My Baby is a 2 Year Old TODDLER today!!!!

first day going home!

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I wanted to share.....as you all probably know by now, my little bald headed baby is now officially my super duper curly headed 2 year old toddler TODAY!

Yes, Kai has turned the BIG TWO today.....September 10, 2008.

My once brand new teeny tiny 6lb even, beautiful little fellow is now a long and lean 25 something pounder who chatters non stop, runs and jumps in single bounds with scraped up bruised little legs with occasional band-aids here and there. He tells me NO - most of the time, but he gives me HUGS, LOVE, and KISSES normally whenever I ask.....sometimes even on his own. :o) He tells me when he wants to eat-eat, or wants some "ice" aka drink.

He tells me "bye bye Mommy, see you later" when I drop him off at school with Ms. Tonia and friends and blows me kisses. He snaps his fingers and claps and dances when a song is on that grooves him. He independently likes to walk and follow me when we leave in the mornings or I pick him up in the afternoons (sometimes we still want Mommy to pick us up and carry us). He climbs into the car on his own and fastens the top part of his car seat by himself, and then proudly proclaims YAY Mommy!)....he climbs into his own seat at the dinner table when it is time to eat, wipes his "icky" fingers and hands when he done eating. He climbs up on the stool and washes his hands and brushes his teeth by himself (of course Mommy does help with some of the teeth brushing *smile*)

He is becoming such the little person....he can say a lot of his ABC's and recognize some of them now, same with numbers and colors. He still loves the Backyardigans and is even more mesmerized by the colorful singing dancing characters and he will bring me the remote as soon as he WAKES UP, or we come home etc....and tell me "Pablo Mommy" (Pablo is the Penguin) He interacts with what they are doing on the TV now, so cool. He can open the doors by himself, lock them etc....including locking himself in Mommy's BATHROOM! *whew* more than once.....

He sings songs, he says his prayers (Awwww-Me [amen]). He can ask for "help" both verbally and in sign language - he can do quite a bit of signing actually. He can tell you "cheese" when it is time to take a photo (but take the photo quick! As fast as he says cheese, is as fast as he has moved on to something else, which means I get a lot of photos of the side or back of his head....lol)

I just can not believe he is 2. People were not kidding me when they told me that the time would FLY by after I gave birth to him.....

I now believe them, more than ever.

He is still just as amazing to me as he was the first time I set eyes on him on September 10, 2006, he fills me with the utmost indescribable love and joy and a certain peace filled with unsureness, if that makes sense? :o) He bewilders and baffles me, he makes me laugh, he gives me small heart attacks, he makes me think I am crazy sometimes (most of the time) and maybe "I am not the "best" Mommy out there" feeling...but then he smiles at me with his BIG GORGEOUS gray eyes and wraps his arms around my neck giving me a big hug (and he always says "oooohhhhhhh" when he does this) and gives me his soap opera kiss....and I know, okay, MAYBE I AM doing this whole Mommy thing right! Right?

I guess time can only tell, 2 years down and oh so many more to go - and I am looking forward to them ALL![I just wish they would slow down a little bit more]

I totally believe in cherishing every bit of time you get with your babies, children, teenagers, family & friends.Life is actually very short and goes flashing by before you know it. When your house is a mess and laundry is piled up - who cares - seriously - ENJOY that little one running around - because before you know it - they will be 2....5......10....18....25.....30....etc...and that darn messy house and laundry will ALWAYS be there.......trust me.....but the toddler with the curious eyes, endearing smile and infectious laughter, banged up knees and craves YOUR attention, he/she will grow up way to quick and, trust me, you just don't want to miss ANY BIT of it!

Happy Birthday to my Sweetie Kai, my Shnookie Doodles, My Baby Boy.....I love you! I love you! I love you! I love you! I just can NOT say it enough! I am so proud of you little one! You are Mommy's BLESSING ALWAYS!

Love, Love, Love, Love...

(Mommy)

.....a walk down memory lane below.....

