Doctor Appointment: Details...

This morning we had Alexander's 2-year check up. It didn't go that well. Alexander was upset, in the car, on the way to the appt, so even though he was calm by the time we got there as soon as he saw Dr. M he started to cry & grab on to me with a deathgrip.

It was our last group visit and unfortunately it was only Alexander and Lucas. Drew didn't make it and Kate dropped out before our last group visit. Lucas is very cute and has gotten pretty tall. Despite Lucas' height & sleeping habits, it appeared that Alexander & Lucas were pretty much on par with each other with eating, language, playing, etc.

However, Alexander & Lucas did not get a chance to play together as Alexander clung on to me, crying, the whole time. I had to stand and rock him otherwise he would go into fits. At one point, he calmed down and just snuggled up with me. And he was fine if Lee (Dr. M's wife) would speak or touch his foot, but if Dr. M tried to come near me, Alexander freaked.

It was time for Alexander to be weighed/measured and I thought it might go okay as Alexander had been calm for a bit. Nope! He struggled every time Dr. M touched him to listen to his breathing or look at his ears. We tried to get his height but he kept squirming, and trying to get an "accurate" weight was darn-near impossible. So we basically have estimates...which means the trying to figure out the height when the child is 2 may not necessarily be accurate in Alexander's case.

Once Dr. M was done, I put Alexander's shoes back on and it was as if Dr. M vanished (although he was still very much in the same room)!! Alexander was all smiles, talking to Lucas and Lee. He was telling me to put my coat on, and he was getting the bag off the couch ready to go. He waved, said bye, blew kisses. Everyone was in amazement at this "new" persona considering that he was so upset for 45 minutes! He even gave Dr. M a high-five! Who knows...

Here are the approximate details (reminder: approximate not actual)
Height: 33 1/2 inches
Weight: 26 lbs

2 Year Official PhotoShoot

Today, Mommy & Mimi took Alexander to get his official 2-Year pictures taken. We were not positive as to how he would be but he was in a good mood, so we were hopeful. We were under the impression that it was going to be 50/50.

While we waited, Alexander & Mimi walked around the store, where Alexander was extremely well behaved. They rode the little Ernie & Bert firetruck and he held her hand when they were walking.

When it was our turn, Alexander was a bit clingy at first but he warmed up to the girl VERY quickly. He was giving her high-fives, blowing kisses, and asking her to blow kisses to Monkey. Because I figured that he'd participate more if Monkey was there, Monkey got to be in some pictures.
At one point, the photographer was trying to switch the chair for the bench and get Alexander to sit sideways on the bench. She slide the bench over to the other direction and asked him to sit back down. Without a peep, he got behind the bench and moved it back to where we had it before. Guess he knows how he likes his pictures taken...Then since he was doing so well, in a great mood, and we still had some time, she took a few shots for Easter. They came out VERY cute as Alexander was all about giving the bunny loving. Overall, an extremely successful visit!

2 Years...

2 Years!

Development
He's becoming very independent and wants to do things on his own, for example: make sandwiches, vacuum, plug in the vacuum to outlets (which we fight him on).
He's getting better on the stairs, but still not 100% able to do them on his own
Has 6 teeth up top and 4 on the bottom (all 4 back teeth are finally in)
Learning colors

Recent Words
Blue, green, red, yellow (they're not perfect, but you know what he means)
Ahnee
Oh dear, Oh my
Bee (Ms. Bree)
Bella (with lots of tongue)
lolololo (water - why this, we don't know)

Likes/Dislikes
Likes: his Monkey, Elmo, Mickey Mouse, trucks, Thomas the Train & Sir Topham Hat, balls, bubbles, coloring, finger painting, trains, animals & animal noises, water, swimming, singing, buses, golfing, baseball & basketball on tv
Dislikes: having Mommy touch him/things when he's upset, being forced to do something before he's ready

Clothes
18-24 Months
Varies - some 18 months clothes still fit fine, others are too short. Where 18-24 months fit well and some 24 Months/2T are starting to fit where others are still too big. But majority of pants are too big in the waist
Shoe Size 5

Sleeping
Wakes anywhere between 5-6am
Naps 2 hours every day (1-3p @ school, varies @ home)
Bedtime starts @ 7pm, typically in bed @ 7:40ish after reading, etc

Feeding
Breakfast varies with waffles, pancakes, cereal bar - then at school he'll have a banana and something else depending on what he already had at home. On the weekends, he'll eat eggs & bananas
Lunch is yogurt, applesauce & hotdog or grilled cheese (and on the days Daddy drops him off - nuggets)
Dinner varies all on his mood - mac & cheese, PB & J, nuggets, broccoli or other

He is pretty picky although we certainly try to offer him what's there. He doesn't eat a lot of sugar or juice. His favorite food right now is probably bananas