- Wants to be a race car driver when he grows up
- Suddenly transitioned from preschooler to kid
- Favorites are still cars, trains, and all things engines
- Helps Max put on shoes, entertains Sam, and reports all misdeeds of his brothers
- Creative, verbal, bossy, and energetic
Max at almost 2 and a half years:
- Our easy-going quiet baby has left the building and been replaced with a stubborn irrational toddler
- Can play quietly with trains for hours
- Still loves to wander and overwhelmed by large crowds
- Going on 2 weeks of potty training and we are at about 75% success rate so far
- Silly, fun, particular, and content
Sam at almost 9 months:
- Solid sitter, pivots on his stomach
- Loves all baby food
- Hates to be left alone
- Smiles on demand
- New favorite activity is to sit and rummage through a box of items
- Happy, delighted, social and joyful
