30 months = 2.5 Years old!!

Where do I even start? Two and a half! WOW!! This is a very fun age to say the least! Gus is a little chatterbox these days. He is now making sentences and we can understand a good bit of what he tells us! I can understand most because I am home with him everyday so I am catching on to his lingo! It seems like yesterday he was a wee little munchkin. Here are his achievements thus far, likes, dislikes and so on!

He is a walking, running, jumping, climbing, chattering, snack lovin', nose pickin', dirt diggin', swinging, sliding, giddy, giggly, music lovin' little boy who loves a good book and lots of kisses and hugs! He is a typical little boy made of snakes and snails and puppy dog tails, but I would not have it any other way!

He knows every letter of the alphabet (upper and lower case). He knows his numbers 1-10 and will often recite them while playing with his toys. He has better rhythm and knack for music than his momma will ever have! I am so glad he was blessed with that trait! He loves to dance (sway his hips in a funky little motion).

Books of the moment: Skuffy the Tugoat, Pigeon has Feelings Too!, Richard Scary - Cars and Trucks and things that Go, Little People at the Barn Yard, Sergio the Penguin, Timothy Tiger's Terrible Toothache (at Nice and Pop's house), Cat in the Hat, Bears Vacation and One Fish, Two Fish! There are plenty more!

Shows of interest: Cat in the Hat Knows a Thing About That, Thomas the Train, Yo Gabba Gabba, Toot & Puddle, Olivia, Super Why, Franklin, The Wiggles, Play with Me Sesame & Moose and Zee (though they are not a show, he loves their little shows between shows!)

Toys he can't live without: PLAY-DOH, colors, markers, stickers, glue, glitter, chalk, trains and trucks and sometimes Roo (his little kangaroo)! He is very much into the arts these days, which I so love to do with him. He has re-discovered his rocking giraffe and kitchen and has been having a grand ole time with his wooden blocks.

Books and Puzzles are not really a toy so they get their own little blurb: He LOVES them both. I got out my 10-25 piece puzzles from when I was younger and he will build them over and over again....all with out any help from us! It is amazing to watch him work these puzzles. Some of them are a little difficult, but he doesn't give up and when it is complete he is so proud to show us his work!

He is talking more and more each day. Currently Gus is obsessed with gas tanks on cars or as he calls it "ass anks"! Combining lots of word to make sentences and is telling us what he wants and if we do not understand him he promptly tells us NO!

I find the following very funny:

Nice House, Pop House, Mom House, Dad House....that could be a Dr. Suess book!
Ass car go....Gas in the car so it can go!
Tat Hat....Cat in the Hat!

He spells any and everything he sees. The other day we were at a red light and he started spelling P-U-B-L-I-X. It took me a few seconds to realize what he was spelling because the sign was a good 50-75 yards away. He can spell Nice, Pop, Mom, Dad, Stop, Gus, Gas, Cat all by himself!

Pottytraining, oh pottytraining.....let's just say it is just that, POTTYTRAINING!! It is a work in progress, but hopefully we are getting closer to being diaper free! Suggestions and tips are welcomed!

I am sure I am forgetting a few milestones, but pictures post are sure to come!!

Chitter Chatter

Seems as though our sweet baby boy is really making the jump into full on toddlerhood and the baby days are coming to an end all to soon. He is talking up a storm and repeating everything we tell him to say!

As of today he can tell us where just about all his body parts are and he is obsessed with "bows" (elbows). He points out everyones bows! He recognizes almost all of his letters and can now say Q and U (shuuu)! We are currently working on X, Y and Z. He notices when there is a pair of something and points it out as soon as he notices it.

I am having such a wonderful time teaching him all of this. It is such a great example of practice makes progress! Kee up the good work big boy!


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Alphabet Soup

Two weekends ago I picked up an alphabet puzzle for Gusley for a buck at a yard sale. It is in perfect condition and under each letter is picture of something that starts with that letter. To say that he LOVES the puzzle is an understatement! He is obsessed with the puzzle. Each night he has to complete the puzzle before bed and the other night we could not find "D" and "L". I guess they were on the DownLow!!! Anyway, we searched and we searched, upstairs, downstairs, under the furniture, EVERYWHERE. As Jake and I combed the house Gus walked around carrying the puzzle with a perplexed look on his face saying, "hummm, hummm" over and over and over until we finally located "D" and "L"! This was very cute and it has since become a game...Alphabet Soup!

He has gotten really good with his letters and it may take him a few tries but he manages to get all the pieces in the correct spot with a little help from Jake and I. So far he for sure recognizes and says the following letters: A, E, G, M, O, S, T, W, Y.

The other night when we were putting him to bed he looked at the clock and said "E" and I looked over at it and the time was 8:30. He can recognize a backwards "E"!!!! We went to Target the other night and he pointed out and said "O' for the o on the stop sign and while we were in the store he pointed out and said "E" for the emergency exit sign! We are having so much fun with Gus at this age! He is such a little sponge and is always eager to learn and sometimes try something new!

He has added a few more words to his vocabulary such as shoes, boots, keys, oh no, my momma, uice = juice, Maw, Gee, Paw, bu-boo = bubbles, goos = glasses/goggles!!!

Letters O & Y

I picked up some magnet letters at Goodwill months ago and saved them for a rainy day. We took them out the other night and Gusley has been hooked on them since! He recognizes the letters O and Y and tells us "Oooohh" & "yuyuyu" and points them out! I feel that this deserved its own post. What an accomplishment! Keep up the good work Gusley!!!

Knock, Knock

Word of the day is "knock, knock"!! Every door we walk by, every door in any book and any door on any toy we have to stop and let Gus knock. It is so cute!! He makes a fist and says knock, knock while actually knocking at the door!! He has also expanded his vocabulary a little and is starting to repeat a few more words!

New words:

ba-oon - balloon
ball
reah - red - he recognizes and points to colors when we ask him (red, blue, yellow)
down
Gus
douu- dog
caah - cat

We are currently working on "Who Dat" and "GO SAINTS"!!!

T is for Turtle

Last night Gus became very fond of a stuffed turtle. He brought it to Publix, held it during the entire Saints game, fell asleep with it and woke up looking for it! Today when I would ask him what he had he would say "tu-tul"!!! Not a very pronounced "l" sound, but hey, I'll take that! It seems that each day he is saying something new. It is so fun to watch this unfold day by day. We have been drawing letters and objects to correspond with the letters on his chalkboard everyday. He really enjoys this! I have decided to take a letter a week and work on it with him. This week is the start so we are beginning with "A". At the end of each week I will give a progress report.