2 Year check-up

Today, Landon had his 2 year check-up. He absolutely hates going to the doctor. Of course he had to get a shot. He even dislikes getting weighed and measured. Ben is the primary one who takes them to their appointments since I'm at work. I must say that sometimes I feel so lucky that I don't have to deal with it. We both took Landon a few months ago and it was extremely stressful. He doesn't like the nurses or doctors to come near him and definitely does not want them to touch him. This is a stage that will pass. Lukas used to be the same way and now he doesn't mind going to the doctors office. He loves Dr. Gibson!

He is a perfectly healthy 2 year old boy. Dr. Gibson is so amazed how our boys are never sick. We didn't even get them their flu shots this year.  He weighed in at 26.5 lbs and is 34.25". His social and learning skills are right on target. She was actually amazed that he knows his colors, shapes and most of the character names from Thomas the train. She said that most two year olds don't know their colors this early. It doesn't really surprise us because he's involved in EVERYTHING his big brother does and says! 

We did have Landon at the office back in January because he hasn't been sleeping well. We thought he might have an ear infection and thought we should have him checked out. We made got him in, but not with Dr. Gibson (our regular Dr.). It turned out that he didn't have one and was perfectly healthy. We asked if he has night terrors or night mares and the Dr. said that he is too young for those. So we left the office with advise that this was a stage and will go away at some point. 

Needless to say, I had Ben ask our regular Dr. about this situation. She told us that he possibly could have night terrors and it doesn't affect him, but most definitely will affect us...and IS! Ben mentioned that he awakes every morning at 7am no matter what time we put him to bed. She told us that putting him to bed earlier may fix our issue. She thinks that he's not getting enough sleep, especially when he's waking up throughout the night. She also assured us that this is a stage and will soon pass. I do know this, but hope it passes sooner than later!

Just an update:

The latest words he's saying:

Bed

Blankies

Dog

Pee

Poop

Truck

Grapes

Color (for crayons)

Blue

Red

Purple

Yellow

Green

Mimi (this is now what he calls "Mom")

TV

Cake

Pez

Potty Training:

It's going well. He's getting used to his potty and tells us when he has to go. He still has not gone #2 on there yet. He always goes and hides and after he's finished in his pants he'll tell us that he "pooped". I keep telling myself it's early and it will come in time. For the most part, we are pleased with the progress. Just a mental thought/question of mine "why do my kids have to get naked to use the potty? Or, do all kids do this?"