Bo is 2!!!!

The boys came back loaded with JD gear!

So due to the impending arrival of his new baby brother, we decided to celebrate Bo's birthday a week early and had a BALL!  We decided to do another low key family party (all we have done for our kids at this point.  AK has a different idea this year though!) and truly had such a great time.  We went to a bounce around place that Bo absolutely adores and let the kiddos (and adults :)) bounce for a few hours and then headed to Chick-fil-a (another Bo fav) and ate and played.  We had SUCH a sweet time celebrating our big 2 year old!  And on the same day, Poppy bought a John Deere tractor for the farm which has provided non-stop entertainment for the kiddos, especially Bo.  I literally think the child would live out there if he could.  His cake was just a foreshadowing of his favorite present ever!
Where to even start about our precious boy?  I so wish I could capture him completely in words.  He is SUCH a fun kid.  Super sweet heart.  But totally 1000% boy.  He is rough and tumble ALL the time, but is so sensitive if someone is hurt or sad.  He is totally gentle with animals and babies yet can wrestle his 5 year old sister until she cries.  He adores men.  His Daddy of course is his favorite.  He adores his grandfathers and uncles.  And will go to just about any man that smiles at him.  But he really is a Momma's boy too.  So much more than Abby Kate was at this age.  He wants to snuggle LOTS and loves to climb in my lap with a cup of milk and is happy as a clam.  He is talking up a storm right now.  He has a truly obedient spirit and most of the time, when I ask him to do something, he happily says, "OK Momma!"  He has always been a dream sleeper.  He takes amazing naps and up until a few months ago, all it took was laying him down and he was asleep in seconds.  He started crying now and we usually have to go back up to soothe him but it only takes a few minutes (hoping this is a phase).  We sit next to his bed and sing a song and then he is good to go.  He started waking in the night in June and it has been perplexing and frustrating but he has days, sometimes weeks that he won't wake at all.  Due to all his eye problems, I am never certain it is not headaches so we just rock a bit and he goes back to sleep.  Praying hard this season will pass soon.  It usually isn't until after 4 am so it is hard especially now with a newborn!  He is still a TERRIBLE eater and we often wonder how in the world he stays alive.  Yet he is in the 95% for height and weight so we aren't too worried about starvation.  I just so wish I could find more he would eat.  He has been this way since switching to solids and literally will gag until he throws up if I make him eat something he doesn't want.  Quite the drama king :)  But truly, we could not ASK for a sweeter boy.  My heart literally bursts in my chest at his sweetness.  We are so deeply thankful for him and he serves as a constant reminder of God's faithfulness and blessing.
Thank you sweet Father for our precious Bo.  Please grow him into the man YOU have called him to be.  May he be a man after YOUR heart and be a reflection of You in every way.  May he have an obedient spirit and find his worth and identity in You alone.  Please give him a passionate love of Your Word and may he hide Your words in His heart so He won't sin against You.  Truly, may You be the Love of his soul and may his life be about knowing You and making You known.