Two and a half

Eoin is 2 1/2 today. Everyone keeps telling me that he will slow down on the growing front soon and I sure do hope so because right now he is on 100 percentile for both growth and weight but the interesting thing is when you plot his weight for his height he drops down to the 75 percentile. Eoin stands 40 inches tall (101.6 cm or 3.33 ft) and weighs anywhere between 40 and 42 lbs (18 kg - 19 kgs). Eoin went to the dentist yesterday and his teeth are in great shape apart from the fact that there is still no sign of his two year molars.

Eoin continues to be very sporty. He is riding a regular bike now with training wheels of course. He can swim unaided for about 5 meters. He can bounce a ball two or three times and kick it miles. We are still working on catching a ball though. He loves to climb the monkey bars but still won't swing on a regular swing - go figure!

Verbally we now have full on conversations and we can reason with him. He can now say his ABC's count to 12 in English and 6 in Spanish. Eoin also has favorite songs which he requests often and can sing along to them. Oh and he can now recite some of his favorite books too.

Discipline and behavior are improving hugely. We are still using the naughty spot but also using a sticker chart as a reward system.

Eoin has also really begun to play with other kids. Not just play along side them but now he actually plays with them which is so great to see. Most times he remembers to stop and ask a kid/grown-up if he can play with their toys and he excels and trading toys so that he can get the toy he wants. I can't wait to see how he does when he starts pre-school in September :-)

And apart from all this Eoin continues to be a regular two year old with the occasional tantrum and lots of mischief (I just found him squirting toothpaste everywhere!).