WEA at 2 and a Half

Walker turned 30 months, or two and a half years old, on June 18th.  His growth has been utterly amazing the past several months.  His vocabulary is soaring and he's just growing up right before my eyes.

Walker's updates/milestones/random tidbits at 2 and a half:
~he can count from 1-12.  I first noticed this over Memorial Day weekend at the beach when I overheard him counting the steps from the beach to the house.  It took a couple of trips up and down the stairs for me to realize that that was in fact what he was saying.  And since then he counts everything.  He loves to point at pictures in books and count how many like things there are on the page.
~his vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds every day!  He repeats everything he hears so it's not uncommon for him to spout out something that he overheard one of us say the day before.
~he has recently gotten interested in painting and doing crafts.  Over the school year most of his PMO projects would come home with a single line across the page.  Now he will sit and paint or color for several minutes until his work is finished.
~he loves most everything that his big sister loves including princesses, mermaids, dress up, etc.  He slept in an Elsa dress every night for 3 months until he got paint on it and now he refuses to wear it because it's dirty.  He also carried around a Rapunzel wig, even to school, for a couple of months.  It's currently "missing".  Right now he carries around 2 mermaid dolls and a construction digger at all times.
~he had his first dentist appointment back in March.  He did unbelieveably amazing!!  I think by his next appointment he will be happy to lay in the chair without me holding him.
~he still takes one nap in the afternoon that is usually about 2 hours long and he sleeps a solid 10 hours over the night.
~his eating patterns are pretty random.  Some days I am amazed at how much he eats and the next day her barely eats a full meal.  He's definitely more of a snacker.  He loves yogurt and Clif bars which if given the choice he would survive off just these two things.  But he will also eat an entire pizza from the country club which shocks anyone sitting near us at the time.
~he is a big fan of accessories.  He loves to wear sunglasses, preferably mine or Savannah's, and also his "tick tock" watch.  
~he still has had some biting incidents but we are actively trying to stop those.
~he has no interest in potty training but he will go on it before baths.  He will also tell you when he goes in his diaper.  I figure that I'll give him until December before I aggressively start training him.
~he has been relatively healthy.  The ear tubes are still in place so he hasn't had any ear infections but he is still quite the snotty, congested little guy.  Not sure if it's allergies or just lots of colds.  Regardless, he is still the happiest, most playful boy.
~he has grown to 37.5 inches tall and he is 34 pounds.

playing on the playground

getting into arts and crafts

one of two Elsa dresses he slept in regularly

looking like such a big boy in a collared button up shirt

his new favorite spot, the railroad tracks

with Dr Avni, his dentist

hanging out by the diggers

just a boy at the pool with his pizza 

Starbucks visit

this is no longer a strange sight around here

I sure do love this little man!  He is such a fun, playful little boy and I really enjoy every minute with him.  He must know how he has me wrapped around his finger because he can pretty much get away with murder and then look at me with his sad big brown eyes and say "sorry mommy" and I turn to mush.  He still loves to be babied and he loves to cuddle and give kisses.  Oh i just love him so!!