Brendan is TWO! Happy Birthday B!

Brendan turned 2 August 5th! Now I am the mom of two BIG boys!

Brendan has brought so much JOY to our lives! I have never met such a happy and agreeable person before. I pray that he keeps his sweet disposition for his entire life. His precious grin and throaty little giggle are contagious and you cannot be in a bad mood with the B around! It is impossible. I feel so blessed to be Brendan's mom. Already, I can tell that he is a really remarkable person and watching him grow and navigate this world is a gift I get to receive every day as his parent. Brendan is a wonderful son, brother and grandson and such a special part of our family. We love you B! Happy Birthday!!!

We celebrated Brendan's birthday at The Little Gym and a great time was had by all. I highly recommend The Little Gym for a birthday party. They did EVERYTHING from the set up to the clean up, even writing down who gave what and lighting the candles on the cake. The kids had so much fun running and jumping! Definitely a neat day! The best things about the party were celebrating with the boys' second cousins (Dane, Ryan and Madyson <---being in Houston means we get to do things like this now!), hanging out with family, Brendan getting excited about the theme of his party which was Go Diego Go, and a VERY cute cake made especially for him. Brendan got a tricycle from Mom and Dad, books from his bubba and a pirate water table from Nana and Granddaddy. And in keeping with our family tradition, he got to pick his favorite place to eat (CiCi's Pizza) and enjoyed a homemade "Birthday Pie" - banana cream!

At Brendan's 2 year check up, he was 36 inches tall and almost 26 b. He stood up to be measured for the first time. Here are his percentiles:
Height : 86th percentile
Weight: 21st percentile
BMI: 14.1 (less than the 3rd percentile...this puts him as "underweight" but anyone who has seen this sturdy little carb-lovers, knows he is just fine!)

Brendan's Favorite Things at Age 2:

Activities:
- Singing, listening to music and groovin' whenever he hears music
- reading books
- wresting with James and Daddy
- playing outside
- going new places
- bath time and pouring water from one container to another

Places:
- the park
- Children's Museum of Houston
- the mall: playplace, riding train, carousel
- anywhere Mommy is

Food:
- pizza
- apples
- raisins
- cinnamon raisin bagels
- chocolate milk

Books:
-"The Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves"
- "Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs"
- "Sloppy Joe"
- "Jamberry"
- "Bats at the Beach"