2!

Our sweet Tucker is 2! At our house that means he's "officially a Big Boy!" A big boy bed, and no more bottles. I realize at most houses 2 is late to cut off the bottle, but our house is "special." He's done super well with it though, I've been very proud of him. As far as the big boy bed goes, as soon as we work out our "who's in which room" plan he'll be all set, complete with new Toy Story Bedding!

Tucker is a non-stop all-out Boy! He's very intense about whatever he's doing, if its running, playing, eating, loving, he's in all-or-nothing. He loves to play with Dad first thing in the morning, Jeremy has had to wake up a little earlier so that he has time to get in some Tucker time before work. Cars and Trucks are his favorite thing to play, but they always need rescued by Buzz Lightyear...and our trucks can get into some pretty crazy pickles! Luckily Buzz can always get them to safety. He picks up on a lot of things from Maeli, a blessing and a curse! He plays really well with her and would be so nice if she would just give him 110% of her attention. Sometimes she needs reminded that he's the most important thing! He's really loving having a brother that can hold his own, he's great about sharing trucks and blocks and things with Riker. A year from now, I think they will be an unstoppable hurricane of brotherly trouble! Tuck loves to read, especially book with lots of stuff going on in the pictures. He loves to lift-the flap, but we're still working on not ripping the flap off. His very favorite book is "Ham" (Green Eggs and Ham) and he wants it read 3-4 times every night. Tuck also loves movies, and will watch a show for about 30 minutes (such a blessing!) his favorites are Dora, anything Pixar, and Blues Clues. He's also recently become a fan of Psych (thanks to mom). He's also very hygiene conscious and loves to brush his teeth, wash his hands, and use chap stick...he also loves lotion!
This boy really never stops! If he does hold still for a moment, his mouth picks right up where his legs stopped...he's a constant maker of mouth-music, and his favorite songs are E-I-E-I-O and Jingle Bells...however, he also loves to "Shake his Bon Bon." The past 6 weeks or so, his vocabulary has been discovered. He talks all the time, and although he's still hard to understand, he's now considered to be in the normal range of both comprehension and verbalization. He still loves hats and gloves and now wings! He's getting particular about which shirt, what jammies, or how many pairs of pants he's willing to wear...this I think, is thanks to Maeli.
He's still such a sweetheart! He loves to snuggle, give "big hugs" (never just "hugs") and kisses. He's either very happy, or very upset...nothing in the middle. He has a lot of energy and we often have to go run laps in the mornings so that he can mellow out a little for the rest of the day! I cannot imagine our family without Tucker! Which is so funny because according to our original 10-year plan, we'd be expecting Tucker this May...crazy!
Weight- 27 1/2 pounds 43%
Height- 34.8 inches 61%
Head- 19.6 inches 77%