Grayson ~ 22 Months

~ 22 Months ~

Grayson is 22 months old.  He's becoming more and more independent and wants to do everything on his own.  He says "I do it, momma."  It's very sweet, but sometimes challenging. :)  It definitely takes us longer to get in the carseat or highchair because he wants to strap himself in, but I love how he is becoming independent and such a big boy.  My baby is growing up and will be 2 in two months.  I can't believe it!  

~ New things ~

New tooth...

He got his bottom left incisor tooth.  It was swollen for a long time and I thought it would never come in, but it finally made it's appearance.  I think it definitely caused him some pain, but we are glad it's finally in.  He has all of his teeth except for his 2 year molars.

I Do It...

He wants to do everything by himself and does not want our help.  

Bye Bye...

When he wants one of us to leave he will say, "bye bye, Daddy" or "bye bye, Mamma".  When we put him to bed at night he will say, "bye bye Daddy" after we read books because he wants Daddy to leave while I rock him.  He prefers playing cars with Daddy so he will say, "bye bye, Momma" when he wants me to leave.  It's so cute how he prefers us for different things.  

No thank you...    

When he doesn't want you to do something he will say, "No thank you."  I have no idea where he got this, but it is the funniest thing.  If I'm trying to help him he will say, "No thank you" because he wants to do it by himself.  When I asked him if he wanted to go on Daddy's shoulders his response was, "No thank you, Daddy.  I walk."   

Excuse me...

He now says excuse me when he wants you to move or after he burps.

Jumping and climbing...

He loves to jump off of everything.  He will say, "Daddy, I jump" and want Daddy to catch him.  He also likes to jump up and down on the ground.  It's funny because he thinks he's jumping 3 feet, but he's only getting an inch off the floor.  He loves to climb and now can climb the rock wall at the both parks by our house.     

Singing...

He's staring to sing in the car to the music.  He doesn't know the words so he makes noises.  If he doesn't like a song he will say, "Different one."  When he likes a song he will say, "more" because he wants us to turn up the music.     

Counting...

He is counting in both English and Spanish and is actually better in Spanish thanks to Marta (she works with him on both).  He can count to 5 in Spanish (with some help) and is getting better at counting to 5 in English.

Books...

His still loves reading books before bed.  His favorite books are the following: Trucks (he has two truck books, but loves the new one Oma got for him), Freight Trains (he knows the purple box car, black steam engine and a few others by name - this book is from Great Aunt Cindy and Great Uncle John), Pout Pout Fish (Ohlanders recommended this), Hop on Pop, Go Dogs Go, Hand Hand Fingers Thumb and I am a Big Brother.  He knows a lot of the names of the books and will ask for them.  The books he asks for by name are: Trucks, Freight Trains, Hop On Pop, Go Dogs Go, Chicago and monkey.

Medicine for boo boos...

When Daddy had a boo boo Grayson kissed it and asked for medicine.  A few months ago I put medicine (vaseline) on his boo boo to make it feel better and he remembered this and wanted it for Daddy's boo boo too.  

Sticky hands...

He hates when his hands are sticky and demands I clean them right away. 

English vs Spanish...

He knows when to speak English and when to speak Spanish.  Whenever he hears someone speaking Spanish or when he thinks someone looks hispanic he will start talking in Spanish.  

Colors...

When we ask him what color something is he will always say green, but will repeat the correct color once we tell him.  He's getting better with his colors and is now starting to get them right.  He will normally say rojo when I show him a red car (rojo is red in Spanish).

Daddy's tools...

He loves playing with Daddy's tools, especially the tape measure.  He will have us pull the tape out really far and then he pushes the button to retract the tape and wants to do it over and over.  He helped Daddy put his new crib together.  He also helped Daddy and Juan Carlos (Marta's husband) put his new car together.  We gave him an early birthday present, a new white Mercedes Benz car.  We found a great deal on Groupon and couldn't pass it up.  Grayson loves it.  It even plays music.

Maggie Daley Park... 

We took Grayson to his park 2-3 times this month and both Grayson and Daddy were in heaven.  They have so many cool things for kids including rock wall climbing, huge slides and a water spray park.  Daddy and Grayson went down the enormous slides and Mommy about had a heart attack watching.  Grayson wanted to go on them again and again.  

Cleaning...   

He took the hand sanitizer and a tissue and pretended to clean everything in the house. 

~ Favorites ~

He LOVES playing with his cars on his race track tower.  Everyday he says, "Mommy, play cars." or "Daddy, play cars."  He loves girls, esepcially the neighborhood girls Ali (next door neighbor who is 6 and Anna who is 10).  He goes to the park and grabs girls by the hand to play with him.  He is not shy at all and is such a flirt.  It must be in the Braham genes.  He loves trucks (knows all the names) and points them out as we drive in the car.  He is such a great helper when we make our morning Vitamix shakes and will put all the ingredients in the mixer.  He loves his new scooter and is very good for a beginner.       

~ Other words and sentences ~

Here?  (He wanted to know who was in the kitchen when we were coming down the stairs)

Wait

Daddy!  Push me please

Come here, Daddy.  I jump.

I go up here

I go that way

I hold it

Where is it

Come down here

Shoes on feet

I help Daddy

I dropped it

different one 

I eat noodles

I play truck game (on the iPad)

Hold on

Too hard (he was trying to unzip a zipper)

It's heavy

It's messy

I put it in the drain (he's still obsessed with putting sticks and stones in the water drains)

Answering yeah, yes or yep when we ask him a question

Have it 

No, thank you 

I need more 

Spanish words:

Hola, nino, nina, leche, gracias, vaca, de nada, muchacha, gato, adios, hombre, perro, bano, pan, parke, asta luego, aqua, buenos dias, unas, fruta, papel, negro, ventana, zapatos, casa, puerta, caliente, libro, rapido, vamanos, apurate, basura, no mas, abajo,

Numbers: uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueva, diaz

Colors: rojo, verde, amarillo, azul

~ Pictures ~