Nate at 2 years & 3 months

Oh my active and crazy child. I wish you would share some of that energy with mommy. And by share, I mean give me some of it to use, not pounce on me when I'm not looking or fling your insane-o karate arms in my general direction.

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You are getting so much more independent. You tell me you want to do it, "All...by....myself!" in the most drawn out way possible. Ok, we get it! You want to climb into the car, get up on the stool, take off your own undies to go potty, and load your bankalee into the washer. I find it funny when I ask you if you can put on your own Crocs and you want me to do it. It's pretty much the only thing you don't want to attempt for some reason.

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Everything is "Bad, Bad" or "Big, Big" right now. Spiderman is bad, in your dinosaur book there is a "bad, bad bedactyl (pterodactyl)", the hill we go down is big big. It is pretty funny, but I wish you wouldn't always want to be the "bad transformer".

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We have been unsuccessful in breaking you of your superhero fetish. You now run around shooting webs at people and singing the entire Spiderman theme song. I will have to get that on video because it is amazing that, at 2, you know all of the lyrics to such a long song.

You are becoming much of a momma's boy, telling Daddy no when he wants kisses. You usually give in and give him hugs and kisses, but it takes a few times of asking. Not so much where mommy is concerned. You would smooch me all day if I'd let you.

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You have decided that you are a big boy now. You're not a baby or a little boy and you will correct anyone who says otherwise....even the elderly man sitting behind us at breakfast. "Me BIG Boy, not little boy".

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We have begun the final phase of potty training. Mommy finally ditched the Pullups crutch. I think they were too much like diapers and you had no incentive to keep them dry. We are now only in undies all day except sleep times. Let's pray this seals the deal. We only have 9 weeks left to prefect this before the diaper mayhem begins!

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You have stopped the naughty words for the most part. I think it helps that all of us around you are really trying to watch the things we say.

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You are really interested in people and things and want to know more about them. You want to know every one's name, people in books, walking by in the market or anywhere for that matter. I have started making up names and it is kind of fun. You want to know "what flavor" or "what kind" everything is. I love your curiosity and you always repeat what I tell you.

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You and Daddy play wonderful imaginative games. You have recently been "Captain pirate Big Boy" and you and captain pirate daddy sail around on your bed with a makeshift flag composed of a Swiffer handle and your bankalee. Daddy tells stories and he pauses and lets you fill in the blanks. I love listening to the things you come up with.

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Whenever we leave the room and you are comin' you yell, "Wait up!" which you started off saying "Speed up" until we told you what it was supposed to be.

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And finally, my new favorite thing is your knack for remembering things and repeating them. Daddy told me I looked pretty the other day and for the last 3 mornings when I have gone to get you out of bed, you have smiled up at me and said, "You look so pretty mommy". It melts me every time!

Now I leave you with a song courtesy of Natey!