2 Years Old

It is so difficult to put into words how much this little boy means to me. He is my baby, my little angel. Time does go so quickly and kids really do grow up so fast. The past two years seemed to have breezed by because Marcus has been such a fabulous baby/little guy. He is so easy. I’m not sure there is a better way to explain his demeanor and personality. It is so easy to get this little boy to smile, and oh, that smile. It just melts your heart.

Milestones

• Answers questions that we ask him. Daddy noticed that we are able to understand his needs a lot better now that he is answering questions in the way he wants. Yes/No questions work the best, but he can answer other things like “What do you want?” and he’ll say “Milk”.
• There is lots of coloring and artwork going on at our house and Marcus enjoys it a lot.
• Still loves his movies and TV. His current favorites are Toy Story and “Bob Builder” as he calls it. He knows that our iPhones and iPad mean movies. He is even able to scroll through the selections and pick what he wants. It is funny to watch him tap the screen when things are not working out for him. Mad tapping goes on until he gets frustrated and asks, “Help.”
• He is starting to play more with Owen instead of just alongside of him. The two definitely like to go at it in terms of jumping on and pushing each other.
• Marcus seems to be understanding more and more when we talk, even if we do not necessarily say things directly to him. He can pick up on when we are about to leave the house and will stand at the door or look for his shoes.
• At daycare, they tell me that Marcus is quite the helper. He loves to help pass out art supplies or food. I have even heard the ladies mention that “Marcus runs our classroom” in a sweet, endearing way.
• He is very much into puzzles. While he can do the single shape puzzles fairly well on his own, he is always picking the puzzles that are not really age appropriate for him. He loves a particular Thomas the Train jigsaw floor puzzle that we have. He picks out all the pieces with Thomas on them and hands them to Daddy or me to put into place. He can put a single piece in place with our help, but he is not quite self-sufficient with them yet.
• Have I ever mentioned that Marcus rarely cries? It’s true. He does not even cry when he wakes up, he just jumps around in his crib until someone hears him. He’s so happy first thing in the morning. Love that!