Happy 2nd Birthday William!

 William turned 2 on December 6th!  I can't believe it has been two years since we welcomed this sweet spirit into our lives!  I couldn't imagine our lives without him.  

At his two year checkup, the doctor said everything seems great, and that his next checkup won't be until he's 3! Here are his stats as of 12/7/11:

Weight: 25 lbs 10 oz - 21%

Length: 34 inches - 40%

Head: 18 1/2 inches - 13%

At 2, William loves trains, slides, play-doh and Mickey Mouse! When we watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (his favorite show), he likes to say "Cooodles!" (Oh Toodles!") as he cups his mouth with one hand mimicking Mickey.  One of the sweetest things he's been doing lately is making sure we say our prayers before we eat.  If we forget, he folds his arms and won't stop until we have said our blessing on the food.  The other day, he was pretend cooking (he was cooking toy bugs in one of our pots and was using a coozie as his pot holder), and as we were pretend eating his meal, he stopped and made me pray for it. I'm so proud of what a big boy he has become! Now that we have an infant, I really see how much William has grown.  It's like he became a little man over night :'(  He's such a big help with Elliott. He likes to bring me "baby diapers" and Elliott can't make the slightest noise without William looking and me and exclaiming "uh-oh!" So, William has started to give "real" kisses now.  Up until now, if you asked him for a kiss, he would just lean his forehead or cheek towards you so you could kiss him.  He still does this, but if you ask for a real kiss, he will give pucker up - and nothing could be better than hugs and kisses from your baby :) 

I am so grateful for William - what a huge blessing he has been in our lives over the past two years!  Happy 2nd Birthday William!  We love you!!!