Catching Up

We've had a lot going on the past two weekends! On May 20th, Nick and I both took the day off. We bought a new car, had a nice lunch out, took Felix to the zoo, and wished my dad a happy birthday! Cassie bought my old car, so we didn't have to worry about that. Felix has been very interested in the new car, and likes to pretend he drives it.

 

For being a holiday weekend, we didn't have a lot going on. Saturday, we took a nice bike ride in the afternoon. Sunday was very rainy, but we got in a short hike at a prairie park near us. Felix enjoyed that, running along the trails and suddenly stopping to look at ant hills. Today, we went to Brat Fest, the first time for all of us. Felix at nearly a full brat himself, and as you can see below, really enjoyed the ice cream (for the curious, it's special Brat Fest Cookie Dough, with a mustard yellow and ketchup red swirl). We got home in time for his nap, and spent the rest of the afternoon in the nice, cool basement. 

Felix is getting very curious in the world around him, which is really making things fun. He has a lot of interest and seems to like learning and refining his knowledge already. We're so proud of him!

Felix: 22 mos

Naughty...

Yes, Felix has become a Naughty Boy. Or, as his daycare puts it, aggressive. He's taking out his frustrations by biting and hitting, pinching and pulling. I bought him two books this past weekend: Teeth Are Not For Biting and Hands Are Not For Hitting. We've read them several times (all but twice because he just wants to read them). The other two times were because he hit or bit. I'm hoping he finds a new, non-violent outlet for his anger, and soon.

On a brighter note, his vocabulary and understanding of things around him is continuing to astonish us. He says the names of all his classmates and most of the people in our neighborhood. He uses possessives correctly most of the time (Mama's car or Ari's mama). One of the most interesting phrases he's used so far was "water tower broken, new one". A few weeks earlier, I had pointed out the broken water tower near our house and told them we'd be getting a new one soon. It's amazing that he retained that and randomly decided to use the phrase. His memory is definitely getting better. And last night, he was cracking himself up by trying to repeat the EIEIO part of Old MacDonald. It came out EEEIO instead.

Felix likes to run around a lot and he's rather amusing to watch. Yesterday, he ran all the way down to the park, his little legs moving this way and that, like he'd be a perfect candidate to work at the Ministry of Silly Walks. We've got our own little Crazylegs. :o)

Felix: 22 mos

Felixese 201

Welcome to Advanced Felixese. I realized that as Felix gets older, he won't pronounce words in such cute, mindboggling ways. Therefore, I wanted to make a list of some of his pronunciations before they're gone.

• "Dongizoo" = triangle
• "Dockiloo" = crocodile
• "Epilat" = elephant
• "Lilad" = lizard
• "Apatis" = octopus
• "Buttaby" = butterfly
• "Diesisor" = dinosaur
• "Buckaball" = basketball
• "Myno" = tomato or guitar
• "Buckabus" = asparagus
• "Civiyoos" = cinnamon rolls
• "Ovove" = olive
• "Raisis" = raisins
• "Boobolly" = blueberry
• "I love lou" = I love you
• "Bucking" = building
• "Segung" = ceiling
• "Abisass" = ambulance
• "Acopyou" = helicopter
• "Vyos" = flowers

By the way, he's just two words shy of 500! He's got two word phrases down, and is starting to string three words together (though often unconnected). He's also quite good at naming all the big trucks while we're driving. He likes to see garbage trucks, tankers, cement trucks, semis, buses, delivery ("divvy") trucks, among many others.

Felix: 21 mos