All About The Peanut: Happy 2nd Birthday Henry

Henry turned two this past weekend. It is hard to believe that our happy little ball of energy and joy was a tiny little 4lb guy in the NICU just two years ago. Time really does fly... Today, he is a feisty toddler with a strong independent spirit but also with a really good nature to him. He wants to do everything that David does and can, at times, have a little temper. But his temper is quickly overcome by his innate happiness. The kid is just happy and can't help it.. he will get mad and bang his head on the floor and then literally see a toy or David and be happy again. His vocabulary has really expanded lately and he is communicating in more complete sentences. He is still a great eater, but he can be particular about presentation. For example, he must have nuts with his Greek yogurt and blueberries on the side.

He likes to climb - a lot - and is a bit of a daredevil. In fact, I worry that there will be lots of accidents in this ones future. He jumps in the pool right next to David and is pretty much always getting himself in places that he can't get down (top of bookshelves, tables, etc.). He is in to everything... which I guess comes with this age, but Henry seems exceptionally curious. He is obsessed with doggies and watches out of the kitchen window for our neighbor to bring their dog, Eddie, outside, and then begs to go outside to pet him. We would love to get a dog, but David is quick to remind the family that he is allergic to dogs.

In Henry's world, nothing compares to David. He is David's biggest fan and just follows him around like a puppy dog. When David does math workbooks or problems, Henry sits next to him and pretends to count on his fingers. When David goes potty, Henry goes as well. It is quite adorable and makes me glad that they will have each other when they get older.

We had a small family and friends get together at our house to celebrate Henry's birthday. The only thing he really wanted, as he told us a number of times, was cake..which he got and thoroughly enjoyed. We really enjoyed visiting with Matt's family - all of whom came down from OKC to celebrate with us. I will save it for another post, but we also have had fun with the boxes of stuff that Matt's mom and dad brought from us childhood home - lots of high school memorabilia, prom stuff, baby pictures.

Henry was so sleepy after his party that he feel asleep in Matt's lap:

And David fell asleep with his nigh vision googles on..

We got up on Sunday morning and spent some more time in the pool...

And, because it was Henry's birthday weekend, we had a little trip to Monster Yogurt... look how excited Matt looks!!

The boys doing some money books that were in one of the various childhood boxes. It was fun except the books stop in 1986... and most of the money David has is post-1986...