This is what two looks like on Lincoln...
I cannot believe my baby is already two years old! I have so many "It feels like yesterday..." memories.
He's such a cool dude. He's 100% two-year-old. He lives in the moment which is both exciting and frustrating. For instance, he loves school but he does not like to be dropped off or picked up. Go figure. When I pick him up he yells, "No! I play!" It's frustrating to get him out of the house or to change locations in general. At home he doesn't want to leave his toys to get into the car so he usually has a mini-fit every time we leave the house. Then he doesn't like to leave a store when we're done shopping so that also takes some coaxing. We do a lot of explaining and talking and that's also frustrating because it's so time consuming. I know it is a phase and I know it will pass soon enough. I've at least learned that much about parenting so far ;-)
Lincoln has a selective attention span. He'll sit for as long as you let him when it comes to painting, coloring or gluing but he can barely make it through the first three pages of a book. There are exceptions though as he has a couple favorite books that he'll let you read over and over again. He's still obsessed with "Cars" and all things Mac, Mater and Lightning. He entertains himself very well.
He also has selective listening skills. Lincoln listens really well 90% of the time but the other 10% of the time is REALLY bad. He usually saves those moments for public outings. He has almost reduced me to tears on several occasions while out shopping. I'm more of a fan of online shopping now than ever before!
Lincoln looks up to his sister and they usually play really well together. Every now and then I catch some sweet moments between them that melt my heart. The other day I caught them both sitting on Ava's bed sharing a bowl of popcorn and they were just chit chatting. I've also caught them cuddled up together sharing a book. He'll sit for a book with Ava presumably because he loves the attention from her. They also like to play, "Night Night" where Lincoln pretends to be the baby and Ava is the Mommy putting him down for a nap. He willingly lays down and she covers him with a blanket and rubs his back. They play "Cafe" too...
The two-year doctor check-up went well except for the part that actually included the doctor. Lincoln screamed through his painless physical. His pediatrician thinks that he must have remembered his previous visit that included a strep and flu test :-( Anyway, he's a healthy two-year-old! He weighs 29 lbs 8 oz (68%) and he's 35.5" tall (79%).
