The Wine Family: Spring Update

I can't believe what a slack mom I am. Here it is almost Alex's second birthday and it's been MONTHS since I've posted an update. Alex has been a busy growing boy. He can't wait for warm sunny days to go play at the park. He has also adjusted nicely to playing with "kids" at the gym daycare a few days a week. Winter break was spent in WV where it finally snowed!!!! Spring break it was back to WV where he and cousin Elizabeth had fun playing on the farm. Alex likes to feed chickens, help Granddad in the garden, and feed Uncle Charlie's horses. We got to go see the Mets play this spring with my school in the new Citi Field. He cheers "Go Mets!" and he has a Mets shopping bag that he puts his toys in and walks to the door and says "Mets!" as if he's leaving the apartment to go to the game. His Aunt Sonnie cut off his curls for us in February. Then he had his first "Big Boy" haircut this week at the barber shop around the corner where Sean goes. He cried at first but by the time they finished he was OK, except for the hairy lollipop he was trying to eat.

We are lucky to have a smart boy. He says well over 100 words (that doesn't count the 10+ animal sounds he makes). He can identify the letters in his name and mostly can tell you the correct order to put them in. He knows the letters in Mom, Dad, and Elmo too. He can identify the colors blue, green, and yellow. I think he knows red too, but refuses to say the word.