He is sleeping well 95% of the time, which is obviously making a big difference in all our lives. I am expecting a regression once bubs arrives, but at the moment he is asleep by 8.30pm, up at around 7.30am and has about a 2 hour nap in the middle of the day. I LOVE the fact he is still napping hehe.
Leo isn't really toilet training yet, but is showing lots of signs that he is getting ready (telling us when he needs a nappy change, wanting to sit on his potty etc). I'm thinking it's something we'll approach towards the end of the year, I don't mind having two in nappies.
He is still as verbal as ever. In fact it seems every day he is coming up with words, sentences and concepts that we had no idea he knew or understood. At the moment we are learning shapes, colours and numbers. This kid loves being read to and "reading" to himself and flash cards are no exception. I wouldn't be pushing him to learn these particular things, but he is very curious and requires lots of stimulation. Plus it's super adorable to hear him count :)
Leo seems to have some sensory issues or OCD traits (not a huge suprise as I was exactly the same as a child). He cannot stand having dirty hands, touching certain textures, being messy or loud noises. This has made him into some what the picky eater. Most toddlers seem to go through "picky" phases with their food preferences, but Leo's issue is that he doesn't like being fed, but doesn't like feeding himself for fear of mess. So all foods need to be fairly 'clean' and easy for him to finger feed himself (he hates using utensils). At the moment his favourites are spinach and ricotta agnolotti, peanut butter toast, bananas, sultanas, milk arrowroot biscuits, sausages, pizza and Easter has led him to develop a healthy appetite for chocolate *sigh* which he asks for every day.
He is almost exactly 10kg and by my estimate nearly 90cm tall (he certainly doesn't get his lanky genes from me!), while he is very small for his age, Leo is incredibly healthy. We can't recall the last time he was sick. I imagine breastfeeding and the large doses of colostrum he gets daily have contributed to his immune system. He is also completely eczema free, no longer needs to be moisturised and has even been in contact with things like bubble bath with no flare ups! So happy ^-^
We suspect his 2 year old molars (the last baby teeth he has left to get) will start popping through soon and he is definitely entering "the terrible twos", but all in all he is such an awesome and relaxed little man. He loves being touched and giving others cuddles and kisses. Leo is absolutely baby obsessed and very gentle with my friend's younger children and newborns so I'm taking that all as a good sign of things to come.
And here of course is the man himself, as you can see he loves the swings (visiting the park is a fave activity). The pictures towards the end featuring animals were taken at a local Easter fair and it was definitely one of our family highlights, seeing how overjoyed he was :) Nothing like being a parent!
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