Squishy Face

2 Year Check-Up

Today was Beau's 2 year check-up.  As it usually goes at the doctor's office, Beau screamed during our  whole appointment but I know that will get better with time.

Beau's weight at 24 months: 23.0 pounds / 3rd percentile
Beau's height at 24 months: 32.7 inches / 11th percentile

I asked about switching from whole milk to 2 % milk, but our pediatrician recommended staying on whole milk another year since he is still pretty small for his age.

He is all caught up on shots and he won't need any more immunizations until he is 4! Yay! Our next well baby check will be at 2 1/2 years old.

Happy Birthday Beau!

Today was a wonderful celebration of Beau! 

 I snapped a quick picture of Beau right when he woke up!

 Happy Birthday sweet son! 

You are 2! 

 It looks like someone needs a haircut! 

 Like all good days, Beau started his morning in the kitchen! 

 He's cooking up something delicious! 

 Then we went for a walk!  It has been SO hot here, but luckily there was a little breeze this morning! 

 Then we went to the pool!  

The two red bumps on Beau's back are mosquito bites.  His mosquito bites get really big and red and last for a while.  

 Our neighborhood pool has a splash pad area, and Beau loves running through the water! 

 Beau's favorite lunch is Chik-fil-a, so that is where we went for his birthday lunch! 

 He ate all of his meal...2 chicken strips and fries! Yay! 

 Being silly! 

 We took Beau to dinner at Chuck-e-Cheese.   

Raleigh and I were a bit disappointed.  We remember the "show" with lots of animatronics.  Now there is only one animatronic character on the stage and the rest of the "show" is just a video.  And remember games like Whac-a-Mole...there were not any games like that anymore.  I guess it has been close to 20 years since I've been to Chuck-e-Cheese, so I should have known things would be different.  

 Beau enjoyed watching a Veggie Tales video while we waited on our pizza.   Yes, part of the "show" was a Veggie Tales video!  

 Beau enjoyed playing skee ball with me!  He understood the concept of rolling the ball up the ramp and had fun trying to get it up the ramp as high as possible! 

 Then he did a little race car driving with his dad! 

 Vroom! Vroom!

 When we got home, Beau started opening his gifts from me and Raleigh.  

 He decided that unwrapping the gifts was taking too long, so he decided to just push them around in his buggy! 

 Beau finally got around to unwrapping his gifts!  First he opened Fridge Farm by Leap Frog.  

His other gift was Text and Learn by Leap Frog.

Happy Birthday Beau! We love you so much and are so blessed to have you in our lives!  We can't wait to see what adventures await you this year!  Welcome to the world of being two! 

Happy 2nd Birthday Beau! from Raleigh Gresham on Vimeo.

Party Time!

Saturday morning with celebrated pirate style for Beau's 2nd birthday!

Beau started his morning by helping Nana put icing on the cupcakes! 

I think I see evidence that Beau had a taste of the icing! 

Beau helped put the balloons outside! 

This photo from pinterest inspired our balloon walkway! 

During the party, the children had several activities to choose from if they wanted to participate.  The dining room table was set up as a create your own treasure map art center.  There were crayons, stickers, and foam stickers. 

Another activity was pirate dress up! Arr! 

The pictures are a little out of order, but here are the treat bags! 

Another activity was pirate tattoos!  It seems that almost all children enjoy a temporary tattoo! 

Here is a picture of the dessert table.  We had petit fours, chocolate cake, strawberry cupcakes, and m&ms.  

This photo from pinterest inspired the cake.  

I found this pirate box in the dollar section of Target.  It worked out great for the silverware.  

This pirate bucket is also from Target.  It was actually sold as an Easter basket earlier this year.  

Beau had fun playing in the yard with my dad as we waiting on the guests to arrive. 

Raleigh was getting into the pirate spirit! 

Beau had a little mowing to do before the party! 

Beau loves to be tickled by Aunt Angie! 

Oliver had lots of fun on the riding toy! 

Look at those scary pirates! 

Little hands were busy at work creating their treasure maps! 

Isaac was taking a little stroll on the bus!

Look at pirate Kate! 

Uh oh! Looks like we've got a lady's man on our hands! 

The concept of a birthday party is still a bit abstract for Beau, but he definitely knew that it was a special day! 

Since this was Beau's first birthday at home, we decided to have a smash cake, even though those are typically for first birthdays.

Searching for treasure! 

It was a wonderful birthday party and it was especially fun having Beau home here to celebrate!  Here is a look back at how Raleigh and I celebrated his first birthday.