Toddy your three...
How can this be...
In some ways you still seem like a baby to
me...
In other ways you have really started to
grow up...
You are as cute as they come…
A voice deep and raspy
Smile mischievous
Honey blond hair with the cutest curls ever
(I want to leave your hair long forever by
the way)
You have huge glorious eyes that I
describe as hazel with blue rims...
They twinkle when you smile.
Your body is thinning out and your head is
big and round
My heart just melts when I look at you because
you are just so dang adorable.
To describe you over the past little while
I would use words like:
Busy, active, rambunctious, mischievous,
defiant, silly, crazy...
But you also have this funny, cute,
innocent, sweet,
tender, empathetic and loving side...
I have said more than once that I have met
my match with you...
I do not say this lightly and I say this
in the nicest way!
My mom tells me that you are a splitting
image of moi when I was 2-3 years old
So I guess this is what they call Karma…
The truth is I wouldn’t change a thing…
One of my favorite times to see you is
first thing in the morning
with your squishy pillow face and big
poufy hair...
You like to bounce into my room for
morning time cuddles...
I am often much too tired to face getting up...
(Between night feedings, coughs and colds you
boys
have been keeping me on my toes through
the night lately)
Through my deep exhaustion I somehow
still have this strong sense of joy
to have you or your brothers waking me up.
It feels so tender and pure to have your
sweet little body
curled up next to mine to welcome in the
morning...
I try so hard to treasure these moments...
(Even when I am crazy tired)
It’s a treat to hear your sweet little
voice saying hi to me in the morning...
You love to say “I love you” or “you are
my best friend mom”
Even though within minutes you are saying
"can we go downstairs"
I always ask for a few more minutes...
Which turns into a few more after that.
You are patient with me in the morning
(well kind of)...
Thanks for that
To be honest your toddler stage has been
really challenging at times...
As mentioned already you are quite the
“cheeky” monkey
I never knew what feeling bonkers was
until you turned two…
In the course of a day I go back and forth
experiencing intense feelings of
joy, frustration, happiness, frustration, empathy,
frustration, love, exhaustion and frustration…
At times I feel defeated,
Other times I feel immense joy at your
perfect little being.
You drive me “insane” because I can't
leave you for a second…
You always find a way to get into
“something”…
You are oh so clever
No matter what lengths I take to
childproof...
I am always amazed at how that “something”
leads to such huge messes...
For example you love to open the fridge…
Not because you’re hungry
Just to poke holes in the eggs,
spill the milk or take lids off of
containers.
I often catch you licking and sucking the
top of ketchup and dressing containers.
Yucky I say…You laugh and run off…
You do this just for fun or to drive me
insane…I have yet to figure this out yet
Once you are out of my sight and it
becomes quiet in the house
I know you are into something
I call your name…No response
Next I hear the scamper of your feet
followed by hysterical laughing
You always go in the living room and hide
behind the couch just waiting to be caught.
During these moments you usually leave a
trail of spillage
of whatever food you got your hands on.
In these moments I have learned it is
easier not to chase after you
as this leads to a much larger mess.
Instead I try really hard to calmly with
whatever patience I can muster up
talk to you and convince you to come out
from behind the couch
and
help me clean up the mess.
You have spilled full bags of milk on my
floors
(including the rug in my living room)...
You constantly climb on my counters and
turn on taps to
"wash your hands"…
Somehow most of the water ends up all over
your clothing and the floor…
You love to pump the soap by putting squirt
after squirt in your hands and in the sink and sometimes for good measure you
will rub it on the walls and mirror...
You eat my chap stick and destroy my makeup,
Markers and crayons are often chewed to
bits
You have poured out multiple tubs of
laundry detergent
You love the toilet and can be found playing
in the water
and splashing it all over the place...
The other day you actually dunked your
head in the toilet to make Ethan laugh.
Until recently you have had no desire to
go pee or poop in the toilet.
(however I must say you have been doing
better over the past couple of weeks)...
