The Saez Family Blog: #290 - Benjamin is Two!!

The days are long but the years are short.

Isn't that the truth? Our dear sweet baby is no longer a baby, but a loving, independent, determined two-year old boy. How fast these two years have gone. This child brings joy to our lives every single day. He owns our hearts. Benjamin Lawrence Saez, we love you!

We celebrated Benjamin's birthday yesterday, but before I share those pictures, let me tell you a little bit about this two-year old son of ours.

Benjamin weighs 28 pounds and is about 34 inches tall (about 50th percentile on both charts). He fits mostly in a size 2T. He's got quite the buddha belly, so he needs shirts that are a bit longer than normal. He wears a size 7 shoe, and only wears one particular pair of sneakers - he refuses to wear sandals, crocs, or anything else.
Benjamin mostly sleeps through the night in his big boy bed. He sleeps with his Mickey Mouse stuffed animal, and must have his sound machine on to the bird chirping setting. He still requires us to rock him to sleep at night, but those 15-30 minutes are truly the highlight of my day, so I don't mind at all. More often than not, he stays in his bed until morning time, but lately, he'll climb into our bed sometime after midnight. He sleeps pretty well there (which means we sleep pretty well), so for right now, we're okay with it. He's an early riser though - 6:00am is sleeping in for him.
He's a Mommy's boy. That hasn't changed at all over the past two years. He prefers his Mommy for all the comfort and nurturing. He wants me to put him to bed, to change his diaper, and to hold him on my hip as we walk around. He snuggles up to me at night, and many days, will still cry when I leave the room.
He loves his Daddy. His dad is fun, and there's no one that can make him laugh and giggle like his Daddy. Benjamin will crawl all over him, run to him and fly into his arms, and still screams with excitement when his Daddy's car pulls into the garage.
Benjamin adores Owen. He imitates most everything that Owen does - whether it's jumping on the bed (a no-no), how Owen colors, or how Owen plays outside. Benjamin is his shadow, and wants to do everything his big brother does. In the morning, when Owen wakes up, Benjamin immediately lights up and runs to him to give him his good morning hug and kiss. And, at night, he refuses to go to bed until Owen has hugged him. Seeing their brotherly relationship develop is joyful and priceless.
Benjamin loves Mickey Mouse and pretty much anything Disney - Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Jake the Pirate, Doc McStuffins, etc. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is his very favorite thing to watch on TV. He still squeals when he sees Mickey.
Healthwise, he's doing okay. Benjamin definitely gets more sick, and more often than Owen ever did. Benjamin is on his second set of ear tubes. He's allergic to three different medicines, and can be sensitive to some environmental irritants. But, overall, he is a healthy and happy two-year old. He does have a speech delay, and has been attending Speech Therapy once a week since January of this year. He's made a lot of progress, and we are so proud of him!

We had a very small party yesterday with our Savannah family to celebrate this special little boy, and everyone had a great time! We had a Mickey Mouse cake, of course! Here are the pictures: