My Valentine

 Pearce got to enjoy lots of fun Valentine activities this past week.  It started with a little Valentine party with some of our friends.  We met at Aubrey's house and she had this cute little backdrop set up to take pics.  We also had some yummy snacks and she even got all the kids gigantic heart suckers, which Pearce loved!  We exchanged valentines and just had fun playing together.  Pearce also got to have a Valentine party at school on Wednesday.  He brought juice boxes for his class and also got to exchange valentines with his little friends.  On Valentine's Day, Pearce wore his "Dr. Love" t-shirt and I took him to get an ice cream cone.  He is soooo good at eating an ice cream cone :)  He got some army guys, a Toy Story book, stickers, and a bag of "m's" for his Valentine gift from us.  Pearce also got a Buzz Lightyear valentine card and M & M's from Papa and Mama and GG also sent him a Toy Story valentine and some money! 

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Kobe Steakhouse with GG

After Pearce's birthday, GG stayed with us a couple of extra days.  We had a great time with her!  She has always wanted to take Pearce to one of those places where they cook on the table, so we went!  Pearce loved every second!  Our cook was really great and kept giving Pearce little bites of what he was cooking.  Pearce loved the fried rice and broccoli....he could not get enough of either one.  Our cook even made Pearce a little "cake" of fried rice and put a candle in it :)  Oh, he also loved edamame!  Pearce kept saying "fire, more fire!"  Then, he got birthday cake at the end of dinner with a candle and he loved blowing out the candle.  It was such a fun night!

2 Year Well-Check

On January 27th, Pearce had his 2 year well-check with Dr. Sperling.  When I told him he was going to the doctor, he got so excited and immediately asked "Shot?"  But not in a worried type of way....in an excited way :)  I got Pearce looking all cute and off we went to the doctor.  When we got called back, and Pearce had to get weighed and measured.  First, he had to stand next to the wall and have the measuring thing come down to the top of his head...this is the first time he got his height taken this way.  My good little boy just stood there and let the nurse get the measurements.  She said most 2 year olds get scared and cry.  Then Pearce had to stand on the scale to get weighed.  I told him to stand on the scale and put his hands down by his side....he did it perfectly!  Then we went to the exam room to wait for Dr. Sperling.  When she came in, I told Pearce to say hi to Dr. Sperling and Pearce said "Hi dotor Perying."  Pearce was so good letting her look in his eyes, ears, nose and mouth.  She asked if he was saying more than 50 words...YES!  Was he able to put two words together....oh yes...full sentences now!  Does he take a nap for at least 1 hour...ummmm, try 3 hours!  She also said he is probably ready to go to a big boy bed.....ummmmm....don't think so.  I want Pearce to stay in his crib for probably another year if possible.  He's just such a good sleeper and I know he is safe in his crib.  So, he had a great check up and no shot...sorry Pearce!  When we left he said "Bye Bye Dotor!" 

Pearce's 2 year stats

Weight:  27 lbs (50th percentile)

Height:  34.5 in. (60th percentile)

Body Mass Index:  16.349 %

PERFECT!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Pearce!

On Saturday, January 25th, Pearce turned 2!  I always knew we would have another "family" party for Pearce just like we did last year....I just didn't know we would have a specific theme.  Ever since Mama and Papa introduced Pearce to Toy Story during Christmas, that is all Pearce has talked about!  Chris got him all 3 movies and he would watch them all the time if we let him...Toy Story 3 is his favorite!  He would talk about Buzz and Woody and how they fell in the trash can.  I had already ordered him a shirt to wear with an airplane on it and I just thought I would bake a cake myself and let Nathan and Charlotte help me decorate it and then just get basic birthday decorations.  Then it hit me....do a Toy Story bday party!  So, Pearce and I went to the party store and got a ton of Toy Story decorations and then I ordered a Buzz and Woody cake from HEB and we were all set.  I decorated on Thursday night and when Pearce saw the decorations on Friday morning....he was just in Heaven!  He said "Oh wow!  Oh boy!"  So Friday evening all of our family came over to have pizza.  Pearce just loved having everyone here...especially his cousins Robert, Allie, Nay Nay, and Charlotte.  Saturday morning, Chris and I went to wake Pearce up.  The night before we had all blown up balloons and put them in his room so that he would see them when he woke up.  Well, we were so excited to wake Pearce up....then we saw that at some point he had thrown up all in his bed!  Poor little guy!!  He was in great spirits though....maybe he just ate too much the night before.  Who knows!  Everyone came back over and we headed over to a park to let the kids play.  Then we at lunch at Chick-fil-a and brought Pearce back for his nap.  He woke up around 5:00 and that's when the party got started!  Pearce got to open his presents and man, did he have a lot of presents!  He got a Daniel Tiger doll from us, Buzz and Woody dolls plus the Toy Story 3 action figures from Auntie Ashy and Auntie Jen, a Jr. Zookeeper outfit from Mama and Papa that is sooo adorable, a bulldozer and a Thinkery membership from Pops and Mimi, money from Papa and Mama, a play kitchen from GG that is soooo cute, and kitchen accessories from GG and Mama and Papa.  He is all set!  After we opened presents the kids all played and Chris worked on getting our dinner ready.  He made hand ground burgers, hot dogs, and homemade beans.  YUMMY!!!  After dinner, we were ready for cake and ice cream.  Pearce was so cute sitting in the chair just looking at his cake...sneaking little licks of the icing :)  When we started singing to him, he just smiled and smiled and then blew out his candle!  We had a wonderful birthday weekend and there is absolutely no doubt that Pearce is one loved little boy!  I am just appreciative that our family chooses to make the effort to travel in order to celebrate our Pearce.  He is soooo lucky!  Now for pictures!

We had to get a birthday haircut first!

 

Pearce adores Nay Nay!  I mean, ADORES him.  Nathan is always so sweet and helpful and such a good helper with Pearce.  When Nathan and Charlotte left, Pearce was pretty much devastated.  It really broke my heart!  When they drove off, he just cried and cried.  Then I was holding him and Pearce said, "Mommy, Nay Nay loves you?  I said, "Oh yes, Nay Nay loves you so much."  Then Pearce started crying again saying "Nay Nay loves you."  When he woke up from his nap on Sunday, he asked for Nay Nay :(

 

Nay Nay was so excited to lose his first tooth!

 

Cheers to my baby boy turning 2!