Say it ain't so!

Liam is in another phase of rapid development. In the last week he has started using his first two-word sentences. His conversations usually happen over breakfast because he wants more food. He asked Nanna last week for 'more eggs'. When she asked if he wanted more eggs, he said 'uh-huh'. This morning he asked for 'Eier' (eggs in German). Then when he got some he asked for 'mehr Eier.'

He is also picking up more German words. This week he added 'Hocker' (step stool), Brot (bread) and Loch (hole).

Additionally, his clothes are getting too short in the legs again. Guess he is getting close to the 24 month clothing size . . . but only in length. His stomach still fits 12 months! Good thing the store is selling Dapper Snappers; it looks like he may be in the them for a while!

Perhaps the biggest change has come to Liam's bedtime routine. In the past we always rocked and sang to him for 10-15 minutes after brushing teeth to help him settle and get ready for bed. For the past 4 nights he has not wanted to do that. As soon as he has seen his crib he has said, 'Bett or bed' and reached to go right in. On one hand it's nice that he is going right to bed, but I really miss the time we used to have of rocking and singing. We'll have to see if this new routine is going to stick or if he will want to spend some quality time together before bed in the future.

And finally, Liam is definitely acting like a 2 year old. There was a very cute conversation between Tobias and Liam yesterday. Liam was throwing a little tantrum because he decided he did not want to eat any yogurt. He began to scream and cry. Tobias calmly said, 'Liam, Du kannst nicht gewinnen. Du bist 2 und ich bin dein Vater. Schrei so lange du willst. Du bleibst sitzen, bis du deinen Joghurt gegessen hast.' ('Liam, you are not allowed to win. You are 2 and I am the Dad. It is time to eat your Yogurt.) After a few minutes Liam then stopped crying and ate all of his yogurt . . . which he feeds himself these days.

Drinking from Papi's 'big boy' cup.