Jac is two

Our little boy is two years old today! I can hardly believe it! It is amazing how quickly two years can go by!

He is walking and talking and showing every sign of developing normally. We are so fortunate! So many things could have gone wrong with our little 1.5 pound 30 weeks and 6 day boy. Other than being small (which we are working on) he is developing normally! Wow!

He is up to around 120 words now and it grows every day. He repeats so many words now. It feels like he learns a new word every day.

He called Ama "Ma" yesterday! I think he is calling Grandma "May" but I am not sure about that one yet. He has not gotten Akon or Grandfather yet!

He loves his brother. He checks in on him and points it out to me if he is crying. Tonight, while we were out at dinner, Nic was sleeping on me in the carrier. Jac started to get upset and asked to come over and check on Nic. Once he checked up on him and gave him a kiss he calmed back down. So cute! He gives him kisses and hugs and rolls on him and just generally loves him on him. So cute!

He is climbing more and more. My parents couches are lower and he has been climbing up on them and trying to climb up on me!

He takes a little while to warm up to new things and places. He needs to be in a new situation for a little while before he is comfortable with it.

He likes to explore and touch and move things. He has discovered the light switches at my parents' house. He can turn the lights off he stretches on his toes. I have showed him how to move a small box to stand on so he can reach to turn the lights back on and he has done it.

He likes noodles and will almost always eat them but he will eat most anything. He still has eight teeth. I keep on thinking he is going to get his one-year molars but he hasn't yet.

He has the sweetest little sly smile now. Yesterday he was joking around with Grandma and me and saying "No." He was laughing and giving us this little smile and then saying "No" again!

This is the last birthday where he won't care what he gets or if it is wrapped. This is the last birthday where we can celebrate it any day we want. This is the last birthday where he won't be able to sing along a little bit with "Happy Birthday."

Grandma has taught him to answer the question, "How old are you?". He says, "two," and holds up one finger! Yesterday morning when we were doing it he held up one finger on both hands in response! Cute!

He is a sweet, loving, lovable little guy who I love with all of my heart.