Happy Birthday, baby boy
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 10:46AM Tobias turned 2 today and I didn't forget to smother his face with kisses and wish him "Happy Birthday" first thing in the morning.
So, already the day is off to a good start.
Last year, I experienced a brutal parenting fail when I let time slip by in complete ignorance of his momentous first birthday. Esme just started kindergarten and we were overwhelmed with the new schedule, the early wake-up, the emotional drama of the transition.
It was nearly an hour before the light went on. DING! Birthday boy!
No such delay today. I rubbed my face, pulled on a pair of pants and found my baby at the head of the dining room table shoving a giant, sloppy spoonful of yogurt in his mouth and down his pajama top. I tickled behind his ears and sang birthday wishes. Esme giggled.
"How old are you today?" I asked.
"For," he said, shoving his hand at me, all five fingers raised.
Not so fast, young man. It's all rolling too quickly as it is.
Let's celebrate 2 - the year you learn to put on your shoes, pull up your pants, use the potty, string together sentences, sort shapes, sing the ABCs and tell your Mama "I love you." Because, boy, do I love you!
Reader Comments (1)
Happy [belated] Birthday Tobias!
Tobias, I'm gonna warn you now, a first week of school birthday is a little brutal. What with all that wraps around gearing-up for school. You'll forever associate 'back to school sales' with 'Buy Tobias A Rockin' Birthday Gift Sale!'
My birthday is November 1st and whenever the Halloween costumes I know my birthday is near. [Although, given they're putting them out in July now that correlation may not be relevant in the years to come.
Also, you share a birthday with one of my dear friends. And she just celebrated her Sept. 1st b-day in Bora Bora this year. You'll manage.