He's two. *sniff*
My little boy is getting big. Yes, he's still little, only two now, but when I look at his sister, he's practically ginormous.
Imri, you can jump now ... both feet off the ground. Your vocabulary (yes, I know, I know, I brag about this a lot)is incredible and expanding every day. You can tell us colours and are getting shapes under your belt. Numbers still need some work - not the recital of their names which you do fairly well, but the comprehension of their meaning. You sing songs; ABC, itsy bitsy spider, etc. You sit down with books and "read" them.
You are my special boy, Imri ... even if you drive me to distraction some days. Mommy is still the target for your displeasure with the change in our lives, aka Carmel. We are slowly getting there but it's tough for you some days. I did see an inkling of love when mommy went to leave Carmel in the infant room of the daycare center for a brief moment - you got all upset that Carmel wouldn't be coming with us. That did make me smile.
Your birthday was last Sunday and we celebrated in style. Train style, that is, one of your favourite things. Unfortunately, you woke up with a bad cold but we celebrated anyway. Here are some of the highlights.
Other than a few tantrums, a bad cold and two year old crap, we had a lovely day.
After breakfast Imri opened his first present ...
He loves this table, seriously. He does have another train table but it is higher off the ground and hard for him to use, so this was a great find. Not to mention I got it cheap off of Ebay. All we had to do was drive to Baltimore to pick it up.
After that, we went to the nearby Train Station - it's not an active railroad, but there is a museum and they run trains on the weekends during the fall and summer - it's an hour long ride and very nice. They also host birthdays on the caboose, something to consider in a couple of years time.
Imri and Daddy on the caboose
Here is Imri sitting on the seat in the train, eating goldfish.
And yes, that is a Thomas snack holder.
Imri fell asleep halfway through ...
yes, those are Thomas sneakers ...
He woke up when we got off and went to see the engine. The conductor and engineer took him up into the engine!
The engineer even tooted the horn!
We toured the older trains that aren't being used anymore
It was great fun! Then we went home and had cake
And mommy and daddy spoiled a small boy rotten with another present ... a trike!
Here's daddy taking Imri for a ride - the trike has a steering wheel for the parents ... very nice.
And in the end ... he'd rather play with sticks ...
And yes, that is a train on his shirt. What can I say?
Imri, you can jump now ... both feet off the ground. Your vocabulary (yes, I know, I know, I brag about this a lot)is incredible and expanding every day. You can tell us colours and are getting shapes under your belt. Numbers still need some work - not the recital of their names which you do fairly well, but the comprehension of their meaning. You sing songs; ABC, itsy bitsy spider, etc. You sit down with books and "read" them.
You are my special boy, Imri ... even if you drive me to distraction some days. Mommy is still the target for your displeasure with the change in our lives, aka Carmel. We are slowly getting there but it's tough for you some days. I did see an inkling of love when mommy went to leave Carmel in the infant room of the daycare center for a brief moment - you got all upset that Carmel wouldn't be coming with us. That did make me smile.
Your birthday was last Sunday and we celebrated in style. Train style, that is, one of your favourite things. Unfortunately, you woke up with a bad cold but we celebrated anyway. Here are some of the highlights.
Other than a few tantrums, a bad cold and two year old crap, we had a lovely day.
After breakfast Imri opened his first present ...
He loves this table, seriously. He does have another train table but it is higher off the ground and hard for him to use, so this was a great find. Not to mention I got it cheap off of Ebay. All we had to do was drive to Baltimore to pick it up.
After that, we went to the nearby Train Station - it's not an active railroad, but there is a museum and they run trains on the weekends during the fall and summer - it's an hour long ride and very nice. They also host birthdays on the caboose, something to consider in a couple of years time.
Imri and Daddy on the caboose
Here is Imri sitting on the seat in the train, eating goldfish.
And yes, that is a Thomas snack holder.
Imri fell asleep halfway through ...
yes, those are Thomas sneakers ...
He woke up when we got off and went to see the engine. The conductor and engineer took him up into the engine!
The engineer even tooted the horn!
We toured the older trains that aren't being used anymore
It was great fun! Then we went home and had cake
And mommy and daddy spoiled a small boy rotten with another present ... a trike!
Here's daddy taking Imri for a ride - the trike has a steering wheel for the parents ... very nice.
And in the end ... he'd rather play with sticks ...
And yes, that is a train on his shirt. What can I say?
posted by K|nneret at 8:39 AM
2 Comments:
Wow, look at how big he is getting. He is turning in to a BOY for sure. I feel like the first two years, in particular, went by so fast for me. It was heartbreaking in a way, because I had wanted a baby for so long and WHOOSH - they were toddlers. That's what makes having another baby so awesome. We get to experience all the magic of infancy again. While trying to hold on to the sanity that comes with having a two-year old.
Actually, you're in for a great year. You shouldn't want to send him back until at least NEXT year. :)
He is beautiful! congratulations on two yrs of motherhood!!!!!!
Lisa
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