I was just reading my post from when Liam was 2 and it is crazy how much has changed in 8 months. It is hard to believe that he is closer to 3 than 2 now!
Here's an update on the first born...
First and foremost: Liam is potty trained! This is a wonderful accomplishment. Considering his teacher at school told us like 5 days before Graham arrived that she thought he was ready. We started really potty training when we got back from the hospital. Basically just went with the pull of the band-aid approach and put him straight into underwear. It wasn't the 2 day magical experience that so many moms blog about, but I would say he was completely potty trained in a month. With that being said after about 5 days of having numerous accidents, he started only having one or so accident a day and that was usually with #2. Now he wears a pull up to bed, but other than that, accident free!
Liam still loves going to school! Which is great because there has been a lot of turnover there recently and he now has two brand new teachers. He no longer cries when I drop him off, however he has seen me sneak over to see Graham before and that was a different story.
He loves to pack his backpack to take all of his stuff every morning which usually consists of: soft blanket, doggie, baby, dolphin and a few choice Matchbox cars.
Cars, trucks, fire engines etc are still his toy of choice. We can not get out of Target without a new one so it's a good thing Matchbox cars are less than $1 a piece!
He also loves to play outside and go to the park. He is so independent on the playground, it is scary at times. :) He loves to be pushed on his tricycle to the park but refuses to pedal himself even though I just spied on him at school and saw him pedaling away outside! Daddy and him are constantly in the front yard playing soccer, baseball and hockey, or at least Liam's variation of them.
His temper tantrums have subsided a lot and for the most part, he is a really happy kid! Every once and a while, problems come up and bed time but he is so much better than he used to be. He needs a hug and a kiss from both mom and dad before going to sleep though.
Liam enjoys playing with his cousins, uncles, grandparents etc. He knows everyone's name and is learning if there are girls or boys. :)
He loves singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and his ABCs (although he usually skips T-X) and is getting better at counting (always skips 4). He loves matching and telling us his colors.
And most of all these days, Liam is a great big brother! He loves his "Grammy" or "Graham Bam". He is always concerned with where he is, or if he is sleeping, sick etc. He has become a great helper to his mom and dad (on most days) and always showers him with lots of love.
We are excited for Liam's upcoming 3rd birthday and a move to the 3 year old room at school!
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