TWO

How can it be that two years have already passed. I seriously can't imagine our little family without him. He and Will could not be more different, but that makes it fun and provides a good balance.

 Last night, Will spent the night at my parents house with his older cousins. It was so weird having just Alex in the house. We enjoyed the one on one time with him, but both John and I laughed that Alex was probably bored because he was used to just jumping in on whatever Will is playing with. I have had people tell me before that your second child will sometimes skip over entire hobbies/shows/toys because they are into what the older sibling is into. This is so true with Alex!! I don't think Alex has ever watched an episode of Chuggington or Choo Choo Soul (these were Will's favorites at this age....remember the train obsession?). Alex's favorite things right now line right up with Will's....Monsters, Inc, Toy Story (All things Woody and Buzz), superheroes, trampoline, big trucks.

Alex has totally fallen into the role of second child/younger sibling beautifully. He is amazing laid back, chill, go with the flow but knows how to TURN IT ON if Will is bothering him/taking a toy. Suddenly he is the victim and plays the "woe is me, I am smaller than you" card extremely well.

Recently I have seen the "temper tantrum" stage come out in Alex, but even these are so different from Will. He seems to be very dramatic and then get over it and carry on in the same breath.

He is still a big boy. He weighed 31 pounds 12 ounces at his 2 year check up today and was 35.5 inches long. That puts him around the 85th percentile. He is SOLID. Everyone that picks him up comments about that :)

He is much more talkative than Will was at this age. About 2 weeks about Will turned 2 his vocabulary just exploded....having said very few words before that. Alex cracks us up with his words/phrases. I can pretty much understand him all the time and he can find a way to communicate what it is that he wants. My favorite words that he says right now are "monk" (milk) and "moe" (more).

I love love love this child. His smile is the most precious thing and I can't imagine life without him. He smiles with his whole face and you can't help but smile right back at him!