****Blessings****

hey look - i am blogging!

a few "catch up photos" before the BLOG!

shnookie doodles is very much in to his cars....

bathtime is always fun!

our friend Nolan's 2nd birthday - mr K looks so grown up now....wow.

ummmmm pizza is YUMMY!

cupcake with a spoon is very tasty!

watching So You Think You Can Dance is some serious business!

cheesing for the paparazzi-mommy!



mr K trying out The Little Gym at friend Nolan's B-Day party!

trying on my life jacket thingy for the pool and riding my "gockle" (motorcycle)

hum wonder what this tastes like...

mommy and shnookie doodles being silly in the bathroom mirrow after bath

my preggy sis right before she gave birth to Noah - she was feeling goooooooood here - she had finally got her epidural! oh YEA baby!!

shnookie doodles is serious about his CARS!

watching "So You Think You Can Dance" - very seriously

i love this photo - i love cookies!

my handsome handsome little bathtub dude!

hummm...so....hear i am, again {wink} i really don't know where to start - if i back tracked this thing, it would be the longest blog - EVER! so....i am just going to start out short & slow- i have probably lost all my blog-a-licious blogger friends anyway (boo hoo & poor me).

i really haven't been "slack" persay, just busy. i FINALLY left my old job, got a new job, still learning the new job. shnookie doodles is growing way to fast for me, he is this little tiny individual person now with EMOTIONS and ATTITUDE and CUTENESS and FUNNYNESS all rolled into one. my little baby is now a TODDLER - he will be the big 2 in September - yikes! he is also at a new inhome daycare now and loving it. he is with all boys- imagine! (imagine his poor teacher....lol) he LOVES his new teach ms T (she totally rocks!) and his new brand new buddies mr B, mr J, mr A, mr tate-tate, mr zay-zay, mr C and mr R and auntie risa!

my bro (pickle juice) and sis in law moved back to NC from Illinois this past MAY!

YAY!
i am so excited about THAT!

my sis, myself and friends did the March for Babies/March of Dimes this past April - we raised over a $1000.00 - this cause is very near and dear to my heart - even more so now than ever. i have been participating for over 10 years and setting up my own MOD teams since 2007. i make a big deal of it every year...

and speaking of March for Babies then one of the busiest life changing things happend in my family in June, June 4th to be exact - my sis gave birth prematurely to my little nephew Noah at 25 & 1/2 weeks. Noah was 2lbs and 3 ounces - he has already had heart surgery etc...- but Praise God he is doing very well right now. he is 7 weeks old now and is at 3lbs and 3 & 1/2 ounces - breathing on his own (at least since Tuesday at 9am) the physical therapist says he is advanced, he is 32 weeks gestation but acting more like a 34 old weeker - hallelujah! he is currently living at Duke Hospital in the NICU (possible could be transferred to REX if all goes well). needless to say this has been a very very very busy/emotional etc time for ALL of us. i started a carepage for him and will post that info for you before the photos start up again at the end of my blog.

also getting ready for my sister's BIG Baby Shower coming not this weekend but next weekend on August 2 at 2:00 pm.

the photos above and below are just random photos of all of us and brand new baby Noah throughout the time here that i haven't been blogging. {smile}

i know this isn't a BIG wordy post - but i wanted to post something- because i realized if i dont start posting now - i never will and i miss it and miss all my blog-a-licious blogs and blogger friends!

so until my next post.....keep in touch - I WILL DO BETTER NOW! ;o)

OH! and here ---> please visit my nephew's carepage at http://www.carepages.com/ his care page name is BlessedNoah. please sign the guestbook & leave a thought or prayer - would love to hear from you! (this carepage has been one of the most inspiring things!)

Hugs, love, unlimited Blessings!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxox

enjoy more photos below!!

shnookie doodles and grammie
my wonderful nephew Noah without all the stuff on his face (CPAP/nasal cannula etc....)
mr K on a field trip with his new daycare and friends

my wonderful sis and her itty bitty baby Noah

Noah only 3 days old here!

mr K and his new buddy B

my sis, me, my bro (uncle pickle juice) and my sis in law Mel (4th of July)

my 4th of July dude

mr K playing with mommy's cell phone

my bro - pickle juice (wink)

texting mommy to bring me some more milk - pronto

proud mommy & daddy with their little fighter Noah

mr K and his 4th of July spirit!

************ THE END......for now *************