So. Somewhere along the line I became the
Cue a text to my husband that reads 'how are we going to have a 2 year old in the morning?' with about a million crying emojis (did I mention how emotionally unstable I was that night?!). His answer? 'Because he was born 2 years ago?' smart arse.
Anyway, like I said it hit me all of a sudden that my baby isn't a baby anymore. He's a walking, talking, whirlwind of a boy - a toddler boy. He's only going to get bigger & there's bugger all I can do about it :(. Just a thought - if we don't celebrate his birthdays that means he can't get any older, right?
After I managed to put down the baby photos I started to focus on the positives. No he's not a baby anymore & but now is when the adventure begins. I made a list of my 5 favourite things about Connor at 2 to remind me that even though he's growing up (& that is heartbreaking) he really is just amazing & that will never change.
1. I love that we can have conversations now, like proper conversations. His understanding of words has been great for a while but it's only been over the past couple of months that his talking has followed suit. Don't get me wrong he still has the 1 word for about 4 different things but I know what he means even if no one else does. It's also quite handy that if I don't guess the right word first time he'll tell me 'No' & I'll run through the list of possibilities until he says 'Yeah' & only then are we allowed to continue talking!
2. I absolutely love how much he loves learning. He is so interested in everything & never shies away from new experiences. He's such a clever little boy & it's amazing to watch him learning something new every single day.
3. He is turning into such a polite, loving wee boy. He absolutely adores animals & babies, he's so gentle with them & always wants to smother them with cuddles and kisses - cuteness overload.
4. My favourite thing that he does at the moment is sing along to the Rihanna & Calvin Harris song - This is What You Came For. He only knows roughly 1 word at the end of each line but what he lacks in vocabulary he more than makes up for in dance moves! Generally it goes like this - 'Baaaaaaaaaayybeeeeeeeee' 'moooooooove' 'ooh oooh oooh ooh ooh' you get the idea.
5 Finally, I'm just so glad that he is still happy & healthy and hopefully always will be. He is a great sleeper & eater and we are incredibly lucky that so far this has never changed (touch wood).
It's amazing to think that 2 years ago I was handed a baby & had absolutely no clue what the hell I was supposed to do with him. But here we are 2 birthdays later, still standing & actually, we're doing alright!
xx
