And we'll start it off with his pictures side-by-side!
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| 25 months old |
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| 26th months old |
He seems to be growing quite quickly - we haven't had him weighed or measured in quite some time (at his two year review he refused to get on the scale or under the height thingy. Nothing we could do would convince him... so it's all a big unknown) but after a long spell of the same clothes fitting exactly the same, the last couple weeks have had quite a few noticeable "doesn't fit" moments. So he most be having a bit of a growth spurt.
We were finally able to chop his hair a bit. Just the long wispy bits off the top, nothing too major. And nothing too pristine either - just took some scissors and chopped off the bits that looked too long while he was in the bath...
He's extremely bossy and stubborn. He likes things to be a certain way and likes to tell you exactly what to do. Requests for him to do something like "go get your shoes" are often met with "no. Mama do it." Nursery reports that he is the same there. Telling people what to do and where to go - and what not to do, often with a raised finger and an emphatic NO!
He particularly likes giving directions...
James takes him to nursery on the bike every morning
and the journey is riddled with "This way! No THIS way!" and pointing. I don't know why he thinks he can choose which way to go though, because we rarely give in to him. But it doesn't stop him from trying every single day.
He's moved into a bed now and is out of his cot. Some nights he decides he wants to sleep on the floor though... and we don't argue. As long as he sleeps through the night, he can sleep wherever he wants!
We do a lot of fun playing. Mostly hanging out in the house. He really liked the boxes he got with some of his birthday gifts and they became fun things like roads and cars (of course).
He also likes bubbles. a LOT. I like them too - any game that involves Finn having a fun crazy time while I do very little is a good one in my book!
And he still loves all things musical. Singing songs is a perennial favourite
Although he is very bossy and likes to tell other people what to do, he still really enjoys being helpful, when he's in the mood! He likes to help get things ready for dinner by putting stuff on the table, help putting clothes in the washing machine, help tidy up and put stuff in the bin, help hoover etc. His new favourite thing to help with is to stand next to Dee-dah and join in the washing up. I'm not sure James likes having his help but it sure is cute!
He's also always on hand to fix things that get broken. Which mostly means getting his hammer. It was quite funny when we had the plumber round recently to fix a leaky radiator. Finn saw his big box of tools then went off to get his own - then proceeded to sit next to him and fix things. Luckily the plumber also had a 2 year old so didn't seem to mind!
Another of his favourite things of late is to dress up. He loves pretending to be a robot in particular, with a plastic bowl on his head. But he also loves wearing jewelry and looking "lovely"
Another favourite is headphones - there doesn't need to be any music coming out of them, he just likes to wear them and dance around.
In general he is a very fun and silly boy! He likes to do things that make us laugh and is often more than a little bit odd. He has a sticky rocket and stars that live on the fridge but will often take them off the fridge, stick them all to his head and then carry on like it's completely normal...
Or insist that we put his hands in his "pockets"
Or calmly request a banana while in the middle of a bath...
no matter what he keeps us laughing more often than not, and we love the complete randomness and spontaneity of his humour.
He really does have a great imagination and gift for playing pretend. I think I mentioned before that he likes to assign people he knows to characters in books and various things. This counts for anything (there are specific Mama, Dee-dah, and Finn decorations on the Christmas tree!). Recently he's taken to renaming his favourite characters as himself. So it is no longer Thomas the tank engine. Instead, if you ask him who it is, it's "Finn-Thomas." Lightning McQueen from Cars has become "Finn-car," and Bob the Builder is "Finn-builder." Makes me laugh every time.
He does keep other people in mind though. He gathers stacks of toys and tells me they are for Baby Emin (whom he's only ever met twice), tells stories of adventures with Caitlin and Dakota (whom he hasn't seen in months) and talks to Andro and Lily on the phone (even though he's never spoken to them on the phone in real life).
November has also brought lots of fun trips out. We took the train to Southend to see our friends Charlotte and Gareth and their little girl Matilda. We all went into the aquarium which was a big hit! Overall a really fun day.
We also went out just the three of us to the Museum of London (where I work) which Finn quite enjoyed. Unfortunately he happened upon a little train set they have out... and we spent most of the time there. But it was still fun!
But the best part of November was when our friends came to us! And we had our own little Thanksgiving. It was quite a small group this year (a pair of my friends and their new baby, and Finn's best friend Conrad and his sister Elsa and their parents) so it was really relaxed and lovely. It was also great having Thanksgiving in our new flat - the fridge and the oven could both fit a whole turkey! There was counter space to prepare food! It was amazing :) Finn was quite excited that baby Emin was coming - and was also quite excited pretending to be a baby again with the toys we got out in preparation...
After the meal, the adults were sitting around chatting when we heard lots of giggling and Elsa dragging Finn's tunnel down the corridor. We weren't quite sure what was going on until we went out to see - and discovered Finn and Conrad giggling inside. They really do have a lot of fun together and as always it was great fun to watch.
So all-in-all I would say that November was a pretty good month!! December has a lot to live up to :)
But seeing as it involves seeing lots of family, and parties, and presents, and trips to the Isle of Man, I reckon it will be alright....
Until then!
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