BL's gonna be 2!!

I can't believe BL is about to be 2. My little Baby Love isn't so little anymore. Time sure does fly. I remember being pregnant with him, having him, and all of the moments leading up to today. BL is my miracle baby. I suffered an ectopic pregnancy in October of 2008 and was told I would not be able to conceived again for a year and that it would be much harder to conceive. Well, they lied. In February of 2009 Baby Love was conceived. Just a few days after the anniversary of my ectopic pregnancy, he was born. I was in denial that I was pregnant for more than 2 months before I finally gave in and took a test. When it came back positive and the doctor confirmed it, I was happier than I ever thought possible.

Being pregnant with him was stressful at times, but it was totally worth it. I gained a lot of weight with him, but I knew it was for a good cause. The little stinker made me gain 61lbs. With his birth weight, I have no idea why. He weighed 5lbs 15oz. He was so itty bitty. I enjoyed my pregnancy with him, though. It was my first full-term pregnancy. I had to be induced at 36 weeks, though. He stopped growing inside of me. Health wise, I had a tough pregnancy. I found out I had two heart conditions and he kept trying to come early starting at 22 weeks. He was also small for dates, so I had to do NST's twice a week. It was all worth it in the end because I got a beautiful, healthy baby.

Now that he's going to be two, I keep wondering where the time went. I remember rocking him as an infant. I remember his love for green bean baby food. He was a pretty easy baby until he was about a year old. That's when he started having some issues. It started with sleep issues and then behavior issues and now lack of speech issues. We're still working on it, but no matter how difficult the days may be; he is still my pride and joy. I love him more than anything and I hope he knows it. I will never give up on him. I will do all that I can for him.

His birthday is October 22nd. I haven't put a whole lot of thought into it yet, but I really need to. I want to do a camo theme mixed with cars. Even though this is a new blog, I'm thinking about possibly hosting a birthday event for him. I have some things I've gotten for him already, but I want to get him a lot more. He loves anything with wheels and he's out of the stage of putting everything in his mouth. So, I'm thinking about getting him a car rug with cars for his room or maybe one of those hot wheels tracks. We'll see.

Do you get a bittersweet feeling too when as your kids get older? What are some fun things/themes you've done for their birthdays?