Gabriel is TWO!!!!

Stats
Weight: 29 pounds (61%)
Height: 35.3" (70%), official measurement at the Pediatrician's! We got 33" which is only the 10-15th percentile, so I didn't think that was right

Favorites
Food: easily hamburgers ("buh-book")! Also pizza, cheese, M&Ms. Dipping sauces are a hit (ranch, ketchup, A1 steak sauce are his favs).
Fruits: bananas, clementines, applesauce sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar
Vegetables: peas
Toys: any and all trucks, inflatable boxer kicking bag
TV shows: We have Netflix now and his favorite show is Kickin' It! He asks to watch it (by saying "cha!") or one of his other favorites, Adventures of Chuck and Friends ("truck"), Good Luck Charlie ("Cha-yee"), Mickey Mouse ("Mickey"), or Thomas the Train ("choo-choo")
Books: Nursery Rhymes (a collection of classic ones with a CD too)
Random: He loves his leopard named Bo-Bo. My Aunt Terri bought it for him when we went to the Zoo in New York in June. He didn't get attached to it until several months later, but now Bo-Bo goes everywhere with him!; He loves watching the trash truck, mail truck and school buses. 

Diapers: size 5 Luvs and cloth
Shoes: size 6-7
Clothes: 24 mo and 2T
Teeth: 16

New Words at 2 Years Old
-"baby"                                      
-"bed"                                        
-"big"
-"box"
-"brush"
-"chick" (chicken)
-"chips"
-"cookies"
-"goggy" (doggy)
-"fall"
-"Chjo-juh" (Georgia)
-"happy"
-"hide"
-"home"
-"ice"
-"jack" (jacket)
-"chet-chup" (ketchup)
-"chess" (kiss)
-"Sissy" (Krissie)
-"yuv you" (love you)
-"Maggie" 
-"mom" (ma'am)
-"mess"
-"ow-sie" (outside)
-"phone"
-"pane" (plane)
-"pay" (play)
-"sad"
-"shirt" *this sometimes sounds like a bad word :)
-"show" (shower)
-"sir"
-"sit"
-"seep" (sleep)
-"nacks" (snacks)
-"ta-da"
-"tra-chur" (tractor)
-"choo-choo train"
-"truck"
-"sabi" (Wasabi, from his favorite TV show)
-Body parts: head, mouf (mouth), nose, eyes, eyebow (eyebrow), teef (teeth), errs (ears), cheek, arm, toes
-Colors: boo (blue), yed (red), yella (yellow), ohhnj (orange)
.....This list could go on & on. Gabe's vocabulary has boomed over the past 3-4 months!!! So proud!

New Skills:
-2-3 word phrases ("my Daddy", "I fall", "No ____", "Big truck", "Mommy home", "Sissy sad", "I did it!")
-Jumps on two feet
-Bows before/after doing martial arts kicks and saying "sabi" with his hands together
-Pretends to read things
-Recognizes when he has pooped (if you ask him, then tell him to 'tell the truth' and ask again!)

Eating:
He sits at the table on a regular chair. No more highchair or even booster for this boy! He went through a phase where he did not want to hold hands or pray before our meals. That was challenging... he is so precious when he does bow his head and say "Amen!" Gabe eats well with a spoon & a fork, and drinks well from a regular cup (with close supervision). 

Sleeping:
Gabriel got a new bed for a new year!! He usually wakes up around 9:00am and yells out for "Daddy!" or "Mommy!" then quietly talks to himself and his stuffed animals for a few minutes before yelling out again. He doesn't even try to climb out of his bed! He went through a period of one or two weeks of refusing to nap, but thankfully it passed! He naps 1 1/2-3 hours in the afternoon. I love being able to climb in and snuggle with him. We usually read books laying down, then I recite a silly poem my Mom made up and would always say to me! He's asleep by 9:30pm. 

I can't believe how quickly our baby has grown up into a little boy!!! He is so full of personality and fun. With a feisty side! Perry & I pray for godly wisdom to raise him up to be devoted to the Lord. We treasure and love him very much!