Edward Michael: Happy 2nd Birthday.... and Edward's 1st Real Snow Day!

Edward's 2nd Year Report Card

Weight: 21 lbs 13 ounces
Height: 31 and 1/8 inches
Clothes Size: 18-24 months!
Diaper Size: 4
Teeth: 12 and more coming in! And he loves brushing his teeth with his Elmo toothbrush!
Daily Medicines: Bactrim Mondays and Tuesdays post chemo until March 1st....
Formula: GONE!
Bottles: No more! Whole milk in a sippy cup!
Foods: for breakfast he will eat oatmeal, Frosted Mini-Wheats, ( I know, weird, right?) Cheerios, granola bars, eggs with cheese, bacon, yogurt, strawberries, blueberries, bananas..... for lunch he likes turkey and cheese slices, goldfish crackers, pickles, cucumbers, avocado, apples, mac-n- cheese, grilled cheese, peanut butter and jelly, and for dinner he usually just eats whatever we are having for dinner, whether it is spaghetti and meatballs or burritos! AND he always, always, always has ice-cream before bed time.
Farts: still pretty darn stinky :)
Words: ummmmmm too many for his own good! Eddie was recently discharged from speech therapy because he is talking too much to need any services! He knows all animals and their sounds, foods, drinks (including the words wine and beer.... so proud, so proud.... haha) he knows all of the Sesame Street characters and songs, and is talking in 2 and 3 word combos that sometimes produce little sentences! The best words, I have to admit, are "Love you, Mommy."
Laughter: he is sooooooo ticklish and once we get him going, he often ends up with the hiccups!
Naps: 1 nap usually from 1:30- 3:30 p.m.
Night Sleep: sleeps through the night... most nights
Car Seat: so much better than last year, and since we now have a portable DVD player he is proving to be a good road tripper, thank goodness! He watches Caillou, Sesame Street, etc.
Accomplishments: where do I begin? This past year has been so full of doctors appointments that Edward has proven himself to be one tough little cookie. He has been under anesthesia for eye surgeries 9 times. He has been under anesthesia for MRI's 2 times. He had 6 rounds of chemotherapy and 6 laser eye treatments. He went though weekly and sometimes biweekly blood count checks, weight checks, nausea and pain medications, etc. Ahhh, when I think about it, I can not believe all that he has been through as a toddler.... And his major accomplishment is that he is one smart, happy, and nice little boy.

Do I wish he weighed a little bit more at his 2 year check-up yesterday? YEAH. But what can I expect? He went from eating like a preemie, to eating throughout eight months of chemotherapy, and now he is eating like a typical and picky 2 year old toddler! So he did not make it on the growth chart for height or weight, but his big preemie head made it on the growth chart! He is in the 75th percentile for head circumference! Haha! He is just really SMART, that's all! And his body will catch up, I am certain :)

We had another fantastic birthday party in Augusta, Georgia for Eddie last weekend. He loved playing with all of his Johnson cousins! We received so many more gifts and toys that our living room looks, well.....like an aisle in a toy store :) He enjoyed more cake, more ice-cream, and more attention! We had a quick 48 hour trip, but it was awesome! Thanks to everyone who came!

And today we awoke to some unexpected snow! Unexpected as in Mommy did not watch the news, check the forecast, or connect with society to find out we were going to have a snow day! Schools were closed and all of the neighborhood kids were out playing this morning. It took me 45 minutes to adorn Eddie with 3 layers of warm clothes, but to my relief, he loved playing in the snow. We walked Winston around the block and went sledding down a few hills in the neighborhood. We only lasted about 45 minutes because of the crazy blowing snow and wind, but he did great! His cheeks were bright red and he had a runny nose, but all of that was fixed by his first cup of hot chocolate, which he repeatedly told me was "coffee."