First Hair Cut

Last week Caedan finally had his first haircut. Now I know what you are already thinking. He is 2 how can this be his first haircut? But for some reason I just could not cut those cute little curls from the back of his head. I recently noticed that his hair had grown below his shirt collar so I decided that it was time to finally give him a haircut. One of us held his head while the other did the cutting and the whole time Ceadan was saying no hair cut, no hair cut.

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2

Today my baby turned 2! In many ways it seems like we have had him forever. But it also seems like he was just born yesterday. Maybe that is because we are so tired. Caedan has developed his own personality and his smile is so cute that it can brighten your day in an instant. There are so many things that I love about this stage. As he has learned to talk we are always amazed by the things that he says.

Some of my favorites include:
Hold you – this means that he would like to be picked up.
Open it – means turn it on
What doing?
Oh tay mommy
Taedan
Go to time out – apparently he hears this a lot at our house. Last night he sent me to time out and then the dog.

One of his favorite people is his sister. He simply cannot get enough of ‘ia’ as he calls her. When he is upset there are times that only Olivia can calm him down and get him to stop crying. He loves to play with her and follow her around. As they get older I am sure that things will change between the two of them but right now I am enjoying their bond.

Caedan loves football, baseball and soccer. He will hold a ball and say ready and then throw it at you even if you are not looking. So if you hear ‘ready’ you better be ready to catch a ball because it is coming your way.

Avion (French for airplane), buses, trucks, bikes, firetrucks – Caedan loves them all. When driving in the car he will point out every one that he sees.

He has a very tender side. If Olivia is crying Caedan will run to her, put his arms around her and give her a hug. I love when I pick him up and he puts his arms around my neck and then put his head on my shoulder. I don't think I will ever get enough of that.

Cadean loves fleece blankets. They have to be a certain size and he has to have one with him when he is sleeping. If we leave the house we have to make sure to take one with us.

Of course there are a few things that I am ready to leave behind.
I am ready to leave the sleepless nights behind. We have struggled for months to get a good night's sleep. If he doesn’t wake up early in the morning then he wakes up during the night. He often won't go to sleep until 9 or 10pm and then he is up around 6am. This just doesn’t seem like enough sleep for someone his age and I know that it is not enough sleep for me!

I am more than ready to be done with diapers! Caedan on the other hand has no interest in using the toilet. He says he wants to, but so far the bag of M&M’s has remained unopened. I know that you are not suppose to rush toilet training but oh how I would love to be done changing diapers and done carrying around extra diapers when we leave the house. On the other hand I have no idea how to toilet train a boy. With Olivia we would sit her on the toilet and paint her toe nails and finger nails. And of course she would have to sit there until the polish dried. I wonder what color of polish would look good on Caedan.