Two

Today my firstborn is two. I can hardly believe how the time has flown. It seems that the days between that first time I held my tiny newborn son and today have passed by in a few blinks. Yet I have experienced so many precious moments as I watch him grow and learn. And I have grown so much as I care for and teach him. How could all of those priceless moments, experiences, and stages have fit into a mere two years? They have been full and wonderful.

Right now Little Man is

Delighting in anything BIG

Relishing loud noises

Beginning to talk up a storm

Being a little more affectionate

(though he still isn't cuddly,

he is giving more hugs

and the occasional kiss)

Remembering things I have forgotten

Reciting parts of his favorite books

Loving puzzles and bouncy balls

Making big snakes with play-doh

Climbing

Opening

Reaching

Jumping without quite lifting his feet

Shouting "RUN" as he dashes through the house

Finally really getting hair

Wearing 2T

Drinking from a real cup

Still working on using silverware

Always asking for more music

Playing shakers like a pro

Reviewing the alphabet

Seeing things from a unique perspective

(he keeps me on my toes

as I try to guess his thought process)

Talking to his grandparents on the phone

Asking to have notes from relatives read to him a jillion times

Loving his little brother

Admiring his Daddy and trying to be like him

Being a big boy helper to his Mama

Growing

Changing

Learning

I love him so much.

Happy Birthday to him.

I'm looking forward to many more.