http://www.mytwoyearold.com Chronicling the "Terrible Twos" Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:10:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So we had a really great weekend. We celebrated Ali's birthday "Paris Hilton" style with multiple parties over the weekend. Friday night we had a nice family get together, dinner and ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. Ali really enjoyed that! He opened a few presents, got some cute ... http://www.mytwoyearold.com/developmental-milestones/he-is-officially-my-two-year-old So only two more days until Ali turns 2. He has come so far, and learned a lot in the last 12 months- walking, talking, increased comprehension, better communication, improved co ordination etc etc. I know that these coming 12 months will see us discover a lot together! Can't wait! http://www.mytwoyearold.com/thats-life-as-a-toddler/2-more-sleeps-until-ali-is-2 So whilst I was working this morning online for a bit, Ali was drinking chocolate milk and watching  Little Einsteins. I would look up from time to time but must admit I wasn't really paying attention...  I did at one point notice that the penguin they were helping didn't 'speak' but ... http://www.mytwoyearold.com/thats-life-as-a-toddler/little-einsteins The potty came home with us from Wal Mart yesterday.  Ali has already spent some time sitting on it and basically giggling like crazy. Let the games begin! http://www.mytwoyearold.com/thats-life-as-a-toddler/potty-wal-mart So sometimes getting dressed happens for us in stages... Like yesterday for example, we got as far as a clean diaper, an undershirt (onesie) and then... we were overcome with the desire to put on our new rubber boots. And so this is what we ended up with: It's a look. And ... http://www.mytwoyearold.com/thats-life-as-a-toddler/spring-fashion I bought this set of Crayola Finger Paints from Wal-Mart not too long ago more or less based on their promise that there wouldn't be any mess. The "paints" are little pots of a waxy substance that is completely clear. Only when the paints are applied to the special Crayola ... http://www.mytwoyearold.com/product-review/crayola-finger-paints Ali is quite the little parrot these days. Seems he is constantly repeating after us. It got me thinking, "I wonder at this age, just how many words he should know?". Now I realize "should know" is a somewhat relative term, as each child develops according to their own ... http://www.mytwoyearold.com/thats-life-as-a-toddler/how-many-words-should-he-know I am really, really tuckered out today. Last night was really rough. Part of the problem is I am 26 weeks pregnant and it is starting to become uncomfortable to sleep (back aches, hips hurt if I lay too long on one side, have to get up and pee, am ... http://www.mytwoyearold.com/thats-life-as-a-toddler/sleep