I do it!

Ah, my little independent guy.  You want to do everything these days and you get quite irritated if we do something that you had your heart set on doing.  If this happens, you whine, "I dwwwooooo yehhhht" (I do it) and throw a fit.  This includes, but is not limited to: flushing the toilet (when mommy or daddy goes), anything that has to do with laundry, pouring soda for yourself from a can into a cup, eating, using the sponge in the kitchen, and getting into your car seat.  Sometimes we have no idea why you're even saying it, so we just have to assume it's a toddler thing we can't grasp.

You have also become quite the talker, counter, singer and dancer.  You now sort of know how to sing "Row Your Boat" and you attempt to sing along with a lot of the songs in the playlist from the music channel videos.  This is also where the dancing comes in--oh how we love watching you dance!  You are so into it, and you really do move with the beat for the most part.  It's cute, funny, and adorable.

As implied above, you still love to clean.  I would love for this era to last, am going to enjoy every second of it for the time being.

Uncle Kevin has been taking really good care of you while daddy and mommy have been busy with everything; we appreciate him so very much, and you have a ton of fun with him :)

Today we went to the gym for the first time in a while, which was great for all of us.  You kept practicing saying "to the gym" and "kids' zone" as we were en route.  In the afternoon, you got to 'help' mommy make cookies (i.e. you were the taste-tester for the batter at all stages :)).  Tried a new recipe--oatmeal cookies with mini chips.  MMMM.  You love them and so does everyone else in the house, so we will make these again for sure.

Thanks!

Lately you have been repeating soooooo much of what we say, but then, it seems you also recall what you see in your favorite TV shows as well and use those phrases, too.  Two days ago, when I came home from work, you asked for my phone and when I let you have it, you proclaimed, "Thanks!" and ran off to the living room with it lol.  Later, you asked for ice cream and the same thing/same reaction.  

Tonight, you were in the kitchen, coming down off of your stepstool and said, "Nice and slow" as you descended (we didn't teach you this, so thankfully it's a good phrase lol).  But the best one lately was later--you were fascinated with Sable in Uncle Kevin's lap.  You went over a few times to see her, pointed out her nose, ears, etc.  Then, at one point, you wandered over, crouched down and said, "Sable, WAKE UP!" We all cracked up so hard!  Poor doggie, she was just trying to catch some zzz's.