24 Month Stats

Harrison had is 24 month check up recently; here are his stats:

•  Length: 35" (65th percentile) 
• Weight: 27lbs 8oz (45th percentile)
• Head Circumference: 19" (45th percentile)

You can see here how he has grown:

Here are some things worth mentioning:

Words: he is using a lot of words and trying out a lot of words - he's gung ho for speaking now! If you ask him to repeat something he will usually do it enthusiastically. Lately he is putting a lot of effort into saying his own name, so that it actually sounds like his name - "Hair-seem" - as well as "I love you" which sounds like "low you." He has assigned a name to every member of the family and has started using animals names instead of referring to them by the sounds they make.

Sign Language: Harrison is now talking up a storm so he has almost phased out sign language except when he is really serious about something. For example, when he is hungry he tends to say "eat" while signing a the same time.

Singing: his new favorite song is "Happy Birthday to you" and we have randomly caught him singing "happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday." He also knows "I love to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas" and will sing, "eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat."

Bedtime: he is stellar going to bed with dad but recently with mommy, he has regressed and cries loudly and begs me to pick him back up, jumping up and down on his mattress. I told him "you're a big boy now, go night-night" and he cries, "Nooo.... Baby!" I reassured him he is my baby but he still needs to go to sleep and then he cries "MAAAA-MEEEE!" Heart breaking but I have to let him cry himself to sleep.

Favorites: Harrison's updated favorites include Buzz Lightyear and his pal Woody; we watch all the Toy Story movies constantly. He still enjoys Sesame Street and he loves his new train set. Since it arrived on his birthday, he uses the word "play" a lot specifically referring to his "choo-choos."

School: he recently graduated to the "Toddler B" room with the 2-3 year olds and is doing very well. He loves his teachers and loves to play with all his friends. They are also teaching them to count to 3. Harrison seems to skip "1" or maybe doesn't quite get the concept of one and then "2" and "3" are all the same to him. Pretty much anything in multiples is 3 and we are still trying to make him memorize that he is 2 years old or he will tell you he is 3.

Whining and tantrums: this hasn't gone away but time outs, or the threat of time outs, is quite effective. Now that he is speaking, it seems like he can express himself better which can negate the necessity for the whining.