Two
I am the mother of a two year old boy.
He is a bundle of will these days: he only wants to drink out of certain cups, eat a small selection of food (that shrinks a little more every day), walk on a particular side of the street, use a special kind of bubbles in the bath. He has tantrums all the time, dramatically throwing himself on the ground and then slyly peeking to see if you have noticed and are bending to his will (and far too often we are).
He surprises me all the time--for example, recently saying "bless you" to his sister after she sneezed, not something my husband or I (both confirmed "gesundheit" fans) ever taught him.
There are times that I still can't believe that this is my life, when I have to pinch myself to prove that my husband, my son, and my daughter are real. Even typing that sentence is surreal. My husband. My son. My daughter.
Happy birthday, sweet boy. Here's to many, many more.
Happy Birthday to the Boy! Time sure does fly, doesn't it:)
Posted by: MotherLawyer | August 27, 2007 at 12:34 PM
Happy Birthday! Wow! TWO!!!
Posted by: Suz | August 27, 2007 at 01:42 PM
I can hardly believe it's been two years. Happy Birthday, little guy!
Posted by: amanda | August 27, 2007 at 02:14 PM
Happy birthday, Boy!
Posted by: caro | August 27, 2007 at 02:41 PM
Happy Birthday, Boy! Two year olds are a trip, aren't they? They're so infuriating and wonderful and fascinating all at the same time. So happy for your little family that you're all together.
Posted by: AmyinMotown | August 27, 2007 at 05:01 PM
Gads, I forget how close our two are...Bear will be two on Sunday.
Happy Birthday Boy. You'll never understand what your mother went through to get you in her arms...but I'm sure you'll always know her love!
Posted by: Toni | August 27, 2007 at 06:44 PM
Man, where did the time go?
Happy birthday, Boy!
Posted by: cat, galloping | August 27, 2007 at 07:30 PM
Happy Birthday, little Boy!
Posted by: Heather | August 28, 2007 at 06:57 AM
Two already? My goodness!
Happy Birthday!!
Enjoy!
Posted by: Julie | August 28, 2007 at 08:45 AM
I can barely believe it! Happy Birthday to the Boy!
Posted by: Monica | August 28, 2007 at 09:01 PM
Happy birthday!
Posted by: Menita | August 29, 2007 at 06:53 PM
Happy Birthday! Such a fast two years
Posted by: Miss W. | August 30, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Happy Birthday, Brooklyn Boy!!! How did the time fly so fast?!?!
Posted by: Jill | August 30, 2007 at 09:07 PM
Aw. Happy birthday, sweet boy.
Posted by: midlife mommy | September 06, 2007 at 10:38 PM
Happy (belated) birthday to the Boy.
(Sorry I missed it but Julie took down her great big blogroll which, I will sadly admit, was where I went to get to all my fave gals. Now I've got you bookmarked though so I'll be around in a timely manner, promise.)
And yes, commenting on a more recent post--typos in professional communications drive me absolutely insane. This from a former editor, now lucky if I remember how to spell my name.
Posted by: Dee | September 15, 2007 at 08:55 PM
So I don't even know you but found you on a blogroll of a friend. I'm from Brooklyn, BTW... anywho, I write b/c your son is 2 and mine turns 2 this Monday and I'm having a party and somehow it turned into 40+ people at my house and I haven't really "planned" anything. So, did you have a party and, if so, how did you entertain adults and kids for 2 hours -- oh, and did you feed them? HELP!
Posted by: Laura | September 19, 2007 at 08:19 AM