at him!
He loves music and dancing. And if you ask him to sing he will look up to the ceiling and say "awwweeee…" in a high note.
He is usually such a happy and chill little guy, but can be SO stubborn and relentless when he wants something (usually food!). And because he doesn't talk much, he whines and grunts and makes noise (or climbs the cupboards) until you can't stand it anymore and he wins!
He is struggling to be independent and wants to do everything himself. He even gets his own cereal out of the pantry and pours himself a bowl. He can open the fridge, but can't reach the milk yet - good thing!!
He really isn't saying much and doesn't seem to care. We aren't that concerned either, since he can understand everything that we say and he in turn can communicate what he wants, for the most part.
He says momma, dadda, NO and words resembling "skye-bug, vitamin, ball, bus, more, yah, bye-bye, water (wa-wa), kleenex (ga-ga)".
Some odd first words, but we had a lot of colds during winter, so ga-ga's were used a LOT :-(
and he goes CRAZY for the gummy vitamins.
He's a pretty good eater, unless you make the mistake of giving him one of his favourites (fried beets or parsnips, pickles, cucumbers/carrots with ranch dip, french fries, cheese, chocolate milk) with the meal, and then he will ONLY eat that and won't even try the other stuff. He snacks way too much (favorite being yogurt covered raisins and goldfish crackers). Always seems to be starving!
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| loves his sooey, just like Skye did. This one is his favorite! |
Some moments he loves, loves, loves his sister, trying to smother her with hugs, kisses and cuddles, or chasing her around the island and racing trucks down the hallway or just following her and copying her jumping on the bed or off the couch!
And other times she is too much in his space and he freaks and pushes and swipes at her and squawks his warning to back off.
He is SO eager to help right now. If he hears you mention something about water, he runs to get you a cup. If he sees you at the dishwasher, he races to put the soap tablet in. When Skye had a cold, she would say "I need a kleenex" and Rhys would fetch one ;-)
Rhys is an accident waiting to happen (which they say is typical of most boys).
Resembling Skye in the adventurous zone, he loves jumping, but isn't great at bending his knees yet. And being a little "top" heavy, he always teeters forward and I would feel better if he had a full face mask on ALL the time.
We made our first trip to ACH in mid-February for 5 chin stitches after he was chasing Skye around the kitchen island and slipped on a blanket laying on the floor. I was so thankful that we hadn't had to go before that day and that it wasn't for something much worse.
He is the MOST cuddly kid in the world and I am hoping his snuggles never go away!
He would prefer to be held almost all day long and lays his head on your tummy or curls right into you while we do snuggles.
He is a huge momma and dadda suck and it takes him a LONG time to warm up to someone new. Definite separation anxiety still going strong.
He has a TON of hair and has inherited my habit of curling it around his fingers when he is tired and likes to curl mine as well. We can't cut his or he would be lost ;-)
Just like Skye, he LOVES the outdoors. We have to fight with him every time we leave the house, as he takes off to play and we have to wrestle him into the car.
He likes to play trucks and cars and trains, use his "ride-on" toys, build lego, and do crafts too.
Rhys is weighing in at 32.2lbs (only 3lbs lighter than Skye right now!)
and is 36 1/4" tall (a whole 1 1/4" taller than Skye was at 2 yrs!).
He is wearing size 2-3 clothes and about a 7 in shoes.
AND he is more of a clothes DIVA than Skye ever has been. When it's time to get dressed, the first thing he grabs is pyjamas (maybe we shouldn't have so many pyjama days at home…?).
You have to fight to get him into clothes. And he has been known to take them off if he still doesn't like them.
Rhys is a fabulous napper (2-3 hrs), but is not a great night sleeper.
He still sleeps with Dino in the "big" bed and wakes a few times a night. I'm hoping in the next couple months he will be ready to bunk with Skye and we can all move back up to the main floor as a family…?
Rhys you are our little resident clown - always making us laugh - and we adore your sweetness!
Wishing our favorite boy the best year ahead, with tons of fun and joy.
xoxoxo
I went on my first "mommy vacation" ever, to Vancouver with my girlfriend Shannon. It was much needed and we had a great time!
We flew up Thursday, April 28 in the afternoon and stayed till Sunday, May 1 afternoon. The weather was perfect. Sunny with a breeze. And it got nicer each day we were there. It only rained overnight on Thursday, but was sunny and warm by 10 the next morning. 
