Patrick's birthday

Somehow I didn't get all my pictures from my phone to the computer, and backed up for September. So I have very few pictures from Patrick's birthday. :( Here's a link to his birthday cake:

http://instagram.com/p/egxCnuuc-q/

and a picture of him eating it:

http://instagram.com/p/eh8BfdOc25/

Here's a picture of his birthday crown from school:

Happy 2 year old!

He's been doing a great amount of growth in the last year! He went from not yet walking to running all over the place. He went from only having one cochlear implant for two days to having two cochlear implants for 11 months. He went from no actual spoken words to constant and endless talking and jabbering. He is doing some cueing as well. He loves cars, trains and balls. He also absolutely adores his older brother, Kiernan. He has definitely learned how to do a cute smile to get out of trouble, and draw out his "pleeeeease" to get whatever he wants. We love him, and wouldn't change a thing about him.