Eliot turns two

Is anyone else feeling a bit horrified by this? He is now a hefty 21.6 lbs, and an inch and a half taller than he was in January (poor, poor second child. I only know he is taller because I marked his height on the wall to commemorate his birthday). He is of the silent but deadly variety. I fully anticipate him becoming a ninja, or some similar profession. He has a relatively large vocabulary, though the enunciation is still such that few people can understand him (or perhaps he WANTS that and is talking in code. It is hard to tell with him). He loves to play basketball (Joe says this comes from him, so anyone who has ever tried to play with Joe can now laugh) and honestly, his biggest impediment is his small stature. He makes more baskets than he misses in his little hoop, and his form is better than mine (not hard). He loves to read books where there is a reoccurring item you can find every page. He is a master at making messes (which I am calling a strong sense of scientific curiosity). He likes motorcycles, digging for worms and eating chocolate. And he looks just like me, so he gets points for that as well.