Liam 2 years old!
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| Happy Birthday! |
Liam is now
2 years old and changing everyday. We
celebrated his birthday on 2 occasions.
1 on his birthday where Farfar and Hanne came for dinner, and 2 when we
were in Germany with Ulla + fam and Farmor in the fall break. Liam loved all his Peppa Pig Toys, remote
control car, cute clothes and puzzle! Benjamin and Silas loved celebrating Liam
and helping him open and break in his new toys.
Here are some characteristics/updates about
Liam as a 2 year old!
Language
has taken a huge jump as of late. It
started with Liam copying just about everything we said…especially the not
always so “great” words of his bigger brothers.
We noticed that he pronounced the words really well and now a few months
later Liam can communication so many words on his own and also put 2-3-4 words
together. He doesn’t usually say the
English word first, but if he is talking or reading books with me, he will
continue to copy me when I use the English words, so he is getting some English
practice in! 😊
Some favorite “quotes” of his are:
- “Mig
gøre” --- Which means, let me do it by
myself!
- "Min
Mommy” ---My Mommy---him and Benjamin like to discuss the topic of whose Mommy
I am.
-
“Push”
– Here is an English word he uses when he wants someone to push his chair
closer to the table.
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“Op”
– or “Up” – This word seems to confuse him because he most often uses it when
he wants to get DOWN from being held, etc.
"En to tre fire seks syv" - 1,2,3,4,6,7 -- He can count almost in order and also a bit in English!. If you ask him how many items are in front of him, he will answer "mere" (more) if there are more than 1 item!
-
“Dut”
– His pronounciation for “sut” which is also known as a pacifier in English. PS: He can get hysterical about this one, if
you he isn’t allowed to have his pacifier or doesn’t get it quick enough.
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“Ben-min”
+ “Siah” – These are Liam’s pronunciations of his bigger brothers names. (Ben-meen,
See-ah)
At the end
of the day when I am putting him to bed, I always ask him if he’s had a good
day. And he answers “Yeah”…. But just
the past few weeks he has begun to explain things that have happened to him,
and I acutally understand. He’ll say “mig
leg biler…og far, ben-min, siah…og MOMMY”
(translation: I play cars, and far, and Ben-min and Siah and Mommy!) He says it in the most excited voice and
when you repeat what he says he just shakes his head yes and says “Yeah”!
Otherwise
Liam really like to do rough and sometimes crazy things. He will climb up on the couch or even a
taller chair or table, and then just jump off thinking someone will catch
him. He really loves to climb and
jump. He also likes to do sommersaults
and wrestle with his bigger brothers. If
Benjamin and Silas are rough housing,
Liam will come running saying “Mig med” (Me too) and join in!
Liam loves
little animal figures of all sorts. Farm
animals, zoo animals, Duplo animals, Paw
Patrol animals, Peppa Pig animals…etc.
He loves to carry them around (as many as he can manage to hold at one
time). Almost every morning he wants to have one in each hand an bring up to
daycare! He will play with them and make voices for them and also line them up
on the table or floor, or in a play tractor trailer.
Dora the
Explorer- This is a television cartoon about a girl who is always trying to
help others and has to face different obstacles to do this. In English she also speaks a lot of Spanish
as a way for kids to learn Spanish. But
on Danish television she uses a lot of English words, so our boys are in their
perfect element. There are multiple
times throughout the episodes where Dora asks the kids to say words, and Liam
just yells along! He gets so excited if he sees the Dora icon on the TV and
will jump up and down and yell “Dora, Dora”!
Benjamin is also really into it right now, so they have that bond
together!
Liam also
enjoys sitting at the kitchen table and drawing, especially with markers! He
gets it all over himself, so good thing they are Ultra Washable Markers he is
using. He also loves stickers and to
place them all over. Another fun table
activity is looking at flashcards, lining up figures or putting plastic pegs in
a peg board…he loves that!
In general
Liam is a very happy and content boy. He
has started being a little more demanding with having things how he wants them
(I want that specific bib or spoon at mealtimes, or not wanting to wear a long sleeved
shirt or hat outside, etc.) but he still goes with the flow and is for the most
part good at listening. He starts to
resist, but if we are persistent he “gives in” quickly and goes along with what
he has been asked to do.
He
continues to bring so much joy to all of our lives and also the lives of our
family and friends! Liam loves to get attention from others by saying hi and
pretending to play peek a boo or be shy.
He succeeds often and you can see he loves it!
Lastly I
want to write about one of my favorite things Liam does right now. He will come up to me and get really close to
my face and in the sweetest, quietest voice he will say things like “Vil du med
Mommy?” (will you come with Mommy)…He
cocks his head to the side and our noses are almost touching. You probably have to be there, but it is so
sweet!!
We love you
Liam happy 2 years!
