We love this smiley 2-year old, this little man of opposites!
On the one hand, he is the most cuddly, most affectionate little boy, who loves to hug and give (real!) kisses. But on the other hand, he is the most adamant, stubborn, rebellious little guy sometimes! He spends a lot of time in time-out, (I'm hoping he's just an over-achiever and hit the "terrible-two's" veeerrrryy early... in which case he'll be out of this stage soon) but also a lot of time hugging my shoulder.
He also likes to speak in opposites. This is a regular conversation we have pretty much daily.
Miles: (pointing at something) Hot?!
Me: No, it's not hot.
Miles. Cold.Miles: Juice!
Me: No, you can't have juice.
Miles: Milk. (always a negotiator)
Yesterday in the grocery store he was carrying a box of tea (I had given it to him to keep him out of trouble). He tried to hand it to me and said, "All done."
Knowing that he just wanted to free up his hands to start pulling large breakable bottles of juice of a shelf or something, I told him he had to keep carrying it.
"More," he said, and he tucked it under his arm and kept walking.
His little one- and two-word, telegram-like conversations seem to work just fine. He communicates what he wants pretty much all of the time. And when he gets what he wants he's a smiley boy.
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