CRAZY. Literally this has been the FASTEST year of my life. I remember being pregnant with the babe and the crazy emotions the night before going to the hospital like it was yesterday. How in the world has it been a year? My little 3 year olds already so wise for their age were days away from turning 4, and now they approach 5!!! In two weeks my girls will be the age that they begin kindergarten, the age when their mom turns 30! How are my babies, who were just 18 inches of sweetness about to be at this huge milestone of a birthday.
We have a lot planned for these amazing kids. We are headed to Disney the beginning of October. We decided to just do a day trip, and maybe an overnight in December.
Then, on J's actual birthday he has his Gymboree class, and then a trip to Toys 'R Us so he can have his birthday announced to the store and a treat (we did this with the girls on their 1st b-day too :) ). The girls will have a class party on Friday the 8th, and then the big party is on Saturday. I can't wait to celebrate all 3 of my babies. I do think I will be a hot mess though. I love the baby stage, and to know I'll never have an infant to cuddle with is a little hard to swallow. (Ok, friends, I'm counting on getting lots of baby time from your future babes ;) ). I don't agree with Joshua being a toddler at 12 mo. Maybe 18 mo., but at 12 mo. he's totally still a baby. Thank goodness he's a cuddler. He is the perfect last baby. He's sweet and giggly and cuddly, and everything I had wished and hoped.
Mikayla and Brianna are enjoying school...not the going every day part though. They are constantly asking when it will be the weekend and asking to stay home with me. At least this shows me I'm doing something right that they want to be with me ;). They are making new friends, and look so forward to recess when they can go on the playground and see Becca and Justine.
Joshua can now walk holding one hand. He sees the kids standing and walking at Gymboree and goes to find something to pull up on and stands and gives a look like, "hey, I can do it too!". He's started to have tantrums, over toys, food, basically whenever things aren't exactly how he wants it...so I am trying to redirect, distract, take away from the situation, not laugh :). The girls are big instigators for him because they are constantly in his personal space and he doesn't appreciate it. Naps are still a struggle. It's totally my fault for not doing crib naps early on. I used to rock the girls to sleep and said I wouldn't do that with the babe. Now the only way he naps is in my arms, or in the car. He's a rockstar sleeping at night so things could be worse :). The sippy cup is still not our friend, but it took the girls until 14 mo. when I got rid of bottles, so I'm thinking the babe is just on their time line too. Joshua is so interested in everything, and so unbelievably happy. He's the only kid in his Gymboree class to giggle throughout the class. He loves life, and I love soaking in his joy.
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