I can't believe Stephen is already 25! He's been growing so fast. It's fun to see his personality in different ways and to know how much he has already achieved--he's just so advanced for his age! He can walk and talk better than I can, which is really helpful when he needs things and can either communicate it to me well, or he can help himself, which also helps me. He sleeps through the night on his own just fine, unless Paige or I need help. He will fall asleep on his own quickly (sometimes it only takes him a few minutes before he's out). He doesn't nap much, but since he doesn't get cranky, I'm not forcing him to nap. He seems to get enough sleep overnight, so that's good.
He eats solids like a champ too. I'm not sure what his favorite is though. He likes most everything I give him. He has never spit food back at me, so that's a good sign. He prefers vanilla over chocolate, which confuses me, but I guess that means more chocolate for me. He seems average in his height and weight for his age, but it's been a bit since he's had a check up, so I'm not sure what percentile he's in. Stephen also is friendly and happy. He essentially never cries for me. He'll get a little fussy when we're shopping, especially if it's for clothes, so I tend to shop without him. I'm glad he's old enough that I can leave him home alone, which gives me a lot of freedom. He also sometimes keeps Paige while I go out, and I'm almost not sure what to do with myself when I'm out alone.
Stephen impresses me each day with all the things he can do. He's so talented. Along with programming, drawing, biking to work, taking care of Paige, changing more than his share of Paige's diapers, cleaning up after dinner almost every night, giving me back rubs whenever I want, and managing our finances, he is also completely potty trained! He's such a blessing in my life and I can't imagine life without being his wife. He's changed everything for me and even though it takes work and effort, it is also so so worth it to be his eternal companion.. I love him so much!
In all seriousness, Stephen's been a great husband and father. I have some fun stuff planned for his birthday, along with a few surprises. We realized a bit ago that for as much as Stephen likes dragons, he didn't have a dragon shirt. I tried to find one, but surprisingly, there weren't many options. Instead, Stephen designed his own shirt and we had it printed for him. It says "being human is getting too complicated. Time to be a dragon." I've also got a license plate cover that says "my other ride is a dragon."
I'm putting his name on the wall with crepe paper, which is a tradition we have, and once Paige wakes up from her nap, I'm taking a cake and a helium balloon to Stephen's work to surprise him. He has no idea, so don't tell him! I'm not going to let him know about this blog post until afterwards, so I'm hoping this won't ruin the secret. I'm really excited about it. Stephen also requested homemade burgers with the works for dinner, so I'm going to be making that for him this afternoon. I'm hopeful it really will be a happy birthday for him.
Besides his birthday, we've not done much beyond the normal routine. Paige is still waking up a lot overnight. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears. Being sleep deprived is especially hard on me, so I've been taking things easy. Still, I've been hanging out with friends when I can, and I try to get out and do things like shopping and window-shopping. We still do things as a family each Saturday. We've gone to look at furniture that we will want someday, as well as trying to pick out good sleeping bags and a tent. I saw a new chiropractor, and that has helped my back a lot, though it's not perfect. I'm not sure how many visits I need--any input there too? I finally finished my collage wall, and I'll post pictures soon.
We're in our groove, so it's nice to have things to shake up our routine like Stephen's birthday.
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