I thought of starting now anyway. Better late than never, right?
Presenting my little dude's milestones at 2 years and 6 months... *insert drum roll*
Feeding
- Milk intake is about 4 bottles of 200ml each per day - Enfagrow and this week tried Nido Junior (must seriously start weaning soon!)
- Rice and meats. No veggies (trying my best to make him to!)
- Aside from milk, tries Dutchmill yogurt drink (different variants) and the classic Zest-o tetra pack juices but the winner is Nestle Chuckie!
- Holds his spoon and fork (calls out to yaya if either one is missing) to feed himself
- Drinks only distilled water
- Has overcome the fear of the shower as long as the water volume flow is right
- Insists on washing his face on his own (the drill is cheeks first, then forehead, then nose, then chin)
- Wants to "swim-swim" (get into the pail of water) with his rubber duckie buddies after he has been rinsed off of soap
- Usually uses warm water but can tolerate cold water a little better now with the help of some oil spread over his chest and back before hitting the bathroom
- Products used - J&J's milk bath, milk lotion, and shampoo, Human Nature's Tangerine Tarsier body wash and Citronella oil, Cetaphil liquid soap (for the face), and Avon Baby lotion & oil
- About 8 hours straight at night, average of 2-hour nap in the afternoon
- Wakes up before 6am and turns in around 9pm (I'm trying to think of ways to make him sleep earlier but not yet successful)
- Cannot sleep (and even drink from his bottle) without his favorite "doo-doo", the Lightning McQueen pillow his Tito Berto gave him on his dedication day
- Refuses to sleep beside daddy. If he wakes up at the middle of the night and realizes it's daddy who's hugging him or is beside him, he'd wail and call out to mommy. I pity Jax sometimes. :(
- Knows how to say good morning first thing when he wakes up
- Says "A soyi" (I'm sorry - with matching hug) when given the evil eye and "Please" (with clasped hands) when asked to
- Throws tantrums by banging his hands on the floor/wall/table/bed whenever he doesn't get what he wants
- Learned the "No!" word and says it with much gusto whenever applicable (to him, at least. Not to mommy!)
- Says "Lovuuu" (Love you) and "Take Care" and waves with a "flying kiss" when sending us off to work (but have to make him ride the car and go round one block first before he agrees to let us leave)
- Can do simple chores - close the door, throw trash, bring to the sink, get stuff (pillow, milk, diaper, etc.)
- Knows his family - mommy, daddy, momsy, papsy, papa Don, mama Jo, Jaela, nanay, tatay, papa Jim, ma Hana, ta Ava
- Washes his hands with soap and water (uses the chair to reach the sink) on his own
- Goes to toddler school and according to teacher, his attention span has improved
- Can say mommy's, daddy's, and yaya's first names
- Identifies most of the alphabet letters and some colors & shapes
- Able to name some animals and their sounds - dog, cat, monkey, bird, snake, elephant, tiger, lion, dinosaur, horse, etc.
- Recognizes rain, thunder, and lightning
- Draws lines and circles
- Can pee inside the bathroom on his own after he says "weewee!" (though sometimes still pees sitting down - tsk! tsk!) but insists on putting on a nappy when he feels he's about to poop
- Loves to watch "Po" (Kung Fu Panda)
- Biking (Finally! I teared up when I saw him pedal, not walk, with his bicycle for the very first time. So thankful I was able to witness it!)
- Finger puppets and his turtle puzzle before bed time
- Playing with phone cameras
- His "Mater shoes" - red crocs with Cars movie characters design
- Height - 89.5cm
- Weight - about 13+ kg
- Shoe size - 6 to 7
- Shirt size - usually S or 2T (depends on brand)
Sometimes I am still left in awe of the things he is now able to do, of how much he has actually grown, of the million silly things he is capable of, of how he makes all my stress instantly melt away just by looking at him strut his stuff (unknowingly).
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| I love you so much, Alonso Marcus! |
Hey, I had fun writing this post (felt nice to reflect on how my little dude is now) so I
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