My baby is two. I definitely don’t think he
qualifies as a “baby” anymore. He is a little boy now. But, he is my baby and
he always will be my baby, no matter his age. I cannot believe that two years ago this tiny (yeah, right!)
little person entered my world and changed me forever. From the moment that
second line popped up on the test, my heart belonged to him. Nothing else
matters beyond what is going on in that little boy’s head and heart and he is
who I live for, each and every day. I am my own person and I remember that and
embrace that, but I am Jaxon’s Mama. My heart is forever his.
Though his party was this past Saturday, his actual
birthday was yesterday, the 18th.
As a tradition I started last year for his first birthday, I took the
day off and Jason already has Wednesday’s off, so it was perfect. I planned
nothing; and, that is not me. I am a planner by nature. I plan everything, but
yesterday I didn’t. I wanted a stress-free, enjoyable day without time frames or
commitments. And, I loved it! It was so relaxing and Jaxon had a great day –and,
really, that is all that mattered to me!
The only thing that I did plan was him waking up
to a plethora of balloons in primary colors, something fun to mark the start of
his special day. Originally, we were
going to fill his room with the balloons and let him wake up to them, but
changed our minds so we would actually be able to see his reaction. Jason and I
came to his door after he woke up and sang him Happy Birthday and walked him
out to the living room. He saw the balloons and pointed and said “For me?”. For
the next, probably, 30 minutes he ran up and down the hall laughing like crazy
dragging the balloons behind him. It was so
cute!
I made him banana and rainbow pancakes (just added
sprinkles) and we ate breakfast and watched ‘Mouse’ (his adorable nickname for Mickey
Mouse). We still had no clue of our plans for the day when we left the house
around 11am and we didn’t care. We ended up in Davis- Jason dropped us off at
my mom’s work at UCD to surprise her, and he went to get a haircut. Mom got to
walk Jaxon around work and show him off to her co-workers, then we walked to
one of the grassy fields behind her building and let him run. It was leisurely
and fun.
Jason picked us up and we headed back to Vacaville
for lunch, but Jaxon fell asleep in the car instead (his only 45 minutes of
nap time that day….). After lunch and a quick visit to GiGi and Papa’s house, we
attempted
a real nap before swim lessons, only to fail miserable. Unfortunately, this is
happening a bit more often, I guess I better brace myself for fewer and shorter
naps…
After dinner, Jaxon opened his presents from
Grandma and us and played a bit and then we lit his Birthday Candle; this
tradition came from my childhood. My mom had my sister and I light our special candle
each birthday in the evening and burn down to the next year. I loved to be able
to pass on some traditions to my son. Another tradition I passed on was our
birthday figures- this is more for me, because I love my figurine collection. I
chose Precious Moments for him because they have a zoo animal theme for boys…
This little boy is my heart. He is all boy and
loves to be rough and get dirty, but cuddling with Mama is just as nice. He is smart,
fun, loving, feisty, stubborn, loves to read and be read to and he captivates my
attention in an instant. I get a kick out of spending time with him; he teaches
me every day and drives me to want more in life. He is my reason to wake up
every morning and push for more, strive to be better.
Happy Birthday Jaxon <3 . Mama loves you to the
moon and back- ten times over!!
Xoxo-LadyLewy
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