Happy Birthday, Jeremiah!

Jeremiah is T-W-O!

He got a birthday blueberry muffin for breakfast. (He didn't know what to think of the singing and fire on top of his food.)

He also got his very own scoop of vanilla at the soda fountain!

He also had a "Go, Dog. Go!" birthday party (see that post here).

Here are his pictures compared to his birthday a year ago.

Some stats and likes (mainly for my own records):

He weighs 22.8 pounds. With clothes on. And shoes. And soaking wet.
He is 2' 8.5" tall.
He has 15 teeth (7 on bottom and 8 on top).
When he "runs," he bends his arms with his elbows shoulder high and pants. But it's just a fast walk.
He can open doors without assistance. Sometimes letting the dog out when we don't know it.
His favorite food is vanilla yogurt with frozen blueberries. He had a mild dairy allergy, but outgrew it. Now he loves anything dairy. Especially "eese" (cheese).
He does not like any vegetable.
He likes to dip his food in ketchup. (We're going to start trying vegetables with ketchup.)
He uses a fork and spoon very well. He'll even wipe yogurt off his chin with the spoon.
He favors his right hand.
He likes to "write," draw, color, and paint. And is very good at keeping it only on paper.
He likes to use Mom and Dad as a jungle gym.
He is very good at completing wooden puzzles.
He still loves books. Any kind. Even grown-up books without pictures.
He will sort anything. Sometimes he arranges his food into rows. He'll match shapes (circles with circles, etc). He'll put objects into groups by color or size. He'll line his cars up in one long line.
He can pick out the correct color item when asked (most of the time) (i.e. Where is the red ball?).
He uses sign language consistently for milk, eat, hungry, all done, ready, more, play, please, thank you, wash hands, and ball.
He can identify common body parts (head, mouth, neck, knee, etc.).
He loves to help cook. He'll get a dining room chair, push it into the kitchen, and sign to wash his hands.
He is just starting to speak understandable words. "Dee" is deer, "eese" is cheese.
He knows many animal sounds. Instead of saying "dog," he'll say "woof, woof" when he sees one. "Moo" when he sees a cow; "Neigh" for horse. He does a great pig impression. (He also does monkey, cat, tiger, dinosaur, rooster, owl, duck, and elephant. I'm probably missing some.)

He is a quick learner and craves new learning experiences. He prefers to play and do things independently, only wanting help when he asks for it. His smile and laughter are contagious. I pray God continues to equip us for the years that are ahead!