Our spunky, independent, and hilarious little Reives is two and a half! He is already talking about his birthday "in September" when he will "turn 3!" I keep telling him not to get too ahead of himself. I cannot imagine telling people I have a three year old! CRAZY! It is hard to sum up Reives's personality in words, but as his Sunday School teacher told me on Sunday, "He sure is ALL BOY!" He is the rough, tumble, spunky, smart, "I want it my way, right now," never sits still kind of kid! He is out to test the limits, but don't be fooled. This little guy has such a tender, sweet, and caring heart. He loves to kiss Mama's booboos, hug his little brother, and he gets upset when Brooks gets a shot at the doctor.
It is amazing how he has changed in the last couple of months. He is becoming so much more independent. Two of his favorite phrases are "I Do It!" and "No Mama help Reives." He is also becoming more confident of himself. It is amazing that 6 months ago, he was still screaming every time we dropped him off at church and at BSF. Now, he just walks on in without even looking back to say bye! He is like a little sponge, and I love hearing about what he learns at church and BSF each week. Last week, he learned about Jacob wrestling God. When I asked him about it, he said, "No Mama, Jacob pushed God." (I guess that is how they explained wrestling.) He also recently told us that Jesus rode on a donkey. (What he learned on Palm Sunday.) He remembers so much of what he sees and hears...it is crazy!! He loves to help us around the house now, so it is nice to have him move things when I vacuum, hand Brooks certain things for me, throw things away, unload the dishwasher, and he has even set the table a few times.
Some of Reives's favorite things to do right now are play outside (doing anything and everything), watch "Super WHY" on PBS, eat snacks (this boy still LOVES to eat), read books, and sing songs. Reives has never been the type to sit and just play with toys. He wants to be interacting with people. He loves to sing, and it is so cute to hear him sing his version of songs to himself. He loves to finish our phrases when we read the books he knows by heart, and he loves for us to make up songs about Elmo and all the things he wants Elmo to do (tee tee in his potty, go to the park, etc.) Reives is definitely the typical two year old with meltdowns and tantrums each day. Some days/weeks are worst than others, He definitely likes to push the limits, and so we are working on obeying Mama and Daddy the first time! Reives likes to say "Obey Mama, Daddy, and Jesus the first time." He doesn't like if we leave Jesus out....love this kid! I love that Reives still likes to snuggle with me before his naps, and he loves to snuggle with Daddy before bedtime. He just melts our hearts, and we are so thankful for the blessing he is to our family. He LOVES his brother, and even though he sometimes doesn't like to share and is too rough with Brooks, they are best friends! It is so fun to see Reives wanting to play with him and do things with him. He always includes him with stuff, and it makes me so happy!
A few other random things:
-Reives still sleeps in his crib (he has never tried to climb out, and seems happy, so why rock the boat?)
-Reives still takes a nap most days, although many days he is taking FOREVER to fall asleep
-Reives still sleeps with his pacis...dreading getting rid of these
-One of the best eaters I know
-Was 37" tall (71%) and weighed 30 lbs 5 oz (54%) at his 2.5 year check up
-Knows all of his colors, some numbers, and almost all of his letters, and he can count to 10 by himself and 20 with a little help
Reives finally got a desperately needed haircut! He looks like such a big boy! His hair is getting so dark and he is losing his curls :( But, he is still as handsome as ever!!!
Happy 2.5!!!
(Reives on his half birthday...which is also Brooks's actual birthday...!)
