Wednesday, June 29, 2011

What I learned about my 2-year-old in just a few short weeks

He LOVES watching cars drive by. When we were at the Guesthouse in Ethiopia he would stand on the balcony and watch for cars - if we were in our room, he was there.
He LOVES brushing his teeth - his record is 30 minutes of straight bushing. And look at that smile, doesn't it show.

He LOVES his "Mommy-yeh" (that's the way a child says mother with affection). He has attached so well. He prefers me over anyone and clings to me when people come around. He also refuses to feed himself. I have to hand feed him everything. He won't even take a bit of something from my hand, I have to break off a piece and put it in his mouth. And sometimes he is as specific as me using one hand over the other. Oyh, mealtimes are very long and mommy always eats last :(

Although he prefers mommy, he sure loves daddy too!

He thinks that his sister is not so bad either...

He LOVES stickers.

It is almost impossible to get a picture of him without him doing this...

10 comments:

emily said...

What a sweetheart! Sounds like you are all attaching well.And although meal time sounds like a lot of work, I know attachment experts would say to keep hand feeding him even if he isn't a babe anymore! This is great for teaching him to rely on you for his basic needs.

Dana said...

So cute! Tegegn loved stickers too. I think 990% of our pictures the first week he has them all over his face. It's awesome to see Seth and Sara together.

Connie said...

He is just so stinkin' adorable! He looks like an extremely lovable little boy! All the hand pictures are hilarious! It reminded me that K did that for a while too.

Hand feeding sounds like a lot of work, but probably is great for attachment.

Anonymous said...

Wow, you have a beautiful family, Laura. ( Together at last! ) So very, very happy for you all. Pat

Anonymous said...

Hey Laura - Was trying to reach you by email for our annual visit and got a message that you would be away until Summer 2012...something told me to check your blog. What a journey Laura! We're thrilled to see you, Chad and Sara welcome Seth so wholeheartedly into your lives. Will look forward to meeting Seth and spending time with all of you. Your friends - Micheline, Ray, Alec & Jessé

Melissa Waechter said...

love it love it love it!ackst

Melissa Waechter said...

disregard the "ackst" at the end of my comment, it was the word verification :)

Melissa said...

So sweet! Glad you're finally all together. Love the pics of him with his hand out. Too funny :)

Ranavan said...

Ok he is just too cute! I love all the "hands out" photos!!!

June said...

"Talk to the hand." ;) Those are all awesome photos!! so happy he is settling in well!