Hayden at 33 months

(This picture was taking a month or so ago, but I love it!  Even with the scratch on his face.) 

Hayden has changed so much in the last month, weeks, days, hours….

Seriously, I feel like he is getting so grown up.  Hayden’s vocabulary is exploding!  He is  talking so much more. In sentences.  Words I never knew he knew.  Kind of scary.  Ha!  I love being able to have a conversation with him.  He makes us laugh so much.  He says some of the funniest things and I am always thinking, where did he get that?  Here are a few Hayden-isms..

Jeff and I were walking outside and he said, “Wait, people.”  What on earth?  Where did he get that? 

When we were leaving our playdate today, he said “Bye, people.”  Again, where on earth did he get that? So funny! 

He also frequently says “Bye, ya’ll” or to his Granddaddy, “Bye, Dude”. 

“Good Job Daddy!  Good Job Mommy!” 

“Cozy!”  He will say this when he has his blanket on and cuddled up with an animal or three in his bed. 

“Scared!”  He has recently become scared of the dark and would cry at night when we closed his door.  We finally figured out that was the problem.  Now we leave his door open a little and it has worked beautifully! 

“Go left.  Go right.” And he knows which is which!  He knows directions and where we are going quite well. 

“Sorry Mommy.  Sorry Daddy.  You ok?”  (After running in to us with is scooter or bike.  Or, stepping on our toe.  Spilling water out of the tub.  Etc.) 

“Where are you?”

“Mommy, Hold You?” 

He is really a sweet sweet boy who has such great manners.   Thank you and Please are almost always used. 

Speaking of sweet boy…I will be hugging on him and say “Sweet boy” and he will say “Best boy?”  or “Momma’s Baby Boy”.  He might hear those a lot too. 

• We are on day 5 of potty training.  He is doing well!! 
• He started saying “Mine!” about a month ago and it makes me cringe.   During Christmas time, we had friends over to play a lot and he really had a hard time sharing his toys.  He would literally just cry and be so upset.  I really was kind of worried about this.  It was frustrating and sad at the same time.   I was happy to see how happy and playful he was when we were at Kristin and Payton’s  house today.
• LOVES. HIS. DADDY.  Yesterday, we were at church and he only got see his Daddy for just a minute before we had to leave and he had earned a new toy for filling up his chart for going to the potty.  So, when we were leaving church I asked him, “Do you want to go to the store and get your new toy for going to the potty?  Or, do you want to go home and see Daddy.”  “Want to go home and see Daddy” was his response.  True love right there.  Precious! 
• He is full of so much joy.  He loves to run, play, laugh, hide, chase, and be chased. 
• Play?…Play?…PLAY???????  are his favorite words.  He loves to play but he wants someone to play with him.  He really doesn’t  love to play by himself.  But, this has improved in the last month.  
• I think trains are his favorite toy at the moment. 
• LOVES Play dough! 

• Would sit and read books forever.  (With us of course). 
• He LOVES tv.  I guess this is both good and bad.  TV will hold his attention and allows us to get something done.  Bad because he really kind of likes and requests to watch it a little too much.
• He is shy at times and around people he doesn’t know and even his closest family members at times.  Although he will randomly go up to people and say hi or wave.  Probably some we would prefer him not talk to.  Ha!   
• He has a very tender heart.  He doesn’t like for someone else to be upset and he will begin crying if they are crying.  If he gets in trouble or corrected, he will most like cry (unless it is me getting on to him-Ha!). 
• If you haven’t noticed, he L.O.V.E.S. sweets!  He comes by it honest.  
• When he wakes up in the morning and you go in his room, his first two words are usually, “MILK?  MICKEY MOUSE?” 
• His sleep schedule is kind of like this…Wake between 6:30 and 7:00 AM (he occasionally sleeps until 7:30).  Naps from about 1:00-4:00.  Bed around 8:00 PM.

Other than the occasional fit, I absolutely LOVE this age.  I love seeing his personality.  I love communicating with him.  I love seeing him learn new skills each day.  We love you Hayden Luke.  You are ONE PRECIOUS BOY!!!