At two and a HALF....

Brandon turned the big 'HALF' this past week. It is amazing how time flies.

Here is an update as to his life.....

* Loves Transformers. He loves watching the movies and the actual cars and Transformers. His favorite is Bumble Bee.

* He is now in a queen sized bed. We moved the Elmo toddler bed to the basement.

* He still goes to Mrs. Jennys (Wagners Wee Ones) home daycare 3 times a week. His friends there are Maddy, Bella, Lara and Dayne. He also loves their dogs (pugs) Denver and Sconnie. Mrs. Jenny is WONDERFUL with Brandon and the kids. He learns so much there.

* He loves to read books. Oma takes him to the library every few weeks to pick out new books. That is their special time together. He will sometimes sit in his bed and read for an hour. Some books he has memorized some he just makes up the story. The best part is 'The End'.

* He is learning his letters at daycare. His favorite so far is 'F'. He knows it is 'down, across, across'. We are working on other letters but for some reason he loves the letter 'F'.

* He can count past 10 pretty well but frequently skips '9'.

* He loves his daddy. When daddy is around-momma doesn't exist. They are best buds. He also knows he will be having a baby sister in the future but doesn't totally grasp the time frame or that mommy will be going to the hospital and coming home with a new baby.

* He loves to eat: chicken and fries, Nutra Grain Bars, Berries, Applesauce, Yogurt, Spaghetti and Garlic Bread, Corn, Pop Tarts, Cereal, Toast, Mac and Cheese, Milk (we call it backhoe juice), Juice, Gatorade, Cheese, Animal Crackers, Grilled Cheese, Pancakes, Bagels, Hashbrowns. He is still not a big meat eater.

* Every Saturday morning momma gets to sleep in and Brandon and dad go to breakfast together- usually to get a bagel. He loves this time with dad. Sometimes they go to the Golf Store (Golf Galaxy) and play on their putting green. They then usually get me a coffee on the way home. So sweet!

*He loves sports of all kinds. If he is watching football it is usually 'get him, get him' and 'touchdown'. If it is baseball it is always 'homerun'. He loves kicking, t-ball, basketball and most of all-LOVES golf. We did not get him out on the golf course this summer...we are saving that for next summer.

*He loves arts/crafts. He can play with playdough for hours and markers/crayons. For Oni and G-Toms B-Day he made them homemade gifts and did a great job. He loved to paint them.

* He is currently in Wednesday night ECFE classes. It isn't a long course-just individual classes we signed up for. 3 a months for Sept, Oct and Nov. In class they have an hour of free play time (parents are with) and then go to the large motor room. Each week is a different theme- Sports, Transportation, Jungle, Space, Sensory, Pumpkin/Fall, Construction....they do art and play with blocks, trains, legos, etc.

* He LOVES that daddy runs the back hoe. A few weeks ago we went to Daddy's work on a Saturday and Brandon got to run ALL the equipment. He is a lucky boy that he got to sit in the back hoe with daddy and dig dirt. He loves back hoes right now.

* He just got his first pillow pet (a Bumble Bee) which he sleeps on every night. He loves his pillow pet!

* He is speaking sentences, uses please and thank yous and his new thing is just responding with 'OK'. So when he calls for me I say, "I'm in the kitchen. I will be right there." He says 'OK'.

* He talks to Grandpa (Rob's Dad) every night on the phone. We see him every other week or so but Grandpa calls every night to talk to Brandon. He always asks Grandpa how Cory is doing. Cory is one of their 4 dalmations. Brandon loves Cory most but will play with any of the dogs when we are over there.

* Brandon is going to be Bumble Bee (Transformer) for Halloween. He picked it out!

* He loves his baths. We have started using bubbles again and he will sit in a bath for an hour playing with bubbles. He is great about letting us wash his hair and cleaning him up too.

* He is potty training a bit. He will go on occasion but we are not pushing it at all.

* He is great at brushing his own teeth, taking his nightly vitamin and going to bed. He is a great sleeper (wakes on occasion-but nothing major) and he is very good about going down for naps/bed time.

* Brandon loves to look at photos of himself or videos. I have them all on my lap top and he will ask to see pictures of 'Bwandon'. He laughs at the funny ones.

* He loves his auntie Nicky but most of all loves her iphone. He knows how to access everything on her phone- including the MLB scores. He plays Peek-a-Boo barn (ap) on her phone and watches videos of himself that she recorded. He also likes to Skype with her when she is in Chicago.

* He loves to mow the lawn. He has a little toy mower and dad has the big 'real' mower. Together they will mow the lawn and he will walk the entire thing.

* He is STILL my sweet little boy....always will be! And every day I STILL fall more and more in love with him!