My Baby Is Three Today

Today is CootieBoy’s third birthday. I cannot BELIEVE he is already three years old.

All the things about CootieBoy:

• He hates boredom – he would much rather be running, jumping, playing than almost anything in the world.
• He loves to make people laugh – he definitely has a sense of humor and always makes faces that he knows will crack us up.
• He is VERY independent – he has reached that stage where only HE can put on his shoes, only HE can put on his shirt, only HE can put in that DVD.
• He loves animals – since we moved to this house, where the cats are forced to be social due to no attic and no basement, he has really grown attached to the animals. Stinky in particular – he hugs her often, despite her vocal protests.
• When he’s happy, he loves the world. When he’s angry, he hates the world. Yep, he’s an emotional one. Sure, CootieGirl cries at the drop of a hat, but CootieBoy shows a HUGE range of emotion and we often experience about ten of them each day.
• He loves music – he loves singing and after hearing “Defying Gravity” from the ‘Wicked’ soundtrack he is already singing some of the words along with the song. For his birthday he received a 10-piece musical instrument set. It has a triangle, maracas, tamborine, and several other things. He LOVES IT (thanks Auntie Jen & Uncle Beau!)
• He is competitive – we notice it with CootieGirl a lot. When he’s by himself he is fine, but when CootieGirl is around he instantly becomes competitive. For attention, for toys, for “winning”. That competitive edge will have to harnessed so it doesn’t turn into bullying later on, but if the roughness can be taken out and the determined drive encouraged, he will be very successful in school, sports, and real life.
• He is handsome – oh sure, I’m his mom, so I HAVE to say that, right? Well, even if I wasn’t his mother I’d know he is handsome. His mischievous eyes, his cute dimple, that blond hair. He’s a charmer and beautful and sometimes I catch my breath when I realize that Denis and I together equals such a beautiful boy (and girl – CootieGirl is beautiful as well).

I suppose I can’t called him my “baby” anymore – he’s THREE!

Today we’re going to Greensboro to pick up my keyboard, and while there we’ll take the kids to a children’s museum as well as at least one other kid-friendly place. Then tomorrow after church CootieBoy and I are headed to Charlotte to see “The Lion King”. So it’s going to be a good birthday weekend for him, I think.