Noah, Noah, Noah,

What to say about you this month.  You are almost three and I can’t believe it.  You have grown so much and are becoming such an amazing a little man.  You aren’t potty trained yet–but you are coming along–kinda.  You’ll get it baby if it kills me, you’ll get it–thank goodness for hardwood.

You continue to amaze me with your language.  Your new world this month that flabbergasts me is technique.  You ask me about my “technique” all the time and “what your technique” and “tell me what technique mean again.”  It’s so cute.  I laugh often.

You are loving school more and more but also beginning to understand that you have some independence.  You are starting to comprehend that you don’t necessarily have to do everything you are asked/told to do.  Your teachers have had to threaten you with “time-out” at school.  They haven’t had to use it, but they have held it over your head.  But you love school and you like to see your friends.  You talk about “big-boy” school as a couple of  your friends from Mom’s Day Out have matriculated to “big-boy” school and you want to know when it’s your turn.  Don’t worry little man, your turn is coming–but you need to be potty trained first…hint, hint.

It is getting harder to write these letters some months, because I am just so busy with school and work and raising you.  It’s tough and I feel bad that during the day, I don’t give you all the attention you want/deserve.  I hope you will forgive me someday.  I am pretty sure that you will because I am pretty sure all you will remember from this time is all the cool toy Cars you have and how your sister likes to steal them from  you while you are playing with them.

You still come down into our bed almost every night between the hours of 2am and 4am.  Your dad now sleeps on the outside of the bed and you bug him to help you up into bed.  It’s sweet.  Your father use to hate it when you would come down, but now in the middle of the night or early in the morning he notices you aren’t there and he’s a little sad.  You daddy loves you so much.  It is great for me to see the two of you together.  If you turn out like him, you are doing well.  He’s a great guy.  I think both of you are amazing.

You still light up every room you walk into and you make friends every where we go.  We went to the zoo one day this past month when it was warm and you made friend with a boy about 5 and you looked at me and said “We walk with them.  I like him.  He’s my buddy.”  It was so cute.  So you all chased each other around and played.  I love watching you and I love how you are not afraid to put yourself out there.  I hope that continues because, sadly in the world we live in there will be people who won’t want  your friendship.  I of course think those people are crazy.

I count my blessings everyday that I get to be your mother.  It’s an amazing honor and priviledge.  I love you baby.

Mommy