Hello, 2!

Dear Cole,

You're 2 now. And boy, do you know it! Tantrums are a common occurrence at our house these days, but we're doing our best to keep you in check!

You're going to be a big brother. You keep saying that you want a "baby soos," but that you're having a "baby bruh." We'll see...

Consistently every day, you tell us that you love "Mama, Dada, Gus and waffles."

You are 100% BOY. It's so funny how instinctive your "boy" traits are. I have not once pushed on you to love all things with wheels or jumping in mud puddles. The other day, you had so much fun jumping in mud puddles that I didn't have the heart to stop you. Jumping must have been so much fun, because the next thing I knew, you were "falling" into the mud.

I will probably never have boy clothes that are not stained, I guess.

You are also repeating everything now. We were driving last week and you heard an ambulance and yelled out, "Fire truck!" I said to you, "Actually, that's an ambulance." Then from the back seat, I hear, "Actually, that's an ambulance." You are too funny these days.

You can count to 6, you love Mickey Mouse, you HATE haircuts, and you will climb onto and jump off of everything. Your current favorites are furniture and laundry baskets. You also still HATE having your diaper changed.