Happy Birthday Peyton

Happy 2nd birthday, Peyton! I can't even believe that you are already two years old. It seems like just yesterday that the nurse at the ultrasound office relayed the message from my doctor that I needed to be admitted to the hospital to be induced right away. Twenty-eight hours later, you were born! Daddy and I had never been happier than we were at 3:12 pm that day. Every day is an adventure with you, and we couldn't even imagine life without you now.


Here are some things that you know:

• You've known all of your colors, shapes, and animals and their sounds for several months
• You can say your ABCs
• You can identify all of the capital letters
• You can count to 20 (usually skipping 13, 16, and 19 -- but who likes those anyway?)
• You can identify the numbers 1-9

Your favorite things to do include:

• Singing -- Your favorites are: Elmo's World theme; Sing; Row, Row, Row Your Boat; Wheels on the Bus; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star; Itsy Bitsy Spider; and Ring Around the Rosy
• Listening to your Elmo CD every time you're in the car
• Watching Sesame Street and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse every day when we get home from daycare
• Reading books
• Playing with balls, Elmo Live, the Sesame Street figurines, and the Mickey Mouse figurines
• Putting all of your toys into your ball pit

Your favorite foods right now are:

• "Red gapes" (red grapes)
• "Snake" (steak)
• Oatmeal, especially apples and cinnamon
• Apple sauce
• Chicken
• Corn
• "Dolbish" (Goldfish)
• Granola bars

And some of your favorite phrases are:

• "Thank you" -- said after we do something for Peyton (even something like buckling him in his car seat); alternatively, said after Peyton does something for us (like he's reminding us to say it to him)
• "O-tay" -- said after Peyton makes a request of us (like he's answering his own question with a 'yes')
• "Love you"

Happy Birthday Peyton! I love you so much!