Happy Birthday, to My Little 2 Year Old!

It doesn't seem possible that my last baby just turned two! So cliche to say, but the time has flown by! After a very "normal" pregnancy, my due date of September 24th came and went...I was nervous about having a super huge baby (the 3rd baby came 5 days late and was almost 9 pounds), so my OB agreed to induce me on September 26th. Most of the labor and delivery was without incident (just a minor mistake by an anesthesiology resident...turned UP my pitocin rather than turn it DOWN, just as I was about to get my epidural)...which prolonged my labor by almost 2 hours!! Oh well, little NJH was born at 8:22pm and weighed a whopping 9 pounds. One of the nurses exclaimed, "Wow, he's a porkchop!" as I pushed him out!! Little N was welcomed by his older brother and sisters and I don't think a baby could be more loved, kissed, hugged and snuggled!
Here are some of my favorite photos of the little guy:

Thanksgiving at the Lake 2007




Christmas 2007 - special time with Beam and Pop


little flirt (December 2007)


Easter 2008




sitting on Nona's lap on Baby Dedication Day (May 2008)


eating an oatmeal cookie (August 2008)


happy first birthday (September 2008)


"reading"...he really loves books (November 2008)


enjoying a rare winter ice cream cone! (January 2009)


he helped himself to the peanut butter and fluff sandwiches we had made for the kids for lunch...we just hadn't called them to the table yet! (February 2009)


yummy pesto pasta dinner (March 2009)


wishing big brother a happy 7th birthday...thankful for some of the chocolate pudding cake (March 2009)


playing princess ("printheth") August 2009


loving the lake (August 2009)


Happy 2nd Birthday! (September 2009)


James 1:17 - "Every good and perfect gift is from above."