David's Birthday

On Sunday, David turned two and we had so much fun celebrating with him on his special day! He scored on his birthday presents - he got a play dough kit from Jack, a toy vacuum from us, a basketball hoop from my in-laws, and his very own tractor from my parents (no more fights and timers and switching with Jack! Yay! Now he just needs to learn how to steer so we don't have to chase him and make sure he doesn't run into cars! haha)



We had friends over for cupcakes and ice cream and had so much fun! (Unfortunately I didn’t take a picture of him and all of his friends!) Jack brainwashed David into wanting a “turtle party” and all it took was five bucks and a trip to the Dollar Tree to meet my two-year-old’s turtle party standards ;)






Things I want to remember about David at two:

• The kid jumps and hops more than he walks.
• His favorite color is pink and he won’t go to sleep without his bunny, his pink turtle, and his blue and pink blankie. When he's falling asleep he yells, "PEE BOO!" (peek-a-boo) which means that he wants us to put his blanket over his head - once he falls asleep we have to go in and take the blanket off of his head so he doesn't suffocate!

• Whenever he has an itch, he shouts, “OH NO!!! BEE!!!!” And then we have to scratch his “bee” itch even if it’s on a part of his body that he can reach. I have had to scratch his lip many times.
• He makes the best pouty face when he is mad.
• David LOVES gum and has a gum radar - he can spot a stranger’s gum from a mile away (and he has no shame about asking the strangers for their chewed gum!) He definitely debunked the claim that gum takes seven years to digest because if it did, then his stomach would have exploded by now. And I reeeeeeally hate grocery check-out lines because it’s gum or a tantrum. 
• He knows exactly how to push Jack’s buttons and pushes Jack’s buttons more than Jack pushes his buttons. Example: Jack excitedly will say, “David!!! I have to tell you something!” and David will respond by plugging his ears and saying with his pouty face, “No talka me!” This produces the exact results that David was looking for - lots of tears and attention from Jack. (The little turd!)
• David is OBSESSED with babies and loves all of his friend’s baby siblings. This morning, David crawled into our bed at 5:45 and the first thing he said was, “Mom, baby Brynn is sooooo cuuuuute!” haha
• He pretends like he is a baby turtle all of the time. (A baby turtle that acts a lot like a puppy ;)
• David basically eats a four course breakfast every single morning. He immediately asks for oatmeal when he wakes up, but then asks for yogurt while his oatmeal cools down. Then later when Jack finally decides that he is hungry for breakfast, he will eat cereal with Jack too, and after that he eats eggs and protein shake off of Spencer’s plate when Spencer is done working out. And then he’s ready for a snack by 10:00.
• He snuggles with his entire body - tummy to tummy with his arms and legs wrapped around you. 
• He’s a crazy and fearless swimmer just like Jack was at this age.
• He is always so animated and happy to see his friends, Jack’s friends, my friends and family (on FaceTime). His conversation starter almost always is about what color people are wearing on their shirt :)
• He LOVES Jack and they are the best little buddies. I’m so glad that they have each other.