Your preference is to wear a diaper and you
seem to quite enjoy giving me a hard time putting it on you…It’s even worse
trying to dress you.
Sitting still is sometimes always
hard for you...
If you don't get your way you are very
stubborn...
Just the other day we were walking from a
playgroup to our van
you were tired and didn't want to hold my
hand
(we were on a busy road and it was cold
and snowy out)...
I was already struggling to hold Colton in
the carseat, a big diaper bag and a baby wrap when you decided to go limp and
scream and yell for me to let go of your hand...
You would not stop…I paused and talked
calmly to you…
I gave you some time to have your melt
down…
By this time Ethan was starting to act up
and we were all freezing…
So
I ended up having to drag then carry you somehow to the car...
Oh how I love these moments with you my
son (wink, wink)!
On your birthday we said goodbye to your
soo soos...
I have to say I feel bad taking them
away...
I have been trying on and off for the past
6 months but you just love them...
However your teeth are starting to push
out a bit and
I don't want that to be an issue for you
in the future.
You are doing really well with this
challenge…
Sometimes you will take Coltons…
But you will usually give it back when
asked…
I am sticking to my guns this time so you
can
thank me for your beautiful teeth one day.
You love your babas (bottles)…
I give you one or two a day...
You are a picky eater so seeing some milk
go down your belly is a good thing…
You love Ethan but you also bicker with
him often…
This drives me crazy…
You copy his every move and call him your
best friend...
You love to kiss and play with Colton
Your favorite game to play with him is
chase…It is so cute to hear the two of you giggling as he army crawls his way
around the house chasing you…
I love that you have two brothers to love
and hang out with…
My hope is that you will all be best
friends and look out for each other.
You are such a funny, kind hearted little
person who loves to laugh
You get your daddy and I going pretty good
sometimes
You never leave us without a fair share of
hugs and kisses...
Above all you are so dang innocent and
cute that no matter how you act
we can't stay frustrated with you long
because when we look at your
beautiful little face and dear eyes you
win us over every time.
I love to just watch you
You make me laugh because you are so busy
and
you do and say some funny things...
You love to do the opposite of what we
ask...
I know it is a stage and I know it will
pass…
Most of the time I can see the humor in
it.
You have no problems making messes...
I have caught you on more than one
occasion drinking water from puddles,
and dipping your face in the muddy ones…Not
sure why
You have poured three full tubs of laundry
soap out on the floor to date
You like to draw on yourself, jump in mud,
get wet, put bowls on your head after eating from them (and say look at my hat
moma)
You are always the dirtiest looking kid on
our street…
Hence my nickname for you...”My little
orphan”...
But it just suits you and it makes you that
much cuter
Dirty little kids are happy kids!!
Over the past little while some of your
favorite things are:
-playing with the train table
-dinosaurs, cars, planes and jets
-tool box (you love to fix things)
-flying the helicopter with dad
-superman rides and the lion game
-playing outside with your bikes
-hide and seek
-going to McDonalds with Aunty Shayna
-The beach and cottage, storybook gardens,
the park, childreach, Adventures on Wonderland, birthday parties and kidscape
-Favorite books – You are not big into
reading but recently you have ask me to
read “The paper bag princess &I have to go” (and stayed still for it!!!)
-Favorite shows/movies – Toopy and Bino, Jurasic
Park, Frozen, Polar Express, Mosters, Letter Factory
Every day you will tell me "I love
you so so much"; "your awesome"; "your cute"
Your smile can light up a room
Baby I love you so much and my heart is so
happy that you want me…
At night when you wake it is me you call
for
When you fall and hurt yourself it is me
you cry for
And when you just need a cuddle it is me
you ask for
I am one lucky girl
I am learning so much alongside you on our
parent child journey
You are living without an ego and that
helps me to find my true essence
Through parenting it has sparked in me a
need to venture on a deep soul searching journey that has become transformational...
I thought I knew it all...Wow was I ever
wrong...
Thank you for being my teacher
I am so lucky to be your mommy!
