Monday, January 30, 2012

contining to amaze me

it was 4 short years ago that chad was stuck on a bus...in a snowstorm...talking to his wife (me) on the phone who was in early labor. an hour later, chad hopped off the bus, and walked through the snow, uphill, on a sprained ankle to come be with me at home.
28hours later at 11.57pm the following day, will was born.

i just put will to bed we talked about what his life as a 3 year old was like, and i thought i'd write it down (in case he wants to read it someday).

as a 3 year old will lived in 2 separate houses...
fell in love w/ trains, and especially loved the train museum...
flew on a plane to san diego to hang w/ his cousins,
watched his baby sister grow in utero and teased that we'd name her patsy...
played on a soccer team...
gave up his binkie (finally) all by himself for the love of the basketball hoop bringing binkie fairy)...
ditched his diapers (finally) for the love of the soccer net bearing diaper fairy...
became a big brother!
learned how to ride a pedal bike "with no training wheels" (he just snuck that accomplishment in in the final days of being 3)
acclaimed "froggy went a courtin'" as his alltime favorite song
went to the zoo (a lot) and the art museum (a lot) and learned to jump in the pool and go under water
started eating a rainbow of food and said things like "mom can i have more salad please" (i completely owe this to his preschool teacher)
started to venture out on his own (a little)
did a lot of fire truck riding, fire pole sliding and water hose shooting play..
spent time with friends and family...
went camping, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and rock climbing...
ran his first 1 mile fun run (in buena vista) and his first turkey trot (in louisville)
laughed a lot, cried some, drew a lot and even wrote some words and letters.
held a girls hand (he's stingy on this one) (maggie)...
made his sister giggle, and giggled back...
fell in love with christmas and all things magical about celebrations and traditions...

will continues to amaze me with his tender heart, his athletic skills, his creativity and his ability to understand others emotions. he is my silly, sweet, kind boy, and i continue to strive to parent him in a way that helps him become who he is. the amount of learning i do is what amazes me most.

happy birthay to my 4 year old. may this year hold exciting adventures, rites of passage and many memories.