Ethan turned 2 years old two weeks ago. We took him to Legoland for his birthday. There was an aquarium there we took him to as well. Legoland is in Carlsbad, CA. The weather wasn't all that great and the trip was pretty short so we didn't get to have beach time. We did take him once for a little bit just to feel the sand and the waves. Overall, I think he was just too young for the trip because he is only 34 1/4 inches and he could only go on about 5 rides. He LOVED the Legoland Express which was a little train that just went in a circle, but any of the "real rides" like the airplane and the helicopter, he was scared of. We think he may be a little afraid of heights. We also bought him this Step2 Corvette Toddler Bed for his birthday and I made him a healthy chocolate cake. Kristen and her boyfriend Anthony came over on Saturday (his bday was Thursday but we were out of town) and she gave him a mickey mouse trike which he loves (he can't reach the pedals yet though). She took some pictures of him, And on Sunday (Father's Day) we had his dedication at church. In my opinion, this day was monumental and I'm so glad Wes and I decided to do this for Ethan. Wes and I spent like a week painting and decorating the walls of his room. One wall is Mickey Mouse characters, another is Max & Ruby, and the other two are an ocean scene of Finding Nemo. He really likes fish "feefees" and Max and trains (choochoo) and Dora the Explorer. He had his well check appointment the other day. He was 25.8 lbs and 34 1/4 inches. He's in the 46% percentile for height and like the 25th for weight. He says A TON of words.
Up to Month 23: oh mommy/daddy/Wes" " a bahbeball (basketball) "Abee (airplane) peas, thank you, more, mkay, back, bubble, hey, shoes, ca-ca, yucky, no, uh huh, yiayia (Gma in Greek) doggy, horsey, Bahh & quack quack, and wawle (waffle), Jew (juice), peekike (pancake), mih (milk) , wawa ( water), ee (eggs), mome (oatmeal), snacks, meme mou (mickey mouse), scou (scout), max, doh (Dora), and fefe (fishy), kitty, and see you. Lah you (love you), meh meh (good morning ),& sorry, choo choo, daisy, dew (duke), mess, car, food, peepee, backpack,
month 23 uhmow (remote), sock , breaksa (breakfast), Kiki (piggy), ow (owl), meme (muffin), away (throw away), Buh fly (butterfly), uh (up) , pull, how (help), ba (bath), poo (pool) and he will basically repeat whatever you tell him to on his own. But those are the words he says on his own spontaneously.
He also is starting to ask to go play in the pool every day, but he doesn't really like swimming in it, just putting his feet in and splashing and throwing toys to the dogs. He also got his first big boy haircut this month!
