I have a 2 yr old now

"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot) 03/12/2015 at 08:10 • Filed to: Parenting

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Or at least I will at about 7pm eastern. An official father of a 2 year old, which means my gray hairs will keep on coming. [Pic of her favorite HW car in real life.]

I still remember the day the 'stork' brought her to us. When she was born she was so small, teensy even; she was adorable. I actually witness the birth, it's crazy but it instills in you a wonderment about childbirth.

I was the first parent to hold her. I didn't know what to do, so I sang her a song. It was !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! by House of Heroes. Yep, I sang a song about falling in love with a communist woman in WWII to her. It's her song now.

And now she's 2. I've watched her grow taller, crawl forwards for the first time, and even walk. Watching a child grow up is a gift in itself.

Rock on daughter of mine, rock on. \m/.

pip bip - choose Corrour > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 08:14

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now come the "terrible twos"

you'll soon have no hair. probably.

505Turbeaux > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 08:14

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happy birthday to the little one! My youngest just clocked 3, and I am coming right up on 6 for the older one

Snuze: Needs another Swede > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 08:17

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Happy birthday to her!

My wife and I don't have any kids yet but it's a journey we're hoping to embark on one day. Maybe. Or possibly get a race car.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 08:19

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Happy birthday to your daughter. My youngest turned two on the 25th dec! Yep Christmas day poor kid. Oldest is nearly 7. Being a dad is pretty cool, plus you can get away with dad jokes legally.

Ready for an adventure! > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/12/2015 at 08:21

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It's really the Terrific Twos, if you look at it thru their eyes. They are learning so much about the world around them, how to interact with it, how to make things happen instead of things happening to them. There is a lot of wonderful things happening if you can see it...

OPPOsaurus WRX > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 08:22

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I'm thinking i might just shave my head, I have 2 girls who will both be 3 in june. Its pretty cool when u can really start talkin to them, makes decoding the crying a lot easier

zeontestpilot > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/12/2015 at 08:24

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Oh, she's been in the terrible two's mindset for a while now. One sunday, at a bible study, she threw a massive fit because we wouldnt let her have a water bottle.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Ready for an adventure! 03/12/2015 at 08:26

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yes valid point , but you do see some little kids go into submarkets and have big tantrums.

i was in local supermarket earlier this week , one little kid just would not stop screaming , i joked to one of the workers , that if that was my child i'd belted him. she just laughed.

as she wasn't too impressed with the child either.

pip bip - choose Corrour > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 08:27

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and so it begins.

8)

ttyymmnn > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 08:27

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IMMA LET YOU FINISH.....

These buggers are nine now. And my hands are still full.

Congrats!

zeontestpilot > 505Turbeaux 03/12/2015 at 08:28

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It's fascinating watching them grow up, isn't it? and they are so funny too.

One time driving, I came up to a red light. I stopped, then heard from the backseat "go, go, go". Thinking it was funny, I started saying it too. My wife criticized me and told me not say that anymore during red lights, lol.

zeontestpilot > Ready for an adventure! 03/12/2015 at 08:29

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Too true, until they can't get their way, :p. Then they get a lesson on patience, and listening to their parents, lol.

505Turbeaux > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 08:30

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haha my daughters are the safety mavens. Daddy do you see the red light, that means you have to stop. Daddy you driving too fast. - still entertaining

zeontestpilot > ttyymmnn 03/12/2015 at 08:32

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Thanks! I love watching my kid grow up, :).

zeontestpilot > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/12/2015 at 08:35

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I can decode her 50%, I think. Other times it's like "honey, what does she what?!?"

zeontestpilot > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/12/2015 at 08:39

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....kids for me. Kids are a way to pass on your 'legacy'. I believe if you raised then right, you can know you left the world in better hands.

Plus the stories you'll obtain. Kids are too funny and they do crazy things. One time I looked away from her for just a moment, and she tore off her pjs and was in her diaper, running around.

zeontestpilot > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 03/12/2015 at 08:41

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Thanks! I enjoy telling her "you can't beat your old man!" :).

Snuze: Needs another Swede > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 09:01

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I'm pretty sure we will end up with kids, but it's been a bit of a joke about getting a race car between us. We were at a party one time, back when we were engaged, and someone's feral children were running around destroying the place. It was getting on a few people's nerves but the parents just didn't do anything about it. So finally I look at my wife and in front of everyone go "Ya know hun, once we're married, we have to make a choice... do we have a few of those, or do I get a race car?" And she looks at the kids, and looks back at me and goes "Racecar!" Shortly after that the parent's scooped up their little animals and left the party.

zeontestpilot > 505Turbeaux 03/12/2015 at 09:04

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I should consider myself lucky then! When I go around corners, she sometimes let's out a "wheeee".

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/12/2015 at 09:12

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My daughter never had a terrible stage, so I don't think it's a given that they'll give you hell... but Im 29 and already have a few white hairs.

BKosher84 > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 09:13

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Very cool. I'm expect my first in June. I can't wait, I'm probably more excited than my wife, haha.

505Turbeaux > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 09:13

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when I had my diesel 60 series land cruiser, I would go around corners with them screaming!!! Hahahaha

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 09:13

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Ha ha, it's great fun. I'm always playing tricks on them, mostly for amusement but it also helps them learn not to believe everything you see/hear. The oldest has been pulling pranks on me for the last year and a half. Gets me good sometimes.

zeontestpilot > Snuze: Needs another Swede 03/12/2015 at 09:23

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Ha, I can relate. We have a sheltie named Zeta. Our running joke is that one day we will have a herd of Zeta's. And that we will get around by hooking them up like sled dogs, lol.

zeontestpilot > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 03/12/2015 at 10:12

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I'm aiming to get my little one to help me tease the wife. because, well, the wife is pretty and i have a crush on her, :).

zeontestpilot > BKosher84 03/12/2015 at 10:52

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Thanks! And congrats to you! Word of advice, when they learn how to roll, watch where you put them. They will roll of the bed/couch/etc. And the wife will get mad, despite it being an accident, :p. It may or may not of happened a few times.

PushToStart > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 11:50

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happy birthday to her! She must be awesome, because only awesome people are born March 12! (Today's my birthday as well, lol)

zeontestpilot > PushToStart 03/12/2015 at 12:19

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That must mean I'm awesome too, cuz I was born on the 17th, :).

BKosher84 > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 12:59

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Haha. My wife is a social worker who used to work with new born parents. Trust me we have all the safety stuff covered. I think it's going to be me trying to keep my wife from being a helicopter mom. Lol.

zeontestpilot > BKosher84 03/12/2015 at 13:08

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Haha, all the safety stuff you can think of at least, :). Kids will always surprise you, especially when they're mobile. But you'll get funny stories to tell then later in life....like when they bring their first bf/gf home, lol.

For example, if my kid hears the word 'bath', she will freak out because she wants a bath at that very moment, and will throw a fit if she doesn't. We've had to use other words, like cupcake time, to reference bath time when she's around. lol.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > zeontestpilot 03/12/2015 at 18:04

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Aw, that's sweet. Make sure your wife sees that reply. ;)