A different kind of joy today.
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Dear Griffon,
Tomorrow, you will turn three.
And you’re sooooo stinkin’ cute.
Right now, you’re really into Spider-Man. You wear your costume and mask to school about once a week. Today, you wore it to a restaurant for dinner. You were very insistent that you be allowed to order “Spider-Man food,” but unfortunately, it was never clear what that was. You tried to convince us it was candy, but we were not swayed.
You are the only Spider-Man I know who loves his blankie bear more than fighting crime.
You’re also pretty cranky these days. You whine. A lot. You’re a contrarian. I say black; you say white. Daddy says corn-on-the-cob; you say popsicle. We can never, ever win. Part of it is the sleep deprivation that comes with school, and part of it is your desire to be totally independent in a three-year-old body.
It’s especially bad with food. You don’t want to eat anything, and you want to eat everything. You want yogurt. We give you yogurt. You DID NOT WANT YOGURT!! OMG WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! I want CHEEEEEEEESE! No, not THAT cheeeeeeeeeeese! STRING cheese!!!! OMGOMGOMG!!!
But.
You still have a smile to melt hearts.
You talk nonstop. You play a lot. You love books and music and trucks. You sleep with your favorite big brother. You still dig on Yo Gabba Gabba, although you aren’t as enamored as you once were. You sometimes prefer Max and Ruby now, actually. Momma’s friend got her friend, DJ Lance, to sign a picture for you. You slept with it for a few days, but it hangs on the wall in your bedroom now.
Everyone loves you. Even with the cranky, you’re still sunshiney like no one else I know.
At three, you like:
- your blankie bear
- eating out at “restromps”
- CANDY
- Kieran
- Anneke, sometimes
- playing on the slide and in the water at school
- swim diapers
- “vitermins”
- going “downsters” in the morning
- sleeping with Momma and Daddy
- snuggling
- sitting on the potty
- GUM
- being carried
At three, you do NOT like:
- hair washes
- other kids sleeping next to you in Momma’s and Daddy’s bed
- naps and bedtime
- other kids playing with your toys
The other day, the morning of my birthday, actually, I woke up to your smooshy kiss on my mouth and “I love you too.”
You bring joy right to me every single day. I love you so much.
Momma
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So cute! I love when you share pics :)
I love the list of likes and dislikes!
CANNY! (I think I secretly want Alice to call it CANNY.)
And the picture of Griffon kissing Kieren just killed me. So awesome.
Oh, man. Three is so awesome.