YAY! Today Nguyen turned another year older. I can’t believe we are getting so old. It seems just yesterday we were dating and were like little kids… so young… so free. Ahhh…
Despite our old age we were able to have an enjoyable day! We celebrated just the two of us (Ethan seems to enjoy where he’s at for now). Nguyen had a hankering for ribs, so we dined out at our favorite BBQ place. Yum, Yum. I baked a special cake, butter pecan rum cake with cream cheese icing. It turned out really nice and was not too sweet – just the way he likes it. I was going to decorate with balloons because balloons are just what you do for a birthday. Is it even considered a birthday without balloons? I’m not sure. So, I bought balloons and got home to start decorating, but sadly, what I did not realize is that the lung capacity of a nine month pregnant woman is rather weak. I tried and tried but could not blow up the balloons… not even one. I stretched and pulled and thought “This is it… I will go into labor trying to blow up these blasted balloons!” I even tried the little electric air pump, but it too was not strong enough. Oh, well. At least we had them, though they are not as fun or festive when not inflated. All in all, I think Nguyen had a nice day.
Even though I am very ready to have this baby, I’m kinda glad Ethan didn’t come today. Shared birthdays seem so fun, but I would be afraid that Nguyen would loose his special day. I was lucky to grow-up with birthdays being really special days. I have a lot of good birthday memories and I have tried to continue the tradition with Nguyen. Looking at the time it seems pretty safe to say that Ethan will not share his Daddy’s birthday. They can each have their own special day.
Oh happy day, husband! Let’s do this again next year!
i think thats the most pictures i’ve seen of Nguyen all at once.
that cake looks absolutely scrumptous!
Happy Bday!
I love your and Nguyen’s blog. You are both good writers and photographers. I’m glad Nguyen had a nice day celebrating his birthday–even without blown up balloons. Now, on to creating another day to celebrate!
You guys freaked me out. By “Birth”day I thought you meant the baby was born. Happy Birthday Nguyen.
this was a fave post of mine! I liked it a lot, I find myself missing the Nguyen’s a little more each day, and this past weekend, I bought little Ethan a nice gift and of course Big Daddy Nguyen some nice stuff too, I can’t wait to see you all go give you guys these things and share in the treasure of a tiny terrific tot.