Baby Grins and Giggles

Because we can all use more baby cuteness in our lives, here's your daily dose, courtesy of Miss Bug:

Dynamo turns 2!

Our little Dynamo turned two last Friday! Hard to believe this little chunker is the same baby that spent time in the NICU.

Dynamo is such a fun guy. He is sweet and cuddly, giving hugs and kisses one minute, and then the next is up and going, a human tornado! All boy, he loves getting messy, rocks and dirt, anything with wheels and dinosaurs. His current loves are bubbles (especially in baths) and "blup, blups" which we finally figured out are fishies!

Yummy cookies!

To celebrate, I put together a Thomas the Train party for him. Just the Mister and me, my mom (aka Nana) and the kids. It was very simple and low-key.

As much as I'd like to, we can't really do parties with a lot of people and noise. It drives Superman up the wall with his sensory issues and autism. Ironically, the last big party we did was for Superman's second birthday - a wild, over-the-top Spongebob undersea bash. Superman spent the whole party in the kitchen with my mom crying into her shoulder and rocking back and forth. Two weeks later, we got his diagnosis.

Despite the lack of guests and pomp, the birthday boy had a wonderful time!

There were paper party hats:

The Mister, rocking the paper hat look.

A homemade birthday banner, balloons and Thomas the train tablecloth:

The birthday boy, Miss Bug and Superman

Lots of food, family and goofy grins:

Nana and Dynamo

Presents wrapped in beautiful, expensive paper ;)

His lovely presents, still in the sack from the store.

And a birthday cake, which was a little wonky-looking, but greatly enjoyed by two candy loving little boys whose mama rarely lets them have a lot of sugar:

Dynamo and Superman attacking the cake

We finished up a super birthday with a bubble bath so Dynamo could play with his new Thomas the train bath toys and then snuggled up on the couch in our jammies to watch his new Thomas DVD. All in all, a very nice birthday indeed!

The Heat is On!

Not a lot going on in our neck of the woods - just laying low indoors to beat the heat! Our apartment complex opened the pool last weekend and try as we might, we've only been once, despite the repeated pleas of Superman - "Wa-her, mommy?" We were all set to go last evening, bodies slathered in sunscreen, swim diapers in place, everyone wearing matching sandals (a minor miracle, I know)!

Then, a crash, and a boom, and the sky grew dark and the rain started falling. Sigh. We were able to persuade the boys that splashing in the tub in their swim trunks was an acceptable alternative and happily Superman handled the sudden change of plans well. We'll try again this evening, fingers crossed!

I have a post I'm getting together about Dynamo's 2nd birthday last Friday. It was nothing fancy - just the Mister and me, the kids and my mom (aka Nana). Dynamo is obsessed with Thomas the train and anything wheeled right now, so I threw together a quick little shindig, complete with a homemade banner (during the construction of which I discovered I am NOT an artist) and poorly constructed train cake.

In the meantime, please enjoy this lovely picture of Superman's first time in a pool, when he was 7 months old.

So tiny - be still my heart!

I also wanted to say, "Hi" and "Welcome!" *giggles insanely and waves madly falling off the couch in glee* Imagine my surprise and elation when I logged in this morning and saw I had two followers - WOW - it truly made my day!