Happy 2nd Birthday Nolan!

My baby is TWO years old! I wanted to take him to the Children's Museum at Navy Pier, because after attending a couple of two year old parties this was going to be the easiest way for him to have fun and for me to avoid feeling overwhelmed. The thought of throwing a party with dozens of children in attendance just raises my anxiety level. Unfortunately we did not get a chance to do anything because we both came down with a really bad cold. Ever since he's started daycare he catches colds easily because kids are more susceptible to getting sick. I thought I was going to dodge this cold like the last one he had, but on Thursday night he sneezed in my face and I knew it got me.

Several of my family members did stop by the house and gave him birthday presents and cards, and I did make him a cake. I'm getting back into the cake decorating hobby and hopefully it can become a side business one day. So I thought it would be more special and intimate if I made Nolan's cake myself. It turned out better than I thought I would since I was sick and could barely breathe. I think those toddler colds are worse on the adult than the child. For some reason I had terrible back pain with this cold and while I wanted to do more with the cake, I just couldn't stand up anymore. I would have loved to pick him up so he could see the cake but I had to have my husband do it. He's stronger than me anyway ;-)

Thomas the Tank Engine is Nolan's favorite character right now (who knows what it will be next month), but I made him a Thomas cake and he immediately recognized the character, which really made me feel good. I feel so blessed to have this little guy in my life. Even though he was sick on his birthday no one would even know from the way he was running around and being his typical happy self. Hopefully next weekend I'll be able to try again and take him to the museum because even though he still doesn't realize that it's his birthday, I still feel like I owe him a good time. So Happy Birthday to my baby boy! There's no other kid that could make me happier!

Time Flies

I think the title of this post says it all. I just a few short days my little boy will be turning two and I don't know how to deal with that. Having a baby definitely makes time fly by because you're so busy watching them grow and having a good time doing, that you really don't watch the calendar or count the days. In fact, sometimes you wish that time would slow down. A part of me wants him to stay a baby forever but I know that's not possible. Everybody has to grow up. I am enjoying watching him grow and learn, especially when he discovers something new and for me it's like seeing something for the first time all over again.

I do have to say that I have the goofiest and happiest kid in town. There's literally not one time he's no smiling unless he's sleepy or hungry, and even then he'll laugh about it before he gets really upset. I do wish that he could communicate more verbally with us. I'm not sure if he has a speech delay, but I'm going to have him evaluated by Early Intervention just to make sure there's nothing wrong and to see if maybe he's just a late talker. I read to him almost every night. Nothing gets done on those nights when we're all tried and pass out, but he's definitely into books and enjoys when I read to him. I really hope the reading will eventually encourage him to talk. Other than that, he's a healthy and happy toddler who looks more like a 3 year old than an almost 2 year old. I'll post another entry about his birthday and his speech evaluation.