Hudson has not put on much weight or grown much taller in the last couple of months. Perhaps he's hitting a plateau before a growing spurt? He is very active and likes to run, march, and attempt to jump...we're still working on the jumping.
His vocabulary continues to improve and he amazes us daily with new words and combinations of words to form sentences. He seems very advanced in terms of talking but I'm sure all parents feel that way. It is becoming so much fun now that we can actually have a conversation, albeit short, with him. He understands what we're saying and is able to formulate words to communicate to us how he's feeling. Pretty impressive!
He hasn't really grasped the idea of being a big brother but when we point to mommy's tummy and say "who's in there?" he'll say "baby".
He has been putting his fingers in his mouth lately and sucks on all 4 of them which makes me wonder if he has little molars coming in. It seems to go in phases so we'll keep watching to see if it develops into anything. We aren't pulling him out of Little Smiles afterall as they paired down the # of students and he seems to be doing much better now that there are less children and especially less babies. It will be good for him to have to share the attention he gets w/ his little baby brother.
He went in for his 2 year appt and the doctor said everything looked good. He got his hepatitis shot and doesn't go back for another check-up until he's 3. It's a good thing because mommy and baby #2 will be in/out of doctor appts for the next several months.
He is getting more and more independent which is good & bad. We love to see him becoming a person but sad to see that he doesn't need us as much as he once did. He does have moments where he just wants to be held and i treasure these moments very much as they are becoming few and far between.
He seems to be a happy and well adjusted little boy. He continues to love to play outside, splash in the bath, read books, and play with cars, trucks and trains. His birthday party was a lot of fun!