You are 2 and I have been working with you all month to say your age. You hold up 5 fingers and say "oooot" when I ask. You had 3 birthday "parties", all of them very low-key. We learned from your sister's 2nd birthday party that less is more in this situation.
One was the weekend after Thanksgiving because your Grandma Judy and your Yinski were visiting. We ate chocolate mini-cupcakes. You blew out the 2 candles all by yourself on the first try. You didn't know how to open presents, so Abigail helped you with the first one, a book of trucks that makes truck sounds. Abigail was green with envy. Then you got the hang of things and opened a box of 4 chunky trucks and happily drove them around the table, making truck noises. You lovingly let Abigail play with them too because she was dying to and you love her so much!
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| If you look closely, you can see Elfie, our Elf, making his grand entrance down the light strand over the fireplace. |
The second "party" was Friday the 5th after school. Your Baba and I wanted you to have a chance to ride your new Ziggle bike that evening, even if it was through the kitchen and in the garage since it has been cold and rainy and will continue to be so all weekend. Your sister gave you Bumblebee Transformer which she picked out, and then promptly took it and claimed it as her own the second you were busy with the Ziggle. In daycare Friday, Ms. Madeline apparently showered you with more attention than usual and a birthday crown (that you wore all weekend!). By the time you got home, any time someone said "Happy Birthday!" or started to sing "Happy Birthday" to you, you put your hands in the air and did spirit fingers and cheered wildly.
Your Baba posted the below picture to his Facebook, with the message "Happy 2nd birthday Joseph! Sorry we missed your first one. We will never miss another one! Just to be clear, that is freshly spilled milk on your pants. We are not irresponsible parents."
Friday night, we had family movie night with popcorn and Abigail's choice: The Grinch with Jim Carrey. You loved the scenes without the Grinch, but when he was on screen, you would half cover your eyes and face and peek through your fingers and hold onto me so tightly. You wanted to be brave.
Your third "party" was with your Uncles Jim & Dean and Aunts Steph & Kim on Saturday morning. We had an elegant brunch: asparagus strata, pineapple cheddar grits and mimosas. However, you and Abigail enjoyed pancakes, bacon, vanilla cupcakes and virgin mimosas, which is to say you drank orange juice. You received a giant purple ball so you no longer have to fight over your sister's, a giant toy bag that doubles as a tent, a giant bag of Hershey kisses, and bananas. Perfect gifts for a new 2 year old. You wanted to eat the entire bag of kisses at once, since you understand that when you open gifts that they are, in fact, yours. You own so very little in this world that you become very possessive of those things that you know are yours and you knew those 20 ounces of chocolate are meant just for you!
I am so glad you are in our family. You have grown up so much in the past 7 months since we met.
I love you so much, Little Man.
Love, Mama
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