Recently, it's started to really hit me how little time we have left with it being just the three of us. Already, there is tons of talk and planning about our "little Peanut" and a week from tomorrow, we should know what kind of peanut we're having. I have a feeling that once we know whether we're adding a boy or a girl, things are going to take off even more. It will be time to move the planning into full gear (as well as the decorating, registering, re-organizing...oh, and did I mention decorating?). Anyway, as exciting as the future is, I keep reminding myself how important it is to enjoy now too. I've been paying extra attention to everything going on with Drew and taking it all in. So, the rest of this blog is for him. You're more than welcome to read it but I just wanted some place to write down just a little bit of the cool stuff going on with him right now.
Dear Monkey,
I love you so much! Daddy and I are so proud of what a big boy you are becoming. You are already such a good big brother and we can't wait until "our" baby is born so you can show everyone how awesome you are with him or her. I know we talk about the baby a lot, so I just wanted to take a few minutes and talk about you!
Right now you are just two weeks away from your 4th Birthday! We're having a BBQ party in the back yard and you've asked for a "Sunshine" cake. We've had so much fun letting you pick out your decorations and listening to you plan how you want your party to go. You definitely have your Daddy's love of a party, Mommy's planning gene and both of our creativity.
I can't believe how big you are getting! You are 42" tall and have already grown 2" this summer. You weigh 42 lbs and wear a size 5 in clothes and a 12 in shoes...basically, all that means that you are growing like a weed!
Speaking of weeds, you have a huge fascination with planting and growing things...although sometimes I suspect that it's more about digging in the dirt. We went to your first Pig Wrestling last weekend and you busied yourself with getting every bit as filthy as the wrestlers. You pride yourself on getting so "grubby" that I have to scrub your bathtub after every bath. Of course, after that bath, I have to figure out how wrangle you back into clothes. It seems you're pretty opposed to them these days and even your younger friends have noticed. Patrick said last week that you were "in your belly button." We might have to work on that...
You've also recently developed a love for superheros. Right now, Captain America is your favorite but you're fascinated with all the Avengers and you and Daddy spend hours wrestling, sword fighting and "blasting" each other all over the house. As all of our friends say, you are ALL boy!
You are definitely all boy but you are a very sweet one. You like to "take care of Mommy" while Daddy is working and you desperately want a little sister so that you can protect her from "bad guys, monsters and other kinds of stuff." You refer to the baby as "your baby" or sometimes "our baby". Sometimes people think that sounds funny but I know what a big part you've played in all of this. You were our little prayer warrior from the time you were 20 months old until the day we told you that you were finally going to be a big brother...even now, you pray every night for the baby "to grow big and strong and healthy so that [you] can hold her."
You do have your moments when you're playing with your friends or here at home (nobody is perfect!!) but you are always quick to give a big hug and say you're sorry when you're wrong. Mommy and Daddy are just so proud of you. We're proud of how smart, how creative and how sweet you are...and so much more!
I love you Little Monkey,
Mommy
