Two.......ready or not......here we go............

I am always late on my posts it seems....but Nathan turned 2 on September 30th. He is all about Toy Story these days so, a Toy Story Party it was! We are lucky to have my parents live so close.....we had them over for dinner(stuffed shells....Nathan's favorite). He was all excited about the balloons and banner that we hang for everyone's birthday! He was so excited whenever we said "Happy Birthday Nathan!!!" Jamie and family sent him a Woody doll with Wheezie, and a boot. He was so excited! And got even more excited as the night went on and got Buzz and the rest of the gang too. My parents got him the Buzz and some Woody jammies ( we are seriously considering the pj's for his Halloween costume!) and some Lightening McQueen Jammies too! He hates cake (really anything sweet....he is like his mama....salty!) so Nathan and I made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies for his birthday and put a candle in a cookie and we sang to him. I hated not making a cake....that is the most fun of any birthday celebration....but he loved his cookies...until he saw that we had fudgesicles!!! Happy Birthday Little Man!!!

Since this is my journal, I wanted to write some things about Nathan at 2. Nathan is a mover and a shaker. Very rarely will you see him stop for anything. He loves to run. In fact, I am beginning to see very clearly the importance of an outdoor fence. I seriously think he would stay outside ALL day long if I let him. The only problem is, I can't chase after him all day. I am now lobbying for a fence ASAP!! I have to run to keep up with him most days. He is so fast and so fearless.....scary! He loves balls.....and usually is found with one in his hands. He is starting to like dinosaurs and it is really cute to watch him play. Loves Toy Story and MILK.
We have some good days and we have some bad days around here. We are praying for help with his speech. He is still only saying 3 words a day....but we are hopeful that speech therapy will start to help. He is still only sleeping about 20 min a day for naps.....30 if I am really lucky. He is fiercely independent and hates strollers or carts. He thinks he should RUN everywhere......We are working on getting him to eat more.....unless is it pasta or fruit....he doesn't eat! But, I came across this quote and loved it:


We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher

I can worry myself sick about tomorrow....but I am trying to enjoy HIM today!!! We love you Little Man!