Big boy

It's official. Daniel is sleeping in a big boy bed. We have a bed with a trundle that has a side rail to it so that's where he is. We tried it, albeit halfheartedly, over spring break hoping that he'd get the hang of it when I didn't have to go to work the next morning. Didn't take. I'm not sure why we decided to try it again now but we did on Saturday. We tucked him in his Cars sheets, complete with Lightning McQueen pillowcase and he didn't even whine (I think he was pretty tired from having family over). He didn't wake up once. Lucky for us, he doesn't realize (yet) that he can get out of bed and come get us. He thinks he still has to stay in the room. Yes! Although this morning when I was getting ready for work, he opened the door wider and peeked his head through waiting for me to come around the corner so I'd see he was awake. So bedtimes haven't been a problem. Naps may prove to be a bit more challenging. Yesterday we put him in bed, closed the door, and 5 minutes later we heard him running around shooting baskets. Matt yelled out "Daniel" and you could hear him run back to bed and yell back "Daniel!" (Ya I wrote that correctly. He doesn't say our name back, he repeats his). We should probably just take the basketball hoop out of there... Then to top it all off, my brother and sister-in-law got Daniel a Cars potty seat and so we put it in the bathroom just so he'd get used to it and now he wants to sit on his potty all the time. He even says he went stinky. He's just getting so big so fast. It's like he's losing every last trace of being a baby. IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO!!! I guess he had to be a big boy soon enough. I just wish it'd slow down!

Daniel's 2

No for real. He turned 2 years old on Saturday. I seriously can't believe it (although I know everyone says it and I'm sure I'll at least think it every year). He is so big and smart and full of energy. I love it! So we made a whole day out of his birthday. He's very into the movie Cars and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse right now so we decided that we'd spend the morning in Disneyland. We started the morning with sprinkle pancakes, where he got to blow out a candle (we had to practice) then headed to the Happiest Place on Earth. We went on a few rides and then we saw Mickey Mouse himself. And then Pluto. And then Goofy. We had one excited kid on our hands! We stood in line to get pictures with the first 2 but he doesn't look quite as excited in his pictures. Then we went to California Adventure to see Lightning McQueen and Mater. He even told Lightning "love you." We came back for lunch and Daniel's nap and that's when we started decorating for his party. We invited my siblings, parents, and 2 of Daniel's friends so we kept it much smaller! We decked out the house in Cars. I even made some posters at work with my projector so we played pin the buck teeth on Mater. Daniel was super excited when he woke up to it all. Matt even made a playlist on his IPOD consisting of the Cars soundtrack and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse songs. He had such a great time, I'm not sure he ate much more than a few pieces of watermelon and his piece of cake. I actually made his cake - my arm seriously hurt. But it was exciting to see his face and watch him actually blow out the candles. It was also super cute hearing him say "happy birthday to you." We got him a Cars tricycle that the boys ended up alll enjoying but he's a little to small to pedal. Give it a few months I guess. Happy Birthday Daniel! Love you!

Trivia Question

Daniel says a lot of things, and he speaks pretty well and can communicate with us, but I think that's mostly because we know what he is trying to say so we understand it. I assume most parents experience this, but anyways, here is one of his favorite things to say right now and I want to see who can get it right first.

"Ma mouse hub house"

Good Luck.