Two Years Old!

Well, we all survived Corbin's second birthday. It was a long week, but Corbin had a great time. He was so excited when Grandma and Grandpa walked in the door on Monday (an hour before bedtime). They had fun walking outside and going to the park. He also loved his new basketball goal, though he liked his new Little People garage even better. Tuesday night we had a cake, and Corbin did a good job trying to blow out the candles. Corbin helped decorate it by telling Daddy what to draw. Wednesday was another play day. Then Nana and Papa came in on Thursday, so we all went to Macaroni Grill together for dinner. He opened one present that night, a book that he could read before bedtime. Grandma and Grandpa then went back to Arkansas. Nana and Papa took Corbin to Gymboree on Friday, which was immediately followed by a trip to the doctor's for three shots. Corbin has been cranky and irritable since then, probably due in some part to the soreness he must be feeling. He later opened a latch-board, a box of Wiggles books, a bath toy, and a tricycle. The latch-board was perfect timing; he can do some of them, but some are still a challege. For whatever reason, he LOVES the Wiggles books. The books themselves are nothing special, but he just loves that there's a set in the box. We haven't figured out all that his new bath toy will do, but that just leaves more for later. He's still figuring out the tricycle; it's taken him a day just to learn about steering. His feet just barely reach the pedals (with his shoes on), so that part will undoubtably take a while longer. Nana took him to the park on Saturday while Papa was at a local elders' conference. He sure was sad when they went home. Now we have to deal with the fallout; hopefully his behavior won't be too much of a battle. He was surprisingly agressive this week, using hitting much more often than usual. Hopefully he was just overly stimulated with all the attention, and will calm down this coming week. Unfortunately, he's going to have to go to daycare all five days, since Mommy has to work on Monday and do schoolwork on Friday. He should move up to a new class, too, which could either be great or just a hard transition.

One of the neatest parts of the week was his consistency with using the potty. He went peepee pretty much every time it was suggested to him. And once he even asked to use it before he needed to go! Wow! Hope the week of daycare doesn't slow down his progress.

We'll get pictures up soon!