Our happy little boy turns 2 years old today! This morning we had a birthday breakfast for him (baked oatmeal with 2 candles on top to blow out) and he got to open two presents. Then Mommy and Timo went to the Dollar Store to pick out 2 birthday balloons. As I write this, he and Daddy are outside raking leaves and Timo is having the time of his life rolling around in the piles. This afternoon we will have a small party with cousins here in town. In fact they are Timo's third cousins!
Some fun facts about Timo...
He LOVES: balls! Trucks! Books! Wrestling with Daddy!
Every day Timo asks to go outside and play basketball or soccer. He has gotten quite good at shooting into his little hoop, and he is also pretty good at dribbling the soccer ball and shooting through our legs, and then yelling, "goal!" Trucks are also his favorite thing, particularly books about trucks, like Cars and Trucks and Things that Go. He spends many happy hours - and I mean, hours! - every day reading on his own or with us. Recently he has taken a liking to a Sesame Street book that we own, and he 'reads' it in his jabber, making different voices high and low to match the characters. And wrestling with Daddy is of course a surefire way to get him laughing. While Gemma saw wrestling as an athletic venture, Timo sees wrestling as an opportunity to snuggle, and he will curl up and start sucking his thumb, very content to be rolled around by Jim.
He also enjoys: going to the library to find new books and examine the miniature sets on display; taking daily walks around the neighborhood, particularly to look for basketball hoops and dogs; standing at the kitchen counter and helping cook or wash dishes.
Favorite foods: hummus; homemade bread or muffin of any kind; edamame (likes to pop them out of the pods); rice and beans or lentils; scrambled eggs; pasta and sauce (either marinara or peanut sauce); smoothies; dried fruit
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| Getting thrown by Daddy, on the campus at Colorado College |
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| He loves helping at the sink. Very focused. |
We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Baby Brother - any day now - and it will be interesting to see how Timo responds to a baby in the house. Lately he has really enjoyed reading books about babies, especially Baby Play, which suggests games to do with babies at various stages. Gemma loved reading this book at the same age, too, and then choosing games/activities to do with Timo. So we are hoping that talking about those kinds of games will help with the transition. Usually when we talk about baby brother, Timo says, "Ball?!" I think he is implying that he will be ready for his playmate! It may be hard to patiently wait until brother can play with balls, too!
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| Reading together, with the stethoscope of course. |
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| Timo's favorite time of day is when Daddy gets home from work and they can play with balls outside for a few minutes together while Mommy finishes dinner prep. |
