Terrible Two's

Matthew Daniel has turned 2. I thought "Not a problem...he's so naughty already two can't be worse". Insert BIG bite of humble pie! We've entered the stage of screaming...for no reason...It's mine...I had it first....NO!".

But I would be amiss if I didn't record all the times when Matt does something so cute we all just look at him with adoring eyes. For example - Jack has been gone this week with Eric and Matt has missed him. Today when he talked to him on the phone he kept waving at the phone as if Jack could see him saying "I miss you Jackie...I miss you Jackie". Why he calls him Jackie I don't know - my suspicion is that he knows Jack hates being called that...but still...it's so cute! Or when I'm doing my exercise DVDs and he tries his hardest to do them with me. He cracks me up when he can't get his body into a yoga pose and he looks up at me saying "I can't, I can't". At times I have flashbacks to Laila's toddler years - he loves to color and has put his mark on many of my walls. Laila would do the same thing. And sometimes he reminds me of Jack, his love for cars and his obsession with Blues Clues. But mostly he is unique to himself. He loves music and requests the B-I-B-L-E anytime we start singing. He absolutely loves reading and brings books all day long wanting to be read to. He's a big Dr. Seuss fan. Right now we are stuck on "There's a Wocket in My Pocket"

I sometimes wonder if he dreams at night of his mama saying "Stop that Matthew". I've been trying to intentionally scoop him up more and love on him - using positive words! Good Job Matt! You're such a good boy!

He has enjoyed going up to Jack's school once a week for lunch time. His birthday fell on a day when we would be there so I made cupcakes and the kids sang to him. He was very pleased!