DUMP

Dump seems to be Baz's favorite word lately. Granted, his vocab explodes even more daily, but this is a fun word. Why? Because it immediately precedes the creation of whatever lovely mess he's imagining. Stupid preggo mommy keeps forgetting about this and leaves partially full water bottles around and he easily twists the caps off and.......DUMP! The other fun one is when he pushes a kitchen chair over to the water and ice dispenser on the refrigerator. He brings a cup with him, fills it with ice and water and once again...DUMP! The problem is that the receptacle underneath doesn't have a drain, so pretty soon there's another mess. I sure hope this "word" passes before I hit the third tri- bending down to clean up water and oodles of toys will not be fun then!

Baz had his 2 year checkup the other day and it was happily uneventful. He's maintaining his weight percentile (10-25th) and increased the length one (25-50th). I suppose that's why he looks like a string bean! He surprised everyone there when he threw a tantrum about getting dressed. Usually, the worst they see is his desire to run around like a lunatic, but this time they saw the full-on crying, thrashing and kicking. Luckily, he followed through as usual- when he realized that I wasn't going to back down, he gave in and reverted to his usual easygoing behavior. I hope that this is a sign that the terrible twos won't be too tough for him (or us), although I know better than to count on that!

Speaking of tantrums, they have definitely picked up lately for both kiddoes. Baz's seem to just be typical boundary- testing, but Anya's are more challenging. She gave us a run for our money before work one morning- it took both of us to calm her down and get her dressed, and it was tough! She's also acting out against Sebastian lately- pinching him when she thinks we're not looking or just hauling off and hitting him. If it weren't for the fact that they play so well together at other times, I'd be concerned.