I am 2!!

My baby is a big boy!

Oh Beni Bear, I can’t believe you are already two.  Where does the time go?  So much has happened since the last update.  Funny, that’s exactly what I said in the last update too!

We went to Yipao’s house over the holidays.  That was a blast.   You got to see great uncle Johnny, Yipao, Anthony and Katrina.  It was a lot of fun.  You loved seeing the lights on the house and going to Stew Leonard’s.  For Christmas, you received Spongebob socks, a drum set, blanket and feet warmer.  We also went to Yipao’s work, you had a lot of fun there.  Then, we went to great uncle’s work – that was your favorite.  You got to play in a gym with a ton of toys, more toys than daycare! 

Lots of new development and milestones:

12/19/12 – You fell down the stairs.  It really scared mama and baba b/c you couldn’t walk on your leg.  We went to see Dr Inman the next day and you were still a little wobbly.  No break or sprain – it sounded like a little bruising.  You were back to full speed running in no time.

12/21 – You discovered the word ‘mine’ and then all of a sudden, everything is ‘mine!’

12/22 – nod and say no.  You have the cutest “no” ever.  It’s hard to resist.

12/25 – Merry Christmas!  You started to say “all done” “bye” and “hi”  Grandma also pointed out that you love fried chicken just like mama when she was young

1/1 – Happy New Year!  Ju was putting you down for a nap when you told her “baba help, mama no help”.  Too funny b/c you’re right.  Only baba puts you down for nap time on the weekends.  Are you learning to tattle?

You’re favorite color is blue!! And when you watch TV, you are in full concentration, just like your baba. 

1/9 – You thought it would be funny to smear poop on the bed and on baba’s face when it was bedtime.

1/11 – You told your teacher, Kaylee that ‘mama, baba at work’. 

1/15 – thoo thoo and wuv you!

1/16 – You patted your belly and said “Ben!”

The week of your birthday, you were sooo sick.  We went to the doctors three times and learned that you had the flu and then pneumonia.  Thankfully, Nai Nai came into town – you had two weeks off at daycare and you’re all better now. 

Ju went to go see her family in China so you’ll have Nai Nai and then Yipao for two weeks.  Fun stuff!  You love hanging out with Nai Nai and enough doing exercises (leg lifts) with her.  You even started to make mama and baba do exercises.  Too cute

In this past week, 1/28- it’s been a word explosion.  Everyday, you are learning new words, I can’t even keep up!  You can pretty much mimic any word we say.  You know all your colors now – Blue, Geen, Purpel, Yahlow, Baack.  And you love taking ‘bubble’ (bath).

We made up for your birthday this weekend – we all went to the Mall of America and you went on your favorite rides – blue gogo, truck and merry go round.  Followed by McDonald’s and a mango smoothie.  Then, we went home for nap time.  At some point, you ran out of the room, your diaper fell off and you took a big step in your poop.  Sounds gross – I know.  But we all laughed so hard, including you.