You are now a real, honest-to-goodness, big kid. Your birthday month brought A LOT of changes and I think you are starting to hit your stride now. (Yes, I am posting this almost two weeks late. What can I say, life is busy). When you are lamenting your Christmas birthday in your teen years, I would like you to remember the year you turned three and had three birthday parties. We celebrated your birthday and last day of school at Mar Vista Montessori on December 2nd with the usual pizza, pirate's booty, juice and balloons. You had a great time and loved being the center of attention in the Jungle Room. Then on December 18th, you had a birthday party for friends at the indoor playground MyGym with all of our friends from Playa Vista. Finally, Christmas afternoon was officially "Timmy's birthday" and you had the whole family here to celebrate, open presents and eat some of your favorite food (mac 'n cheese, sliders, sweet potato fries and cupcakes).
Between moving, the holidays and your birthday month, I think we were all EXHAUSTED. We also threw in potty training in the mix just for fun. But now you are in your new school, getting used to your new house, your new big boy underpants and (still) loving your new sister.
You were probably one of the easiest and sweetest two year olds out there. I'm sorry to say that it looks like you may be in the midst of the terrible threes. You want to be independent and you want to be independent BY YOURSELF!! If I suggest something, your immediate response is "no" often closely followed with you suggesting "maybe do x." You push boundaries and you like to do things just to see what kind of reaction you can get out of us. But then a few minutes later, you will run up to us and ask for a big hug and kiss or shout an unprompted "I love you" and really, all is wonderful again. You are still the sweetest three year old I know, I just wish there weren't episodes of madness mixed in.
Right now, you are very into Mickey Mouse, especially Space Adventure Martian Mickey. I will often hear you running around the house saying something about how you need to go rescue Martian Mickey because he's in trouble. And this is what I love about your age. The things that come out of your mouth are not just simple responses or things you repeat; you are telling stories and using your imagination. The other day you were walking up the stairs to your room for naptime. Sweet Pea was coming down the stairs and you shouted "move Sweet Pea! I want to go to bed!" To think that one year ago, we had to interpret nearly everything you said for teachers and relatives and you were only uttering words or short phrases, it's amazing that you can now have a conversation where you supply much of the content.
Other things you love right now: bike rides with Daddy, giving your sister kisses, coloring, stickers, helping mommy or daddy cook, doing everything "all by myself," snuggling, watching football, Toy Story, singing songs and reading the same books over and over again.
The bigger and older you get, the more I appreciate the fact that you are a huge snuggler. You love to be close and affectionate with everyone. Kisses and hugs are a very regular occurrence in our house. You carry around your Mickeys (you have two big Mickey Mouses) and treat them like your babies, putting them in Ellie's play mat or car seat, pretending to feed and burp them, and tucking them in next to you at night. And this pretty much sums up your personality. You are sensitive, sweet and caring. You probably did not get any of this from me, but I love it more than anything.
Happy third birthday!
Love,
Mommy
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