Jackson-23 months old

I can't believe that Jackson is one month away from turning 2!  That is crazy to me.  The times has flown by.

Jackson:

• wears 18-24m and 2t depending on the brand
• weighs 29 pounds (thanks to a doctor's visit last weekend). I am really surprised.  I thought maybe he had lost some weight
• said good-bye to Poppy! He does occassionally ask for it, but once we tell him that he broke it, everything is okay. He still has "blank" with the dirty tag area, but he doesn't even want that as much anymore.  He never went through a time when he cried and cried for paci, so that is a good thing.
• has started putting words together to form sentences!  "What's that noise?" "I love you." "What's that?" "I sleepy." "I stuck." His vocabulary grows every day!  It is amazing!
• has conversations with you-so much fun!
• is still a picky eater!  He does not usually eat 3 meals a day, but he does like chicken nuggets from Wendy's and Chick-fil-A. He will eat pastina "soup," yogurt, cereal, pizza, doughnuts, pancakes, green beans, sometimes macaroni and cheese, French fries, "ice" soft-serve ice cream, cookies, etc.  He really likes junk food!  He used to be so good about eating vegetables and fruits, but he does not like the texture anymore! He still loves his pouches!
• He loves his Thomas train set from Uncle Charlie. He walks around downstairs talking to all of the cars.  He even hides them and remembers where he puts them most of the time.
• loves to play with school buses and put "people" on them.
• He also loves this set of colored eggs that he got for Easter. Those ride on the bus too.
• He knows most of his colors-blue, red, purple, green, yellow.  Orange is still tricky for him.
• He tries to count and can get to three and then skips to six and eight.
• Loves to listen to music. "Bus" is his favorite song along with "Eatsy" for Itsy Bitsy Spider and "Head."
• likes to color
• runs everywhere and loves to run away when we are trying to get him dressed or changed
• is doing great going up and down stairs
• wants to be very independent. When he sets his mind to something, he has to have it or get it done!
• Going out places is an adventure. He runs crazy in Target, and it always ends in a fit.
• has major temper tantrums when he does not get his way.  He will even bang his head on the wall and cry!
• has a Brooks baby doll that he plays with- takes a diaper on and off, hits in the head, throws on the floor, etc...
• loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse especially the Hot Dog dance and singing along with the theme music
• loves to play on iPad. He has mastered some of the puzzles and can do them by himself.
• is so proud of how independent he is!

Jackson is at such a fun age.  I love that he can communicate more and is more independent. We are so blessed to have such a funny and sweet little boy!  We love you, Jackson!