Officially 2 and 39 weeks

Brayden officially turned 2 on Friday---although with the amount of celebrating we have been doing around here, Brayden probably thinks that birthday celebrations go on for at least a week :) On his actual birthday, we had his favorite meal...tacos and of course cake. And, his favorite part---blowing out the candles. We had to relight them numerous times....although he blew them out...the breathe from his mouth did not get the candles to go out---it was the amount from his nostrils :) He sang happy birthday to himself too. We gave him a balance bike for his birthday and helmet which he enjoys wearing. We also made him a little ABC book with family pictures. Here are some pics from the celebration:





We of course needed to take him to one more special place....sort of for his birthday, but also to really live up what may be the last weekend as a family of 3. So, we headed to Des Plaines to go to the Choo Choo restaurant. It is an old diner that has a train deliver the food to your table. As you can see from the pictures, he could barely contain his excitement there. And he is still saying Choo Choo toasted cheese---because that is what the choo-choo brought him :)






Finally to round out the weekend, we carved a pumpkin. Brayden got into it a little....although as we were cutting the pumpkin he just kept saying Oh NO....and then when it came time to pull out the guts....he said EEEWWWWWW the whole time---he was not a fan of the slimy guts. He did however, enjoy seeing it light up...and of course, then there was the candle to blow out!!!




The Baby is due any day now---Saturday to be exact---however, I am thinking that this little boy will be late too...so my guess is next week some time. The excitement and anticipation is really growing around here....and as excited as we are to meet our new son, Brayden is also seeming to be just as excited about meeting the baby. He waves to his cars seat, decorates my belly with stickers, toys and blankets any chance he gets, and also looks in the crib and basinet each morning to check for the baby. Here I am at 39 weeks. We cannot wait to welcome him...and become a family of 4!