Some Changes with Alex

Alex is talking more and more now. He is doing fabulous with identifying objects and thinks playing with flash cards is great fun. He also chortles with excitement when we are playing with blocks. He builds a tall stack which he calls a castle, giggles in anticipation, and then knocks it over with flair. Brent can’t decide if Alex is chortling because he wants to… or because Mommy likes it.

Alex is becoming more and more of an independent player. He can play for hours with his cars. He really enjoys standing beside our bed and playing cars while he walks the perimeter of the mattress. He is still into his trains, but I think cars are the real focus these days.

Last week we made an event of Disney’s Cars 2. We had a fun dinner consisting of hot dogs and French fries, and watched the movie. He was transfixed. If any of you have seen it, it has a very different feel than the first film. Cars 2 is all about spies and is action packed. We paused the movie simply to break him of his trance and he started crying! Poor kid. We transitioned Alex into a big boy room in the end of September and it has quickly become Cars themed.

Alex is definitely into crying now. It is always brief and always when he is told no. He is very polite saying “Thank You” and “Welcome!” but he does not like being told no. But of course, 2 year olds are thankfully easily distracted.

Some fun words or phrases/pronunciations Alex is saying:
Peep Peep = Police
Poc-cock = Pocket
Kee-Koo = Cookie
Luv-uu = I love you
Wook at That! = Look at That!
Twick or tweet! = Trick or Treat
Maw-dee = Marty (our dog)
Bum-pa = Grandpa

Speaking of grandparents, Alex seems to say either Grandma OR Grandpa. For months, the grandmothers were upset because he wouldn’t say Grandma. Now that has flipped to only saying Grandma! The grandfathers could care less though! LOL