What I want to remember about right now...

Last year I wrote a post about what my little guy was up to at 15 months old. A year later he is a two year 3 month old little active boy, and I am going to blink and he will be starting kindergarten. So what I want to remember about right now is....

I wake up every morning to his little voice calling for Mama from his bed.

He starts his day with something on his mind that he wants (fruit snacks this week).

He wants to snuggle with his mama while we get going leisurely.

He is such a snuggler. I take this for granted, but he is such a cuddle bug and we love that. He will say, "I little spoon, Daddy be big spoon."

He would play tractors all day, as long as I would play with him. "Wanna play tractor Mama?"

He loves to be outside. We play in the sandbox (with tractors and construction vehicles), in our little garden (with tractors), we look for fuzzy caterpillars, hit the baseball, color on the chalkboard...and then he sees Coop's poop in the yard. He is not ok with this and will ask you to remove it. If you are not fast enough, he will get you the shovel.

He can open all the doors with door knobs, and even turn the deadbolt on the back door. He will move chairs to get to whatever he can't reach. He is fast.

He is really good on his strider bike. He has great coordination.

He loves to dance. If music is on, he is probably dancing. He really likes you dance too, so dance parties are necessary.

He gets so excited when David gets home from work, and will run to the door and "Yay, Daddy's home!" David can make him laugh and giggle like no other. Love seeing them enjoy one another.

He loves to make crafts. He will ask to do crafts and is very particular about what he does. He really likes to glue things.

He loves to help me cook in the kitchen. His favorite thing to make is cookies. He pours in all the ingredients and then gets to lick the beater.

His favorite toy is Kevin the crane that goes with his Thomas trains. Kevin has a little "load" that is magnetized and he loves to play with this. We always have to find Kevin and his load. So now we have a back up Kevin for emergencies ; )

Owen could really care less about his stuffed animals in his bed. He sleeps with Kevin the train and/or tractors. At night he will play with Kevin before he goes to sleep.

He is a good sleeper! How wonderful is that...it wasn't always so easy, so we really appreciate this. Once we moved this summer and stayed home...it really was so good for him. At night we brush teeth, read a couple of books, say prayers, sing and then he gets in his crib, says "night night, Mama"....and goes to sleep. This is a blessing ; )

He tells you that he loves you. The sweetest words, "I love you, Mama. Mmm, mmm"

Sometimes he gets someone on his mind that he cares about and will tell you, " I wanna hold Meme", etc.

He is becoming such a big boy. I look at him and tell David, "He is so big." He sits with us at the big table in a big chair, he uses a napkin like us, he totally got this potty training thing down, he is just a little boy, not a baby.

About the only bit of baby left in him can be found when you can rock him to sleep at nap time. This still happens most days, not all. But it is sweet time. Rocking him in that chair, looking at that sleeping face. The same one that I have rocked from day one. I love him more and more everyday.

Yes, he makes me tired. Yes, he keeps me on my toes and very busy. He challenges me, he defies me, and he can get to me. It's funny how God can use your children to refine you. He teaches me so much, and I get the joy of having the most important job in the world in my view... I get to be his mama.