Amari is getting so much better with his words and understanding you when you talk to him
He loves it when I ask him if he wants to hear me tell him all the things I am proud of him for at the end of the day. He nods his head with excitement and says "yes!"
He has a hard time saying the word we ask him to say (even though I know he can say it because he knows plenty of words and is so smart); he always says "pleeeease" in replace of the word :). It is the cutest please ever!
He is definitely going through the "terrible two's". He still struggles with listening when you ask him to do something. I had the hardest time one night asking him to clean up toys, he just wouldn't listen. I put him in time out 4 times and he just sat there on the chair laughing and smiling at me. If I wasn't so irritated and upset I would have burst into laughter; he definitely has a gift to make people smile.
When he goes to bed he looks off some where and just cheeses it . . . makes me wonder what he sees (a bit of heaven?) :)
Amari is one that needs focus and attention with touch and eye contact. If you sit and play with him, talk to him while looking into his eyes he will connect with you.
Right now he loves playing pretend with his stuffed animals (giving them food, putting them to bed, rocking them).
He still loves his cars, and he doesn't like to see them crash (I think ever since the Cars movie he thinks cars are real).
He is a little wanderer but he doesn't really like to explore much, he just walks around looking for things to do.
He loves playing on the iPad. He is getting so good at his games; he really likes the puzzle games.
I was so impressed one day when we were outside playing (Beck's was in our blow up pool—Amari didn't want to get in—and I was working in the garden), he did something so out of character: he came over to me and wanted to help me shovel dirt. Then he followed me around with the tools and used all the tools after I showed him how to use them. He has never really had an interest in doing things I am doing or having much attention span to do things for a longer period of time. It was so neat to see.
He got on Beck's scooter that same day and I pushed him down the driveway. He wasn't scared one bit. One time he fell off and without me even telling him to get back up and try again he walked back to the scooter and got back on. He even started using his foot to push himself. I was astonished; I have never taught him how to ride; he just did it all by himself. He is such a learner by way of observing and mimicking people.
Every time we get on the freeway he makes it a point to look for the big trucks and he points them out
At almost 2 1/2 years Amari is learning so many new words. It is so cute to here him repeat the words you ask him to repeat, he LOVES doing it.
He is still so obsessed with cars, trains, planes. He has started showing an interest in Beck's shows (even his Ninjago and Scooby Doo). Right now he LOVES Toy Story.
He is getting a lot better going to the gym. They did have to put him in time out the other day because (as Lisa told me laughing), he kept knocking down the legos and giving her this devious grin like "ya, right I am going to pick those up!". "Welcome to my life every day," I told her. He is still pretty stubborn when it comes to cleaning up messes and listening to you, but he IS doing better. He will now usually stop when I say stop.
Him and Becks still have an estranged relationship; they play by themselves more than not and when Beck's asks Amari to play with him he ignores Becks. It is still something I am hoping will change on a daily basis.
He doesn't really like being around a ton of people; when we go to big events like the 4th of July, he likes to stay close to me and Mike. The more and more he grows up the more I see just how alike he and his daddy are (which explains his obsession towards him...he LOVES Daddy). He is chill, goes with the flow, rarely complains unless he is hungry or wants the iPad, he isn't overdramatic, he doesn't like authority, and he is generally happy.
He wrote on his furniture for the first times just a few days ago during naps. I told him it was great art work but that he can't write on anything but paper. Ever since then he will go and point to his drawings and say, while shaking his finger, "no, no." :) But you can tell he is ever so proud of his artistic abilities.
Ever since he climbed out of his crib and we changed his bed he has struggled a bit going to sleep, he will play with the door stopper, or kick the door like crazy.
He did well for the very first time since entering nursery after I put a male teacher in there. He does so well with male figures. When we were at Oak Mountain a few weeks ago it was so funny to watch him run up to this man who was watching over his own kids; he immediately adopted him as his dad.
Amari said some new words this week: tunnel, spider, star. He's understanding so much better.
He loves trains. He is always listening for them outside and pulls his fist up and down and says "choo choo".
He loves the cat and mimics me by smacking his lips together and saying "here kitty kitty".
He has the funniest sense of humor. If you make believe you are crying or being ugly he cracks up. He has the funniest most devious little chuckle.
He loves going to preschool with becks and gets bummed when we leave.
He has gotten so much better not pounding on his door and just reading his books/playing with his toys till we come and get him.
Him and becks have such a better relationship now--it's sweet to see becks play with him, and Amari follow him around. And to hear brother call him his buddy or try to let me know what he needs
He loves hanging out with Becks and their new buddies Braelyn and Khilyn. One playdate he got his feelings really hurt because they were leaving him out. He started to really sob, it broke my heart.
Amari is learning his words better, he now gets excited that he can say "moo--vie", which he says all the time. He loves pointing out letters and numbers and trying to say them. He also loves singing the ABC song and pronounces the M, S, and W so well. He also loves singing along with his favorite show tunes like Super Why and paw patrol and he tries mimicking what they are saying. It's so adorable to watch. He is so sneaky when it comes to candy, he will try to sneak candy at all costs. The other day I found him in Becks room with the door locked, hiding behind his dresser eating a sucker. When I walked in he had such a guilty look on his face I just laughed. When we came back from Cancun he became a little bit more of a mamas boy. He wanted to keep hugging me and following me around where I went. Amari has such a funny relationship with jack--he's always pestering him and messing with him laughing like crazy when jack tries to attack him.
Lately he has been sneaking plain ice cream cones out of the pantry to eat...so funny.Him and Becks have FINALLY been getting along better; they actually play together at times and wrestle, laugh, chase each other around the house, and Beck's doesn't seem to mind that Amari follows him places. Becks even said one day, "come on Buddy, let's go play . . . you are my best buddy!" Totally made my day. They could seriously get away with anything when I see that they are actually getting along.
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