Aston’s 2 Year Milestone Minutes!

UPDATE: 7.29.09 - 2 Year Checkup Stats:

Length: 36 1/8 inches (90th percentile)
Weight: 27lbs 4oz (25th-50th percentile)
Head size: 49.5cms (75th percentile)
Vaccines: Hep A

A Few New Aston phrases:
no thank you mommy, happy birthday BB, bless you Mei Mei, Daddy! “Ambupants”! (ambulance), xie xie (“sheh sheh”) Mommy, Aston Kate’s house NOW!, Mia’s a Turkey, Aston miss Mommy, I love you Mommy, what is that, Next song please Mommy, you’re welcome Mommy, PU Mei Mei stinky poop poops!, Mei Mei hic ups…you silly goose!, I soo sorry Mei Mei, suncake for me please, Mommy too fast…police man ticket…too fast Mommy –and of course much more!

New Chinese Words:

Zai Jian (good bye), Tai Puo (great grandmother on BB’s side), also sings the Mandarin version of Frere Jaques: Translation: Two tigers, two tigers / Run so fast, run so fast / One has no eyes, One has no mouth / So strange! So strange!

两只老虎。 (Liǎng zhī lǎohǔ.)
两只老虎。 (Liǎng zhī lǎohǔ.)
跑得快。 (Pǎo de kuài.)
跑得快。 (Pǎo de kuài.)
一只没有耳朵。 (Yī zhī méi yǒu ěrduo.)
一只没有尾巴。 (Yī zhī méi yǒu wěiba.)
真奇怪。 (Zhēn qíguài.)
真奇怪。 (Zhēn qíguài.)

New Favorite Foods:
peanut butter on rice cakes, gummie bears (“gummies”), individual humus packs from costco

Rascal Traits:

• If we say “no” he will tilt his head to the side, nod and say “YES” as if to convince us otherwise.
• He likes to try to extract his milk on his lap while we are in the car and I can’t get to him
• Still says he wants one thing and we give it to him…he will say NO! he doesn’t want that…usually just when he’s tired

Other Notables this Month:

• Wo Wo babysat one night this month and as she put him to bed she lead him in the “I love yous” (a routine we run through at bedtime)…and she would say “I love you Daddy” and he would say “I love you Daddy” and cried as he said it…he did this for everyone…ahhhh
• Calls Jeff’s briefcase “Daddy’s pocket book”…I think it’s so funny…Jeff not so much:)
• Ni-Hao, Kai Lan is his favorite TV show
• When first started to go to camp he would ask to go to BB’s house or Kate’s house then when I pick him up he says “Aston miss Mommy…I cried”—ugh so hard to hear yet so cute!
• We told him his friend Mia is in Turkey because he keeps asking about her. He now says “Mia’s a Turkey”. We laugh like crazy.
• Sits in bed and says “I love you mommy, good morning daddy, good morning Mei Mei, Hello BB, I looove you Baba”…on and on…also likes to attempt the alphabet song…we love to spy on him with the video monitor
• If we say “Aston do you want to take a bath?” or “Aston do you want to go to bed?” He replies so matter of fact in an upbeat tone “no thank you, mommy”.
• Sings Mandarin version of Frere Jaques while he waits for things…it’s so funny because it is never prompted he just does it because he learned to sing while he waits on one of his Kai-Lan episodes.
• Aston LOVES his sister…I have come close to tears many times as I watch him interact with her…

Aston has been going to camp at what will be his new school in the fall (Sharon Presbyterian) for the whole month of July. The cool thing about this new school is that there is a carpool line…so moms/dads can go through a “drive thru” line to drop-off and pick-up their kids…very cute so far. The first 3 days of camp Astons screamed! when they came to the car door…but his teachers informed me he was fine by the time he even got to the classroom. His best bud Kate also went to camp but for this next week he will have to fend for himself! She went to Kiawah:( I am kind of nervous about it because she really does take care of him in an old couple kinda way…I mean she makes sure he has his shoes on, is always there for a hug and is his all around rock!

There is one story about camp that I was up in the air about documenting but I think I should. Kate and Aston encountered a bully at camp…so we think:) Kate came home one day saying “Will pushing Kate” then her mom Anne asked “what did Aston do?” Kate said “push back”. We were so proud but needed to see if Aston could backed up the story. The next morning Jeff asked if he plays with Will at school…he said “push Kate hard!”. So it was true! He said nothing about pushing Will but he did indicate that it was on the playground and “Kate boo boo knee” which is what Kate said too. Such an event! They are all bullies in their own right at 2 years old…but still!

I took the below photo hanging out my car window coming to pick up Aston at camp…he was walking out to the car…paparazzi-like shot inspired by Anne who did the same for Kate

Big brother showing little sister how to spin the bears on her bouncy

Aston found this gift (a large Tonka dump truck!) from Penny that we hid from him in the pantry. One morning while Jeff and I were getting dressed and ready for the day he ripped it open and wheeled it into the bedroom…as if he had just won the lottery! Thanks Penny, Heidi, Chance and Patrick!