THREE already.

I can't believe my baby turns three today... I just cannot believe that it was three years ago I was holding my baby boy in my arms!! After a wonderful pregnancy and a perfect ideal delivery (minus the nurse telling the doctor she didn't think I was staying... 9 centimeters later... ha... I was staying) I had a baby boy... Robert James the Fifth! Oh My!! I think I was in shock! I just figured we would have another girl, but wrong!

RJ has always had more of MY personality (Sorry Bubba!)

Dear RJ,
You are so so SO stubborn! You have always wanted your way or you let us know about it! You and time out have become friends... but you now understand (a little bit more) why you go to time out.

You have stopped shaking your crib and screaming... most of the time now you only rattle the crib a little bit and call, "Momma....whereareyou?" over and over until someone comes to get you! I'll take it!!

You love your big sister!! You love to play dress up and play princesses with her.

BUT

You also LOVE choo-choo trains!! You give all trains the name Thomas, but you don't care what they look like... as long as they are a train! You play with your trains and trax all the time! You also love to watch train videos on tv and on the computer!! Trains and you are two peas in a pod right now!

You are beginning to speak in clearer sentences so that people other than Momma, Daddy, and Morgan can understand you more. I know it must be SO frustrating not to be understood!!

You started preschool this year!! You love going to school!! You often ask if you can go to school when it is NOT a school day! Your teacher has told me you are adjusting great! I'm so proud of you because I was a little nervous you might not listen to the teacher... so far so good!

You love to say... "I talking to you" when someone doesn't listen to what you are saying!

Nighttime routine gives you and I a few minutes together to cuddle before you go to sleep... we sing: I've been working on the railroad, the ABC song, and twinkle twinkle in the rocking chair together and Rock A Bye Baby as I put you in your crib. I hope you never want to stop loving on me... although I KNOW it will happen... but this Momma can dream! Did I mention... about 2.5 months ago you potty trained! You did it so easily... another proud and happy moment for me watching you grow!

I love you so much!! You amaze me with what you do everyday... and there are some moments where my patience run thin, but I think that is all about being a Momma!

I pray that your third year is filled with learning new things, exploring your environment, being able to verbalize all your wants and needs, and just loving life! I love you Bubba!

Dream and Live Big,
Your Loving Momma

Below are a couple pictures from RJ's three year old photo shoot...