Connor talking and Mason at 27 months

This morning while looking through pictures I realized how bad I am at taking videos of the boys. I was bad about it with Mason and now I'm even worse with Connor! So I tried to get a clip of Connor making his little dinosaur sounds because I know that before I know it he will be talking and his cute baby noises will be a thing of the past!

And now for Mason- I can't believe that he is 27 months today! I always thought that after he turned two I would quit referring to his age in months and just say he was two. After all, I have to stop at some point and don't want to be calling him a 48 month old when he is four! 27 months is a little sad for me though because it's halfway to 2 1/2 and that is halfway to three!! Something about him turning three really upsets me. I feel like he officially won't be a baby anymore! I wanted to remember what Mason was like at this age so here is a little about Mason at 27 months!

He is SO into all little boy stuff. He LOVES trucks, tractors, trains, dinosaurs and especially firemen. He spends a good part of his day running around the house with his fire hat on and pretend hose pretending to put fires out. He will ask us "Where's the fire at???" then go and spray whatever we tell him!

He always has been and still is such an active little guy and such a daredevil. I know that boys are adventurous and you have to let them be that way but my goodness I'm so worried he will have a broken arm by the time he is three. He jumps off everything, he climbs rock walls and ladders and the park no matter how high they are, he swings on bars....etc etc. Half monkey? I think so.

He has started to ask us questions and it is so cute! He doesn't quite know how to word them right so he will say things like "I can go outside Mommy??" or "You can show me where my snack is?"

He probably won't want this being shared in a few years but he LOVES musicals. It pretty much doesn't matter which one it is as long as there are people singing and dancing. He will jump up with his dancing stick (the handle of a broom) put on his hat and copy everything the people on the tv are doing. He also has tons of musical songs memorized and busts out in song frequently. :-)

He is such a loving little guy. Many days after I get ready in the morning he will say "You look nice Mommy!". He seriously melts my heart. He still loves to cuddle with us, loves hugs and kisses and always tells us "I wuv you!!"

He has started to pretend play. It's so cute to hear him in his playroom making different toys have conversations.

He has started saying please after almost every question and he knows that it makes him hard to resist! "Mommy I can stay up pllleeasee!!!"

He wants so bad to be independent and it is a frequent struggle between letting him do stuff on his own and forcing him to sometimes let me help! This morning he wanted a snack in the pantry. I was feeding Connor so I couldn't get up to help him. I finally get up and go in the kitchen to find him standing with one foot on the trash can and another foot on the first shelf.....he was reaching as high as he could to get a bag of chocolate chips! That boy! He also drags the stools from his little table all around the house with him to help him reach things he wants. He's a very resourceful little guy- sometimes too much for his own good!

We are loving this age and are definitely enjoying the constant entertainment that it provides!