at two years mateo

 

:: shouts "ven mami, ven papi!" when he wakes up in the morning ::

:: counts "uno dos tres" ::

:: calls his little sister "bee - buzzzz" (he hears us say ru-bee) ::

:: refuses to listen to the lullabies we've always, always sang him, and now requests that we make songs up, usually about pie or numbers ::

:: says "papi, fuic!" ("papi, fix") when something is broken - a toy, a neighbors fence, etc. ::

:: shouts "alli -ii-ii-ii-ii-ii-ii!!!!!" ("there", in spanish) when he recognizes something ::
:: is very much obsessed with parks, bikes, and being outside in general ::

:: is so much fun to open gifts with and wants to savor and play with or put on each one immediately ::

:: really, really, really loves the mailman ("nu-mee") and looks for him all day long ::
:: calls all seven of his grandmas and grandpas "ah-ha!" ::
:: still takes a 3 hour afternoon nap ::

:: has a new favorite book - the pout, pout fish given to him by our neighbors ::

:: tries to make the faces his baby sister makes ::
:: finally learned to say his own name - he calls himself "te-te" ::
:: is really into keys ::

:: and opens the front door all by himself (!) ::

:: shouts "i love you mami, papi, baby, unica!" after we say goodnight and shut his door ::