Caleb turns 2!!!!!!

I can't believe it. He is officially 2. No more "almost 2". He's really 2. Next thing you know he will be 5, then 12, then 18, then....I don't even want to think about it!! I mean I won't go past 30, yet he will continue to get older and I will wonder where the time has gone. I want to enjoy every minute of it...and remember all the funny things he says and does. Even though I loved my job at Lebonheur and I felt so important climbing off that helicopter, I wouldn't change leaving it for nothing. Of course, there are days I'd like to go to work just for a break, but overall, I'm glad I made that decision. If you would have asked me if I would leave my job and work as a floor nurse after I had a baby a few years ago, I would have looked at you like you had two heads. I'm blessed to work in a field where I can work a couple of days a week at night while Caleb sleeps and make enough money to pay for the extra things we want. I get that not every mom shares that desire or for some reason isn't able to stay at home and I completely respect that. I honestly thought I would put my child in daycare and go back to work. That was the plan until I held him for the first time. I even tried putting him in daycare for a while. It didn't last long, though. I couldn't stand dropping him off in the morning. He was usually the last to get to class and the first to be picked up. I couldn't stand for him to be away.

What I find funny is that he is the most sociable little 2 year old I've ever known. He doesn't cry (except a couple of times) when I drop him off at mothers day out, sunday school, or leave him with a babysitter. He will talk to just about anyone. He says Hi to everyone he sees without me prompting. He will talk to anyone, give kisses to anyone, befriend anyone. Yes, there are times when he is clingy (especially when he is sleepy) and there are times when Jason is watching him while I sleep that he won't stop calling for me, but overall he is a very sociable child.

Ok, well, this post is really different from how I had planned it. I guess I just had some random thoughts to share. I'll post about Caleb's birthday party later.