It's hard to believe that two years have passed since Jamisen came home and added to our happiness quotient. We had a wonderful time with Jamisen's birthday party. It was low-key, with family only. I'm guessing this is the last time we'll get away without any of Jamisen's little friends at his party.
Jamisen was still a little confused about what all the fuss was for but he gamely played along, eating a mini cupcake (not the one in his hands; that one never got eaten), clapping after 'Happy Birthday' was over and enjoying the house full of family. 
He did understand how to blow out the candle but was a little directionally challenged and didn't quite have the breath to get the candle flame out so we helped.
Jamisen was confused about the presents. He couldn't understand why we made him rip open the paper, see the toy, say 'thank you' and then *not* let him play with the toy right then and there. He learned a lot about delayed gratification.
We had said 'no presents' but it's hard to go to a party with a little tyke and not want to buy something fun. And, we weren't exactly upset that everyone brought such thoughtful and kind presents. I'd say his two favorite presents were the drum set (thank you Grandma Kelly and Grandpa Winston) that seems to be a favorite, closely followed by an indoor golf set from Auntie Sharon.
As a birthday gift for Chris and I, Grandma and Grandpa Faiola took Jamisen to the park. Jamisen loves his rock throwing (more than anything!) and is proving to be a typical boy with his fascination of water, rocks, dirt and mud.
Jamisen also had the best time getting to know his Auntie Sharon better. They laughed and played ball and worked the slides pretty hard.
Grandma and Grandpa Faiola were extremely amazed, surprised and yes, proud to see how much Jamisen has grown in his slide and playground skills in the last three weeks. Apparently, he has made impressive strides and is now fearless. Grandpa was very proud that Jamisen was going up the rope ladder, all by himself, when boys that were older than him were afraid and requiring help. Not that anyone in this family is competitive or anything.
It was nice to get some date time with Chris to go over our yearly goals as a family for a check-in and (eeeek) plan our house move. That's right, we're moving this week because every woman that is 8.5 months pregnant desperately wants to pack an entire house and then unpack the same house. (shrugs shoulders). Meh. You can't time when the ideal family home will come onto the market and desperately call out your name with a plaintive, "I will be perfect for your growing family." It's going to be a wonderful time for us to bond as a family during this move and then make new family memories bringing the new baby home in the new house.
And, the house is everything we've been looking for over a year - it has an acre of property for Jamisen and sister to run on, 3 bedrooms (but we'll add one more downstairs as a guest room) and 2 offices (one upstairs and one downstairs). It also has a garden (yay! No more $4 organic kale and $3 organic cucumbers!)
Thankfully, we had Grandma and Grandpa Faiola to help with some of the heavy packing for a day and get us a good head start on the moving process. We are not hiring professional movers so it's going to be a long week - but I am looking forward to cleaning and organizing. It's like spring cleaning, just a little early! Plus, I do know where to get boxes. =)
Grandma and Grandpa Faiola were extremely amazed, surprised and yes, proud to see how much Jamisen has grown in his slide and playground skills in the last three weeks. Apparently, he has made impressive strides and is now fearless. Grandpa was very proud that Jamisen was going up the rope ladder, all by himself, when boys that were older than him were afraid and requiring help. Not that anyone in this family is competitive or anything.
It was nice to get some date time with Chris to go over our yearly goals as a family for a check-in and (eeeek) plan our house move. That's right, we're moving this week because every woman that is 8.5 months pregnant desperately wants to pack an entire house and then unpack the same house. (shrugs shoulders). Meh. You can't time when the ideal family home will come onto the market and desperately call out your name with a plaintive, "I will be perfect for your growing family." It's going to be a wonderful time for us to bond as a family during this move and then make new family memories bringing the new baby home in the new house.
And, the house is everything we've been looking for over a year - it has an acre of property for Jamisen and sister to run on, 3 bedrooms (but we'll add one more downstairs as a guest room) and 2 offices (one upstairs and one downstairs). It also has a garden (yay! No more $4 organic kale and $3 organic cucumbers!)
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