a time to keep: Happy Birthday Mac

Why blog? I don't even have a facebook account...it feels like it makes life so public. But then--blogging is kind of like a diary, isn't it? It makes me feel a little like Doogie Houser at the end of the day--collecting my thoughts and putting them down. I don't want to blog because I want my life to be public (though I don't mind wearing my heart on my sleeve, most of the time) or because I'm a narcissist, but because these days of our young family are so precious I don't want to lose them to a faulty memory. This time, this stage, these moments truly are 'a time to keep', and blogging is simply the most convenient way to keep them and share them.

I really didn't think I'd ever start a blog...but now that Mac has stopped calling firetrucks "fire knuckles" (he now calls them firetrucks, and I'm so sad!), I realize I'll forget that he ever did that if I don't write it down. So, the blog begins. Welcome.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Happy Birthday Mac

Mac turns 2 in 2 weeks, but we went ahead and celebrated Saturday so that he would get all the spotlight before baby sister arrives. We had a small party with ice cream and cupcakes, then we opened presents. He LOVED all his gifts. He LOVED unwrapping his presents. He LOVED all the people and attention. He really, really LOVED his chocolate cupcake.

I think when he woke up Sunday he worried it was all a dream. He jumped out of bed and ran into the living room to see if he could find his new gifts. He was so excited all over again!

Since Saturday, I honestly think he's spent at least one third of his waking hours shooting baskets with his new basketball goal. He's so happy when he makes a shot--he claps and smiles and cheers. When he misses (which is a lot, because it's a pretty tall goal), he's not discouraged. He just says, "Almost!" and tries again (and again, and again). I'm really hoping this diversion lasts at least a little while into the new baby phase!