OUR BLESSED DEN: 22 Months Old

Last week my Little Bear turned 22 months old. In only 2 short months he'll be 2 years old. He is growing so big and learning so much all the time. The main thing he is learning right now is how to be a good big brother. He is getting better and better at this. However, he still hits Little Cub's head with his hands or a book, and even sometimes a foot or toy. He grabs her head or scratches it. All these things make Little Cub cry horribly of course. After making sure Little Cub is OK, I then have to discipline Little Bear. The times he acts out are when he is super upset about something, or he is jealous of me holding/feeding her. The times he does this are getting less and less. Most of the time he kisses her head and pats her very lovingly. He likes to help me burp her which is so cute. His favorite things to play with are his trains and trucks. He still loves to be outside as much as possible and swing. His vocabulary continues to explode. One of the biggest things we've done this past month is wean him of his "BB", aka: binky. He would have it all day long if we let him. Well, under the advisement of CC, we started having him give it to us as soon as he got out of his crib. The first few days were rough. But, it didn't take long for him to not fuss about it. He's totally fine without it during the day. However, every once in a while he'll ask for it. I remind him that it's in his room and he'll get it when he goes "night, night." Now, he actually hands me his BB when I get him in the morning or after nap even before he gets out of bed. What a big boy. He's started climbing out of his crib sometimes and I'm wondering when I turn the crib into the toddler bed. I'm going to put it off as long as possible.