2 Year Check Up

We went to see Dr. Xu last week for Aaron's 2 year check up. He won't officially be 2 for a couple more weeks, but we wanted to get in before school starts again.

Aaron is 35 inches long and weighs 25 pounds---still tall and thin. :) He is still in the 95th percentile for his head size. :)

He says 3, 4, and 5 word sentences consistently, he can count to 10 alone and has pretty consistent 1:1 correspondence. He repeats the ABC's and their sounds. And he adorably sings "The Wheels on the Bus" and "Row Row Row Your Boat". He can run, jump with two feet and go up and down stairs on his own. He loves to blow bubbles, fingerpaint, and paint with watercolors.

He is still signing a lot, but he definitely talks more than he signs---partially my fault because my signs are limited. When he sees me do a sign he doesn't know, he stops and asks me to show him with his hands. Sometimes he asks me for signs that I don't know. Then we look it up online or ask our friend Jen. When I sign to him without talking, he understands what I am saying but sometimes he covers his eyes so I will talk at the same time as I sign. :)

We are very excited that he is now saying his own name correctly. At the start of the summer he only would sign his name. Midway through he started calling himself "Nannan" as he signed. Just this last week he has started calling himself "Aaron" as he signs his name.

Leland and I are now working hard to STOP talking in the 3rd person. Apparently talking in the 1st person is a developmental benchmark... better start modeling for Aaron. It is shockingly hard for us not to start sentences, "Mommy is going to...." or "Daddy wants to...." etc. We have some work to do!

Aaron is still doing well in the potty department. Usually 1 diaper a day---at night time. Although lately he has chosen diapers over underwear even though he will still potty in the toilet. I think he is slowing down a bit in that department because of the progress he has made in the nursing department. And that is the most exciting news of all----Aaron is weaned! Just 3 and a half weeks shy of his 2nd birthday. There were no tears. He was totally ready.

Birthday pics to come in a few weeks!