Silas is 2!

Height: 3 feet 86th %tile

Height Predicted by Doctor: 6 feet

Weight: 31 pounds 88th %tile

Favorite Food: Oranges and "num nums"

Favorite Book: "Pete the Cat"

Favorite Toy: Tractors of all kinds and his "cut cut corn" aka combine

Favorite Song: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"

Favorite Cartoon: "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" and "Despicable Me"

About Silas:

Silas is really smart and he picks up on things very quickly.  It's very easy to forget that he's not a baby but a toddler.  He watches his siblings closely and copies what they do.  He has accomplished a lot with speech services and currently does not need speech therapy but he still makes some funny noises or words for some things.  Like the way he says Despicable Me, shoes, fish, pirates, "Nana" he changed to "Nanny", and "up" was "up-a" which morphed into "up high" when he wants to be picked up.  I love his imagination and the way he turns anything into a gun or "BB Gun."  He loves his Superman pjs because they have a cape; he runs around the house with his arms behind him making whooshing noises and saying "Nu, Nu Batman."  He has picked up on potty training very quickly and willingly goes potty in exchange for a "num num."  The day Silas turned 2 he declared "I big" and refused to sit in his highchair to eat or wear a bib.  We are so thankful for Silas and we continue to thank God for putting him in our lives.

 

 The day he declared "I big" and refused to sit in his highchair.

 

Potty training in style.

Oink, Moo, Cock-A-Doodle-Doo, Our Boy is Turning Two!

Choosing a theme for Silas' 2nd birthday party was really easy.  He loves anything farm and tractor related.  So Pinterest helped me figure out how to throw a cute little party.  We are very fortunate to have access to a lot of toys at our church; I think the parachute and scooters were a big hit.

 Silas kept blowing out his candle before we were done singing "Happy Birthday."

 





 

 

 

 A true gentleman, letting the lady go first.



 Silas had a great time at his party.  I am impressed at how much he shared his tractors with his friends.

 

Fun Times this Fall

We had so many fun things to do this fall.  It started with a trip to the Sciquarium with Meme, Abram, and Lila Ruth.

This is one of my favorite pictures from the day.  All 5 kids were engaged as the divers cleaned and talked about the animals in the aquarium.

 



 

 

Playing in the leaves has brought many hours of entertainment.

 I know other parts of the world get snow in the fall but it is very rare that we see it in November.  The kids had fun trying to catch flakes in their mouths.  Silas doesn't quite understand that he needs to tilt his head back.

 

 Nana wanted to paint the kids' faces one night so I stayed by to snap pictures.  She probably won't like the one I posted of her and Silas but she makes that face often so I had to include it.

 

Happy Birthday, Meme!