Letter to my 3 year old

Dear O,

You are fantastically crazy.  All.the.time.  Your little body holds so much personality there's not enough time in the day to let you get it all out.   It's really a sight in and of itself.

We celebrated your birthday at a church here in town that has some tubes to play in.  We had Luke's birthday at the same place and then you were a little scared to climb into any of the tubes and really just played on the baby toys.  It's amazing how six months made you so brave!  For your birthday you climbed right in and followed Luke around to get the feel for everything and then there was no stopping you.  Your birthday was a Bubble Guppy theme.  Your cake (which you requested) was all done up so cute, and then you wouldn't eat a bite.  I knew we should've just gotten a big bowl of ice cream for you :)

We are a few short days away from welcoming your new baby sister into our family and you did have a little breakdown about her arrival.  While we were in the car one morning you started crying because the baby wasn't going to be a boy like you.  You were distraught and I'm sorry, but I thought it was hilarious.  And you insist that her name is going to be 'daddy'.  We'll see how you really feel when she comes home and doesn't leave.

You have this really terrible habit of putting your hand down your pants.  It's constantly a fight with you.  You go to sleep that way, wake up that way, walk around that way.  It's ridiculous, but apparently it's natural for little boys.  I've had enough of it though.

I think your favorite activity (other than the pre mentioned habit) is wrestling with your brother.  You and he can wrestle until someone gets hurt and then start right back again.  I'm so glad you and Luke are so close, it's really sweet to watch you hold hands across the parking lot, give hugs and kisses before you go your separate way at school and at night before bedtime.  I love the way y'all come up with games to play, work together to do puzzles and 'cook' and just enjoy each other's company.  Most of the time.

You're a great eater and typically try new things without too much of a fight.  You really aren't a bread fan, but you can definitely put away some Red Lobster biscuits.  You like egg rolls, lo mien, hot dogs, hamburgers, peas, green beans, mexican rice, quesadillas, chips, grapes, bananas and the list just keeps going.  We really love that you're so willing to eat!

We love you our little 3 year old maniac.  To the moon and back.
Mom and Dad