Ramblings by Brooke: Tucker's 2nd Birthday

And our (not so) little guy is two already! [Click here to read about his 1st Birthday and first year with us]. Another year has flown by and he has brought so much more love and happiness into our lives this year! With the addition of a soon-to-be little (human) brother, he's also gained a new role this year as big brother - one that I'm not yet sure he's fully aware of at this time (but he's extremely smart and definitely knows that something is up). I cannot wait to see what this next year brings, and how he will be with a little baby under our roof! Tonight Nonie and Poppy joined us for dinner and we all (including the birthday boy) celebrated with a steak dinner, sweet potatoes and ice cream for dessert - a meal fit for a little king! :)

Age Two Favorites: (in no particular order)

The dog park! He loves meeting new friends and running like crazy with other pups
Going for car rides
Laying on Eric's side of the bed (some things never change)
Going on walks (which we now have to spell out when we talk about taking one, or he'll go absolutely crazy until we're out the door!)
Peanut butter
Large carrots - one of his favorite snacks
The goats at Meme and Pop's house (they run and play together through the fence... he still can't figure out why he's not allowed on the other side of the fence to actually play with them)
Cuddling - He's always been a huge cuddler, but now that Mom's pregnant and he senses something is up - he's been so attached and wants to constantly be touching and snuggling close at bed time
Deer antlers
Gazing out of the window during the day - acting as a neighborhood watch dog
His neighborhood friends! He's quite the popular pup in the neighborhood between all of the dogs and the kids - everywhere we go, someone is yelling "Tucker!" and running over to pet him and ask how he's doing
Playing tug-of-war with his rope toys
Laying on warm laundry
Playing in the snow!
Laying on the cold leather couch in the man room with Dad
Scrambled eggs, strawberries and red bell peppers

Age Two Facts:

Weight - 76 pounds
Eats - Twice/day, dry food (2 cups) + ground turkey for each meal
Still sleeps with Mom and Dad - usually at the bottom of the bed by our feet, but lately, he wants to be either in between us or spooning with Mom on her side of the bed.
He's paying more attention to the TV - when he sees any animal on TV, he becomes super focused and concentrated until the animal disappears - it's so funny
New role of Big Brother, starting in 4 short weeks (or less!)

Here are a few photos from this past year: