We told Chubbs that last night was a magic night because he would go to bed as a baby and wake up as a toddler. My heart aches, knowing that I can't call him a baby anymore; he's a big boy now :/
Our focus for his birthday was to do everything that we thought would be fun for him. Started out with cooking a batch of pancakes for his breakfast. I used wholemeal flour, and they turned out rather well. He liked it quite a bit, and finished one pancake the size of my palm, plus the usual banana :) This boy loves his carbs!
"Pancakes are yummy!"
Before and after.
Fuzzy cooked pancakes for ourselves too. This is fast becoming our new morning favourite. And I especially like them because they are lovingly cooked by my hubby :)
Fuzzy's stack.
After brekkie, we set Chubbs loose on all his birthday presents. He received them a few days back, but I told him that he had to wait till his actual birthday to open them. He had a blast playing with the boxes and wrappers; I think he might have enjoyed that part more than playing with the toys themselves!
"Where do I start?"
"Helping Daddy free the toy from its box."
He finally gets to play with one of his new toys, intently examining the hammer that's a part of it. Notice the bruise on his forehead? Sigh :(
Once Chubbs had lunch, we set out for the zoo. Chubbs has been very interested in animals recently. He watches the hundreds of lorikeets and parakeets in the trees beside our house, mimics the sounds of hoofs, etc. So we figured he would enjoy himself at the zoo. It was also Chubbs' maiden voyage in his new car seat, Moo.
Chubbs donned his hat, Fuzzy put him in the hiking harness, and we are off!
Chubbs checked out the polar bears.
And the mini horses.
And the elephants (holding tails).
And the white tigers.
And the penguins. He was wondering why they were smaller than his friend, Penguin-San.
Our favourite moments of the day must be the penguins, the baby pygmy hippo, the polar bears, the white tigers and when we caught the lions in s scuffle. Their roars were really intimidating, and we could even feel the vibrations in the viewing room.
We left just as the park was closing. Chubbs took a short nap before his dinner, and it was time for cake-cutting (again). As you can tell, he was very happy with his cake :)
I prepared his banana cupcake for him, and this time, he almost finished the whole thing for dessert, after having eaten salmon, butternut squash, buckwheat puffs and a plum! He must have found it very tasty:)
What was left of the cupcake after he had his way with it.
Before we called it a night, we left Chubbs burn off some energy by putting him on the floor, and allowing him to crawl wherever he pleased. He looked a little lost at first, but found his bearings once he saw the lap-top, and made a beeline for it.
He made the most of his day, only retiring at 11.50pm. I'm excited, yet sad to see my precious baby grow up. He was just 2.95kg bundle 1 year back; now, he's 10.7kg. I can't believe how far we've come, and how well Chubbs is doing. There are still days when I want to pull my hair out because of the frustrations involved in caring for Chubbs, but amidst all the challenges, there is no doubt in our minds that he is the most amazing part of our lives. For everything that he is, I'm honoured to be his mom. Happy Birthday, my sweetest Love.
