Saturday, September 27, 2008

So, Xander did indeed turn two.

I didn't forget, I just procrastinate. You all know that by now.

I've forgotten what we did that day, though. Or, you know, the day that we pretended it was his birthday.

What I do know, is that I made a cake. This cake, to be exact. It was yummy. We put sprinkles on top, and I left out the nuts. Xander insisted on putting the candles in there himself, and blew on them non-stop, before they were even lit. I took pictures, and I'll upload them one day. Maybe by Christmas. I think I only got a couple of them. When you're the only adult in the house with 3 kids, and there is chocolate cake with flames on top of it, getting a picture taken just takes the backseat in the list of priorities. Not burning the house down or having a chocolate covered kitchen both come first.

He also went in for a check up yesterday. I was going to cancel it, since we're in the midst of switching doctors anyway, but then he had a temperature of 104 degrees Thursday night, so I felt like we should go in to get his urine checked just in case. He thankfully did not have another UTI. He is continuing to live up to his title as The Runt of the family. Not only was he born smaller than the other two, but at 2 years old, his height is in the 20th percentile. Aaric and Mikayla both stay within the 75th to 90th percentiles! It's no wonder this kid's size 18 month pants still fit him just fine, he's a shorty! He was 35 inches tall and 28 pounds.

Now, it's time to go get stuff done and turn off the TV. Because Aaric just came upstairs to tell me that it's settled, we HAVE to get the Shark Steam Mop, because it IS the best mop on the market. They would not risk losing that much money by lying to people about it, you know. And they tested it out in a mall and people were amazed.

Also, Xander just informed me that he pooped on the floor. Will a Shark Steam Mop clean that up? Will it do it without me having to get too close to the mess? If so, I might reconsider.

3 comments:

Christy Laster said...

happy (belated) birthday, Xander!!!

Aaric is killing me with these commercial comments!! but i'm there with you about the poop cleanup! (aren't you sooo glad you're the mom at that point?!?!...haha!)

Glad to hear that Xander doesn't have another UTI though...at least that's good. :D

Anonymous said...

Where did you get your chocolate cake recipe. I believe the same one or something close is in your grandmother's cookbook entitled, "Texas Sheet Cake". I've made it numerous times. It is good!
Mom

Kelly said...

I got it from the site I linked to. Just from looking at it, I thought it seemed to look a lot like what I grew up on, but didn't think to check the book. It tasted pretty much exactly like the one you always made, too. I should pull out the book and compare. I always forget to look in there. I think I assume a lot of her recipes are either too hard or time consuming (i don't sift or any of that silliness) or involve too many fruits or veggies. I think the kids and I will dig through it in more depth this week.