Happy 2nd Birthday Harper Gribbs...

Wow! 2 years seemed to have gone by in the blink of an eye. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how our tiny little early arrival is now a husky, strong, smart, energetic, bull dog of a two year old - a legit toddler - what!? It's really been quite a year and it's amazing to see how much he has accomplished in these last 12 months and how he's truly caught up and no longer thought of in "adjusted" ages - rather he's just a 2 year old - plain and simple. Though there honestly is nothing plain and simple about this amazing boy of ours. 

We'd already celebrated Harper quite a bit in the days leading up to his big day but we saved some of the best stuff for his official birthday - like pancakes for breakfast and a walk to the bus stop to see Adam off to school. 

After his morning nap we gathered up the preemie clothes donations that family had brought over during the weekend along with some cupcakes and headed off to the NICU for a special birthday visit to the place he called home before coming home. It was pretty emotional to see him walking into the hospital - a whopping 25+ pounds - considering he weighed a mere 6 pounds when he left. We were so happy to learn that two of our favorite nurses were working as well as our favorite therapist (she is totally responsible for his perfectly shaped head) and Dr. Spurr was there as well who had taken such good care of him. They all came out to visit and while Harper was a bit shy, once they offered him one of the cupcakes we had brought, he was all smiles!  It meant a lot to me that we visit and bring along some treats and donations - they were really happy that it was boy clothes as they said they hardly ever have boy clothes donated. The staff was so happy to see him and they couldn't believe he was turning 2 - they genuinely remember caring for our sweet Harper boy. I'm certain this will be a new birthday tradition for us. 

From there Harper and I went and had a fun lunch date at Zoe's Kitchen - might be a new favorite spot for me. He loved the hummus plate and was just in such a good mood the whole time we were there. After that I took him over to Frying Pan Park to see the animals and "ride" the tractors. 

That night we gave him our gifts - some dinosaur books and his own personal Dyson vacuum cleaner (I'm jealous - I want a Dyson!) which he was thrilled about! 

Harper, you have been nothing short of incredible in your two years of life - you came into this world a fighter and boy are you still a feisty, confident, hilarious, happy, active, busy, wonderful super hero today. We love you so much and are looking forward to what these next 12 months will bring. 

Happy birthday Harper Gribbs!!