2 Years Old

On March 23rd, Maddox turned 2 years old!  I am still in shock that 2 sweet years have passed since the day he was born.  There are so many things I want to remember about him at this stage!  He is such a sweet, smart, strong-willed, talkative, persistent child and Daniel and I feel so blessed to be his parents.  He was not feeling very well on the days leading up to his birthday and we ended up having to cancel his party (which made me really, really sad!)  It turns out that he probably would have been fine to go ahead and have the party, but I guess that's the way things go!  We ended up having a small, family party and it turned out perfect.  My parents came into town last Thursday and Daniel's parents got here Saturday morning.  On Saturday we all went out to lunch and then took Maddox to the park to play.  Later that night we ate pizza and had a little party for him.  He loved having everyone here and had a blast celebrating his big day!

A (hot) day at the park

Nana and Maddox

Lolli and Maclain

Blowing out his birthday candles :)

Here are his stats from his doctor's appointment Monday:

-Height: 32 3/4 in (15%)
-Weight: 27 pounds, 7 ounces (45%)
-Head: 48.9 cm (55%)

Just a few things I want to remember about him at age 2:

-Still a momma's boy and wants me to stay close by
-A very picky eater and does not want to try new foods (especially veggies)
-Takes a long afternoon nap and still asks for this nap
-Is beginning to take more of an interest in Maclain... he will bend down and talk to her which is really cute!
-When he wants to be held he says, "huzzle" :)
-When he wants to show somebody something, he comes up and says, "show me!" over and over
-Can say anything and literally does not stop talking until he falls asleep
-Is very good at saying "please", "thank you", and "you're welcome" appropriately
-He will put his animals in time-out if he thinks they are being "ugly".  He will take them one by one and line them up at the bottom of the stairs.  This cracks me up every time!
-He loves to go "up and down" in the laundry basket when Daniel gets home from work in the evenings.  It never gets old to him!
-Still goes to bed really well at night and will sleep about 11 hours

I am sure I am leaving some things out, but these are the main things.  We can't wait to see what the next 2 years bring! :)