Nicholas 2 Year Appointment

I was a little apprehensive going in to Nicholas' two year appointment because he isn't talking much (no two word sentences yet) and I was concerned the doctor was going to be judgmental. Thankfully, that didn't happen. I take a pre-appointment questionnaire which I know is geared towards signs of autism, and none of the questions concerned me. The doctor was wonderful and I talked to her about what he is and isn't doing, what he does and doesn't understand, and she wasn't worried. She said in the next three months if he doesn't seem to be improving I can call and do an early intervention if I feel that it is necessary.

I was also grateful that he had no shots for this appointment, just a lead test. That wasn't overly pleasant (his finger is pricked and then the nurse squeezes the hell out of it for about 3 minutes to fill up a tube with blood). He whined through the whole thing and tried to pull away but thankfully there were no tears, and he perked up and was smiling again the second it was done.

Measurements, just because I have them:

Height: 36 1/4 inches (he grew 3 inches in six months)
Weight: 30.2 lbs
Head Circumference: 51.4 cm

Here's the handsome dude at his appointment:

Likes: All things boy. Trucks, planes, cars. He loves to run as fast as he possibly can and if he crashes into a wall, that's ok. He may cry for a minute but once you ask if he's ok, he calms right down and is off again.
He loves Dexter more than anything but has to learn to play gentle with him. He will hit, pull him a bit, and we've started doing time out as necessary. He likes going for walks but doesn't want to hold my hand. Thankfully we live in a quiet neighborhood so I can let him run free, but it's still easiest to put him in the stroller.

He's not afraid of much, will say hi to everyone in the grocery store, and isn't shy in the slightest. We recently switched to a new day care (he's only there one day a week) and it was a piece of cake, he ran in and looked around, and then barely noticed when I kissed him goodbye.

His other new favorite thing is wanting to cudduh (cuddle) before bed time. At first I thought he was asking for the car, and then he started pointing at his rocking chair. Not gonna lie, that's one of my favorite times of day, cuddling him before bed.

Dislikes: Being told No is the one I can think of (but who likes that?:) He's also been a pretty picky eater but I don't stress about it. He's happy and healthy and that's what matters most to me.

He has showed interest in the potty and has actually gone on it several times, but then had a meltdown when we tried to teach him about pooping, so we have stopped for now. Especially with starting the new day care, I was concerned he would get confused so we're going to wait until we think he is more ready.

Not too much else that is exciting....I'm looking forward to the warmer weather so we can get out and do more, and I'm sure Nicholas is too. I'm waiting to see if I will have to take any classes over the summer and if not, we're going to have to plan lots of day trips to tire out this guy :)