2 Years Old!

Brennan is 2 years old! It's seems like just yesterday, we were bringing home our new baby. He's quickly transformed into a wonderful, amazing young man!

-His love of books and reading continues. Occasionally, one can hear him "reading" some of his favorite books to himself, having memorized all of the words.
-He's showing more interest in movies and television, but doesn't last long when watching shows, usually attending for about 5 minutes. Current favorite show requests are Sesame Street, Super Why, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Toy Story ("Woody, Buzz, Jesse, Dinosaur, and Mr. Potato Head movie")
-He can identify many numbers (0-9) and letters. It's neat to see him identify letters and numbers in his environment!
-His pronunciation of words is improving every day! What was once "ba-ghetti" is now "spaghetti" and "hippo-anna-potamus" is now "hippopotamus." He still has some cute mispronunciations. One of our current favorites is "Snuffy-atticus" for the Sesame Street character, "Snuffaluffagus", aka "Snuffy"
-We also hear more sentences every day. Some recent examples include "My turn in Daddy's chair", "I want more ______, please", "(toy) fell down!", "I neeeeeed ______", correcting Mommy and Daddy when they don't say "please" or "you're welcome" fast enough, and "I said please!" when not receiving his request fast enough.
-He's showing more interest in dress himself. He can put his shirts over his head and put his legs in his pants. He can also completely remove his pajamas.


-We celebrated Brennan's birthday with a Dr. Seuss themed party. He had a great time spending the day with friends and family. This was the first time he seemed to "understand" presents. After opening a gift and briefly investigating it, he moved onto the next gift. This is far different from just a few weeks ago at Christmas where he only wanted to play with the first gift and needed much encouragement to open another present.
-Our wonderful friends Jenn, Madison, Susan, and Scott came from Cincinnati to celebrate on his actual birthday weekend. When being told that he is two years old, Brennan responded "No, no, I one first!" or "No, no, I one!"