Terribly 2!

Matthew is TWO.  He is stubborn, mischievous, energetic, wild, adventurous, and crazy cute.

Well-check stats:

Height: 32 in. 20% (I think this was a little low)

Weight: 26.8 lbs 35%

I've been terrible at taking pictures lately and his birthday just kind of snuck by me- but someday
when I figure out which camera was taking pictures at his party I'll add them to this post. We did have cake and a party, but it was pretty chill.

About Matthew:

• He loves climbing.  That hasn't changed at all.  He's sort of careful... sort of...
• Is clingy to his mama and daddy and comes to us in tears often looking for sympathy.  
• Has almost all his teeth.  Still waiting for those upper canines.
• He is getting better on the balance bike. 
• He wears his emotions on his sleeve.  It's not too unusual for him to be mad and go close himself in a room until he's happy again. He cries easily but is fairly easy to get to laugh.
• Says quite a few words... some only make sense in context, but his vocabulary is growing.
• LOVES antagonizing Ben.  He'll sneak up and steal a car that Ben is playing with and then take off running and cackling.  Good times. 
• Won't give into getting into his carseat without a struggle or change his diaper without squirming.  You'd think with things that we do so often he'd be a little more compliant, but no.
• Loves nursery at church and will often head there without us- makes me a little crazy. 
• Likes names and remembers names of little friends that we have over to the house. 
• Usually sleeps through the night.  Sometimes he wakes up crying but I can usually just put his blankets back on him and he's good. He is in a big-kid bed and hasn't rolled off yet.  He gets locked in his room at night since he was starting to follow in Caroline's footsteps and wander at night.
• He is a sort of picky eater.  He loves bread, milk, strawberries, yogurt, sausage, and sugar.  Everything else... meh... he could take it or leave it.
• Likes wheels almost as much as Ben.  His favorite toy seems to be the train and train tracks.
• Is good at giving hugs.
• Can be a bit mean with hitting and pushing, but is fairly quick to appologize.

Can't imagine our family without our Matthew!!