And....HE'S 2!!!

Well our little man is 2!  I can't believe how fast time has gone.  Seems like just yesterday I was waiting for this huge child to come out of me and after nearly 12 hours of labor we were able to meet him!  Our lives definitely haven't been the same since!

Dominik has definitely blossomed in the last month with his language skills.  He is putting together phrases like "Hi, mom/dad" "Ready, set, go", and "one, two, three".  Still loves asking questions like "what's that?" and every kid's favorite "why?"  I figure he's saying on the upside of 30-40 words.

He is also continuing to be HUGE.  He is currently in size 3T and wears size 9 shoes.  His measurements at 2 years were 33 lbs, and 35 inches tall.  I think he just might be a future Husker lineman :)

Dominik also loves to draw lately.  He is very focused and you can barely interrupt him.  He know where I keep the paper, pens, and crayons so he feels free to grab them whenever he can.  Our kitchen table has only had a few casualties with pen, but not a big deal.  It was used when Bruce bought it.
Also turning 2 has brought along some unsettling things.  Dominik has been having night terrors every once in a while.  Two weeks ago it happened 4 nights in a row.  It has happened once since then.  Dominik just starts sobbing in the middle of the night, sometimes screaming.  He's asleep still, so we just try and calm him down as best as we can.  One night it was really bad and Bruce had to stay next to him for a couple of hours.  I talked to the doctor and she said stuff like this happens when they get "off schedule".  I didn't think that we were too off schedule with anything.  Anyways, she said that the best thing to do is just sit/lay with them until they calm down.  Hopefully he'll grow out of this fast!

Dominik loves playing with cars and racing them with all of the new toys he got for his birthday.  His favorite is a fold up race track where 2 cars race down a hill.  He'll line them up and say "ready, set, go!"  We are also working on teaching him the fine sport of bowling.  HIs Aunt Julie, Uncle Mike, and cousin Gabriel got him a Cars bowling set for his birthday.  He prefers to use the pins as a bat to hit the bowling ball with, so we've got a few things to work on! 

tool set from Grandma and Grandpa A



new bike from Grandma and Grandpa L

 Now for the most important part you've all been waiting for....the party!  We had such a good time.  We had about 20 people in attendance.  We lucked out and it turned out to be a gorgeous afternoon so we were able to be outside!  I loved creating his birthday cake.  It was so simple compared to the craziness I did last year.  Also the kids loved eating it along with the Lego Man pops.  Even those were a hit with the adults!  If you are ever looking for ideas, I got most of mine here: Lego Birthday Party.  She had very good ideas and even gives some templates for you to use!



Lego cake and square mini cupcakes

Sneak preview

Here is a teensy preview of Dom's birthday party tomorrow. It's going to be totally awesome-sauce. Be jealous.

Oh Christmas tree...

Well I was able to put up our tree yesterday. Despite only being decorated from the middle up (to avoid any Dominik hands destroying ornaments-hopefully!) I think it looks beautiful!
Anyways, while I was decorating the tree I came across these two ornaments that I made in 1991. That would make me a 2nd grader, 7 years old, almost 8. My classmates and I made these at St. John's. Our priest, Father York, always made baptism candles so he had wax readily available. The wax used to smell of pine (green) and cinnamon (red), but of course the scent has disappeared after 20 years! These ornaments made me think of all of the ornaments I've made throughout the years and still have on my tree. I'm very glad my mom kept these and I hope to be hanging these on my tree for years to come!