Toddler Summary: 25 mos old

This is a summary of what all Caeden was doing at 25 mos old:

EATING
As usual, Caeden is still a great eater!  He just eats his 3 mail meals, plus an afternoon snack.  His favorite foods are hot dogs, grapes, strawberries, and Raisin Bran Crunch.  He sees his daddy eating this cereal every morning, which is why he loves to eat it now too!  I don't complain though, since it's pretty healthy overall.  In the last month or so, he hasn't really liked cheese anymore.  He'll eat it if it's mixed into a recipe, but not just plain string cheese, like he used to.

PLAYING
Caeden's favorite toys really vary by day.  He's still into his trains, and loves to watch Barney when it's on T.V.  We still do Table Time every day and he likes to do our fun activities and songs as we learn about the Bible.  He's getting much better at playing with friends.  He is more willingly sharing and taking turns.  He is becoming more independent in his play, which is great!  And he is doing much better at asking me for help when he needs it.  We started "roomtime" this last month - advancing up from "blanket time."  He's done a great job!  I think the first few times were an adjustment for him because he wasn't used to having that much space to play in during this designated time.  We've also done lots of fun "fall" crafts these past few weeks (more about that in a soon-to-come post).

SLEEPING
Caeden is still sleeping fine.  He sleeps around 11ish hours at night and between 1 hr 15 min to 1 hr 30 min for his nap.  Of course, he still has to have his beloved blankie to sleep with.  He's still in a crib....We've talked about moving him to a toddler bed soon, but I'm just so nervous and don't want to do it too early. 

LANGUAGE
Caeden is talking more and more every day!  Everytime we see family and friends, someone always comments on how much he's talking in full sentences.  Reid and I can understand most words that he's saying, and others can probably understand 75% of what he says.  He's suddenlyinto playing peek-a-boo lately and says "Peet-ee-boo!"  So cute!

DISCIPLINE
We still use time-out for Caeden most of the time.  But when he straight up defies us and is very deliberate about it, he gets a spanking. We never do this in front of other people and we always explain to him why he's getting a spanking, why he's getting punished THIS way, and how many spankings he will get.  We then hold him and comfort him afterwards.  But really, this doesn't happen too often. 

LEARNING
Caeden is always amazing me by the things he's learning.  He knows all of this colors and we're working on his shapes.  He knows a circle, but that's it.  He guesses on the rest. ;)  He's also been into singing more.  One of his favorites is Jesus Loves Me, which he calls "I Know."  So if he wants to sing "I Know,"  that means Jesus Loves Me.  We've also been learning a lot about the season fall recently.  When we're driving in the car, he now points out when he sees red or yellow leaves. 

OUR SCHEDULE
7:00--Wake up, Eat Breakfast, Get Ready
8:00--Free Playtime
9:30--Outings (This is usually when we go to the library, play group, walmart, etc)
10:30--Table Time/Crafts
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.