"they grow up so fast"

there is a reason why this is such a cliche.....


titus (our oldest) will be two in less than a week.  a week!  i have several friends who have kids around his age.  when they were all hitting the big o-n-e, i can recall my friends lamenting how sad they were to see their babies grow up....i could somewhat empathize, but wasn't really there with them.  two, however, is a totally different story for me. 

we went through many battles with titus.  i remember in one of my early dr's appointments in my pregnancy my doctor looking at me and saying "please stop rewriting all the rules."  i had very intense, extreme nausea (diagnosed as hyperemisis) that caused me to be in and out of the hospital half a dozen times in only 10 weeks....one of which earned me my very own blood clot, which in turn earned me injections of blood thinner at least twice a day for the remaining 7 months.  woohoo!  we knew this kid was outrageous from the get-go.  and has he ever lived up to his reputation.  today he is beautiful, vibrant, and BOY through and through.

and soon, he will be two.

we've jumped many hurdles this year: a cross-country move, becoming a big brother, giving up the bob-o(pacifier), sleeping in a big boy bed.....and tonight, when i was trying to scold him for not going to sleep, he whispered in my ear "love oo, mommy."  i never would have guessed, just over two years ago when i couldn't even keep down a sip of water, the joy that this boy would bring.

so, happy birthday, my sweet boy.....i just hope i can pull off your monster cup cakes