It's been too long...where has the time gone?

Joey is 2yrs old now! Oh my, how time flies. When in the world did he stop being a baby and turn into such a big boy?
We had his birthday party this past Saturday June 23rd and it was a very nice time. We had both grandma's, grandpa, both Aunties (Daniele and Lori), Uncle Chad, 3 cousins (Lindsey, Katie and Jacob), my cousin Lisa who was meeting Joey for the first time! Auntie Tiffany, Shane and little girlfriend Kasia, Playgroup from June and Jerry with their triplets (Eddie, Joey and Ella) and big sister Eva, Mary Ann (aka GG (Kasia's great-grandma)..I hope I'm not forgetting anyone.
He did a terrific job with blowing out his candles. He's never blown out a candle before and he knew exactly what to do some how. He was trying to blow them out before I even got them lit!
Mommy and Daddy got Joey a bounce house so he and his friends got to enjoy that which was really nice!
Well here are some picture of our big boy Joey who got a clean bill of health at his pediatrician's back on the 9th of June. He was
25lbs 13oz---- 25%:
33" long-----10-25% (don't know why they give that range?)
19 1/2" head----75%.
So he's doing great! OH and he's getting speech therapy now and is doing wonderful with that as well. He's now saying consistantly and appropriately and understandably:
ma-ma
daddy
Josh
shoes
all done
uh-oh
bye-bye
hi
hello and
thanks.
It's not a lot for a 2yr old but better than just the "thanks" which was his only word for a long time. He's signing better too he does,
hungry(or eat)
thirsty(or drink)
thanks
dog
ball
play
sleep/nap/tired
he'll mimic other signs but not doing them on his own yet. He's saying a ton of sounds on command and will do a wonderful bird and train sound for you if you ask! LOL
He is wonderful with Joshy and loves to help with everything and anything.
He has to take the bottle to Joshy and will half the time manage to get it into Joshy's mouth too.
He'll replace a fallen nuk a lot and pick it up off the floor for mommy.
He says HI Joshy every morning and gives good night kisses to Josh every night. He loves to clean things up and is alway wiping down a table or whatever.
One day Joshy spit up all over the floor and me and himself, it was a mess! Joey got me a receiving blanket (which we frequently use for spit up) and while I was cleaning off me and Josh, Joey pulled out some baby wipes and promptly started cleaning up the mess on the floor! It was great!
He loves to help with the dishes and his favorite thing is to push over a chair and stand next to you to help out! :)
He drinks out of a regular cup and does excellent as long as you don't put too much in there. If you do put in too much it's like he knows it and will make a mess
He will wipe off his own face when given a napkin
Uses a spoon and fork very well, he just chooses not to use them often
He's a good go-for..he'll go get almost anything especially shoes!
He's brushing his teeth 2x daily now
Wow, that's all I can think of for now. Lets see if I can't get those pictures posted now.