Portrait of a two-year old

We've said often that Connor is a lot more laid back as a baby and now a toddler than Jamie was. As a two-year old though there is an interesting mix at work for Connor between his agreeable nature and the rebellious streak that comes with the age. We never quite know which Connor we're going to get and the difference is pronounced.

Say for instance, Connor wants to play with some cars in his crib at night-time and we go down to explain that he has to go to sleep. Two possibilities exist: either he will very sweetly say OKAAAAY and roll over on his pillow and try to go to sleep or he will completely FREAK OUT and go to the mattresses as they say in Godfather, meaning he will scream his head off in anger for the next twenty minutes. So things tend to either be no problem whatsoever or the end of the world. It does put some suspense into relatively mundane matters.

He is also very fierce. When we get mad at him now, often because he steadfastly refuses to do something we've asked, he gives us the angry dinosaur look and says "DON'T TALK TO ME THAT WAAAAY!" It's quite impressive really.