Toddler Summary: 24 mos old

Here is a summary of Caeden, at 24 months old.

EATING
Caeden is still a great eater, overall.  He continues to usually eat what we give him at mealtime.  Last night we had fajitas, he thought it was so fun to hold up the rolled-up tortilla and take a bite!  His favorite foods right now are strawberries, cereal bars, and yogurt.

PLAYTIME
Caeden doesn't have any "favorite" toys at the moment.  He mainly just plays with a variety of toys each day.  He's still doing great at blanket time - I'm thinking about moving him to "roomtime" soon. Caeden now knows all of his colors and some of his shapes.  He can recognize two letters: O & W.  We haven't done any fun crafts in awhile, so we may have to do some soon!

SLEEP
Caeden is still sleeping normally (11-12 hours at night) and still sleeps about 1-1.5 hours at naptime.  We went camping this past weekend.  He had issues with his sleep the first night, but did great the rest of the time. He is doing much better at handling disruptions in his schedule.

TEETHING
Caeden cut 3 of his eye teeth this past month.  He's cutting the last one right now.  He has always been a late teether.  But he already got his two year molars.  So after this last eye tooth, I hope we're done for awhile. He has been chewing on his fingers, holding his mouth, and telling us his mouth hurts.  I'm just praying this doesn't lead to another ear infection!

LIBRARY STORYTIME
We go to library storytime every week and Caeden is doing so much better than he used to.  He sits still, focuses on the book, and does the hand rhymes with the librarian.  I think this has been a great way to prepare him socially for times that we need to sit and listen.  And it's only 20 minutes long - so it's the perfect time span for him!

SCHOOL
Caeden recently started Mother's Day Out.  He has only gone twice so far, but I think it's going well.  He's always a little upset when I leave, but then he's fine.  When I picked him up last week, he told me he learned about "animals," and sure enough that was their unit last week.  Crazy what kids actually learn at such a young age!

DISCIPLINE
We have been dealing with Caeden "whining" lately.  I feel like I'm always telling him, "Say it like a big boy."  Then he usually will.  But it's taking LOTS of reminding.  Hopefully we'll pass this phase soon!

OUR SCHEDULE
7:00--Wake up, Eat Breakfast, Get Ready
8:00--Free Playtime
9:30--Play Outside (while it's still cool)
10:30--Table Time
11:00--Playtime with mommy
11:30--Pick up toys & Lunch
12:00--Free Playtime
1:00--Nap
2:30--Video Time (Caeden is a slow waker-upper)
3:00--Snack
3:15--Blanket Time
3:45--Play Outside
5:15--Playtime with Daddy
6:00--Dinner & Family Playtime
7:00--Bath & PJ's
8:00--Bedtime!

Of course, these times are approximate, but we try to stick to this basic routine most days.