My little big boy

Yes my baby turned two.  As much as I fight it....he is turning into a big boy before my very eyes.  Craig and I like to banter about whether he is a baby or a big boy.  Craig calls him a big boy, I say he is my baby until another one comes along.  Craig starts to laugh.  I tell him I am serious.  Craig (nervously) laughs more and on we go. 

Alas, I do believe he is our last and he is growing before my very eyes.  He is the perfect mix of baby and big boy.  He can and will do things our other two did not do at this age...mostly having to do with climbing and jumping from heights but he also is the most attached and "baby" at the age of two. 

He has been a big boy by:

• climbing and jumping out of his crib at 20 months and therefore making a big boy bed necessary
• sharing a room with his older brother
• running - everywhere....his motto seems to be "why walk when you can run"
• climbing, jumping, repeat
• TALKING TALKING TALKING - colors (not all correct) counting, animals, sounds, sentences....I was not expecting my third and a boy to be so conversational....that's what I get for stereotyping.
• Smiles and waves to all.  Your smile can light up a room or a day.

BUT, he has also remained my "baby" in a few ways longer than the other two

• preference to play with mom and dad but starting to venture off and play with the big kids.
• Still extremely attached.  You will stay with dad, grandparents and one of my friends but other than that you pretty much cry if I am not around....a lot.
• When you get tired you climb in my lap, put your head on my shoulder and say "rock baby in a tree".  Which I usually sing to you before bed (rock-a-by baby in the treetop). 
• The constant question before nap or bed time.  "mommy lay with me?"
• You love to give awkwardly long "tisses" to me often, all day.
• Unable to get a correct height or weight for your two year appointment since you did not let me go.

And a montage of pictures of the last year.  (Erin P....I love when you do this on your blog with your kids...so fun to see them change right before your eyes in pictures)

 

September 2012.  Right before we were going to move from Iowa.  Trying to get a good shot of his hair since I thought it looked like the guys from dumb and dumber

 

 

 

 

October 2012 - the dragon, the fairy and the knight....last days in our Iowa house

December 2012:  First days in our new town, checking out the children's museum for the first time.

January 2013....YAY SNOW

February 2013: Family shot before date night

March 2013

 Later March 2013 - booo snow....go away!!

 

 

April 2013

 

May 2013



June 2013 - Reunion time!

July 2013 - Vacation in Wisconsin

August 2013 - seriously too much cuteness....

September 2013 - these are both my favorite pics from that month

And a couple of pics from your birthday week!

 

Craig's mom called you a politician when you were 5 months old because of your huge smile that brightens a room....I can see it in all these pictures of you this past year!!  Feel blessed to be your mom!