Burl Is About To Turn 2

Burl is about to turn two years old on Monday and I'm very excited.  I thought that I would be sad about him becoming older.  I'm not.  I'm so happy about him and all the new things that he does.  He is at such a fun age, and I think that I say that all the time.

From what I've been told, it gets better and better with each stage and I'm choosing to believe them because so far I agree with them.  I once read an article where a gal with young kids like mine said that she asked her father-in-law which was his favorite stage of his children.  I can't remember everything that he told her, but basically he went through each stage and talked about the joys of each...babies are cute and precious and fun; kids are cool and eager to do stuff; teenagers are growing and becoming their own person; then they're adults and it's so cool to watch them be adults and become parents (even though I won't pressure my kids to be parents if they don't want to, but being a grandparent seems pretty cool).  


With much excitement, Burl carries his party invitations to the mailbox.

That father-in-law from the article never picked a stage.  He enjoyed each one for what they were. I hope that's me.  I'm only at year 2, so I'm don't have a ton of experience with my children growing older.  From what I can tell, everyday is great!  That's what I like.  Excitement and joy over everyday with my children.    


I compare the picture above of Burl at 4 months to the picture below of Burl this week, and I just smile.  My how he's grown.  How he's grown into this fun little guy who is eager to help me cook, who peals the carrots and sneaks a bite.

This 2 business, I like it.  Monday we're going to celebrate all day.   Balloons, fun activities, special food, and a lot of smiling.  I'm excited!  I'm not in a rush for him to grow older, I'm just enjoying the ride while it lasts.