Happy 2nd Birthday Dylan

Today was Dylan's 2nd birthday. At 2 years old we are so proud of him and of course think we have one of the cutest smartest two year olds ever. Dylan can now count to 15 (I think) in English and 10 in Spanish, he speaks in some complete sentences and is full of energy and curiosity. He loves to watch Dora, color, play trains and kick ball. He enjoys going to school, swim lessons, Tyler's house and the park. He is still not a big eater or sleeper but loves junk food and milk. He is still a momma's boy, an arm rubber and is not too ready to grow up because he still asks and gets him pacifier a lot. He has made a lot of potty training progress and mostly poops on the potty although sometimes does not make it in time. Dylan is not too sure about being a big brother or sharing all the attention yet but does enjoy having Levi sit by him in the car. I am sure I am forgetting many of his accomplishments this year but wanted to be able to remember him at this fun age. I am combining his and Levi's doctor appointments so we do not go to his two year check-up until November 18th.

This morning we gave him a tricycle and he wore a birthday boy shirt to school. He was very excited that it was his birthday and was singing happy birthday before school. I sent cupcakes with him so his class could celebrate with him at snack time. Nana picked him up at school (she is his preferred ride home) and she gave him his present when they got home. She gave him a basketball hoop. It was tough but with a little assistance from me she got it put together and they played hoops outside. His sweet cousins Layla and River also called and wished him a happy birthday - mainly Layla but River was trying.

For dinner we took Dylan to the Aquarium downtown for dinner. Steven's dad and Stephanie met us there. Dylan was excited as soon as we drove up and he saw the waterfall and dolphin fountains. His excitement continued throughout dinner as we were sitting very close to the large aquarium which has tons of fish, shark, turtles and sting rays in it. Every time the shark would swim by he would scream "there it is!" It was a very fun birthday dinner and I think Dylan had a very happy 2nd birthday and we have not even had his party yet.

Firetruck Party

Wyatt, a boy in Dylan's class, had a firetruck birthday party. Dylan was able to climb around inside the firetruck, act like he was driving and spray the water hose. It was a very nice party, beautiful weather and great for boys who love trucks!

Fall Festival and Halloween

Dylan's went to a fall festival for little kids at his friend Tyler's school. Dylan really enjoyed the petting zoo and riding horses (pictures below) but somehow came home smelling like animal poop so he went straight to the bath tub! Dylan really liked the duck and kept grabbing his beak and neck - poor duck.

On Halloween, Steven and Dylan carved a pumpkin and then we went over the the Getz house to celebrate with them. Dylan had a great time playing and trick or treating. Nana bought him a dragon costume which he enjoyed wearing and was good at telling people what he was dressed as. He would also roar when asked what a dragon says. Dylan was not too sure what trick or treating was but once he realized there was candy involved he was very excited about it. We had to hide his pumpkin basket at home or he would eat all the candy in one sitting. He loves sweets!

Where did October Go?

We stayed very busy in October. We backed out of our house offer, but the house inspection, floor samples, etc. took up a lot of our October time. We were sad to not be moving to a new, better neighborhood and a larger house, but relieved at the same time to not have to deal with it right now. Moving sounded like a lot of work.

Levi is growing, growing, growing and has been more fussy this month. Our doctor said peak fussiness is around 6 weeks and I believe him. Levi is already a better sleeper than Dylan so their is hope for me to one day get some sleep. Dylan had been staying busy with school, swim lessons and playing with Tyler. Another perk to not moving is that Tyler is right around the corner. Below are some new pictures of Levi.

Big Baby Boy

Yesterday I took Levi to the doctor for his 1 month check-up. He was very well behaved considering we had to wait over an hour and a half. I was all mad but then our doctor is such a nice guy I did not even complain. Levi got a good report and seems to be growing fast. His stats are below and he is over 1 lb. bigger than Dylan was at 1 month. I am hoping this means he will be a better eater and sleeper.

Height - 22.5 inches - 75-90 %
Weight - 11 lbs, 2 oz - 75-90 %
Head - 15.5 inches - 75-90 %

Today I took Dylan to school for the first time since Levi was born. It went smoothly until I had to leave and Dylan got upset. I was expecting this - he has not been crying for Steven but I think since I had Levi with me he thought we were going to go have fun without him. Hopefully he calmed down quickly after I left. Before we got out of the car he asked if Nana (my mom) could pick him up. I thought that was very cute and sweet - she has been picking him up for almost a month now. I told him Nana was on vacation and he said please Nana pick me up. Too cute.

Weekend and House News

We put an offer on a house in Nottingham Forest 8 this weekend - which is exciting and scary! If all goes well we will close on November 20th (although probably not move until mid December) so now we just have to work on selling our house. Steven and I are both excited about moving to a safer, more family oriented neighborhood but getting a little sad about leaving our wonderful neighbors and cute, little home.

This weekend we have been enjoying the beautiful weather. On Friday I was adventurous and took both boys to the park behind Town & Country. It is a great park and we saw 3 girls from Dylan's class there. Dylan loved all the green space to run around and chase the birds. Yesterday we went to Natalie's baptism. It was a very nice ceremony and then dinner and the Getz house. Below are some more cute pictures of my boys - do you think Steven has his hands full?

Sweet Baby Boys

Last night Steven had a work function and I had both boys in Dylan's bed trying to get Dylan to go to sleep. I could not read to him because I was holding Levi (who would fuss if I put him down) so I just had to snuggle with both my boys and sing them bedtime songs. I was a teary eyed mom because I felt so blessed to have such sweet, healthy, beautiful baby boys. It was once of those moments I hope I remember forever.


New picture of Levi.