July 22, 2007
Harry - 3 yrs old!
Dear Harry
Happy 3rd birthday little man!
You have had the most wonderful year and changed so much ... and right now you are so adorably cute and charming and handsome . You're at an age where everything is wondrous to you, where the silliest things make you laugh, where you are finding explanations and words for everything, where you appreciate everything, even the smallest of things, with gratitude and amazement, and where you are fantastically loving and cuddly towards everyone.
I am really enjoying this time with you, because I know that all too soon you'll be embarassed by silly faces, silly jokes, parents, as you become more worldly.... I hope that it is not too soon!
You're incredibly sociable, and fearless.... you will talk to anyone and tell them "I'm Harry, I'm 2 (now 3!)". You're also a born entertainer and love to dance and show off and make people laugh. You are never really upset by anything either - yesterday you were carrying a balloon and it flew off into the sky and I was worried you'd be devastated, but you didn't cry, just announced that it had 'gone to the moon' and told me about it several times over the course of the day.
You're by far the best sleeper of the 3 of you at this point - you have adjusted brilliantly to your big bed and you go happily to it every night and you never get up and mess about, simply calling out if you need someone to take you to the bathroom or if you've woken up in the morning. Speaking of bathrooms, your potty training is complete and you've done so well with that too, very quickly learning what is required of you.... we still have an issue with your refusing to go for a #2 anywhere other than at home, but you will grow out of that !
You have embraced your new little sister with open arms. You call her 'Tab-Fer' or 'Bebe' and ask about her all the time double checking where she is and what she's doing. You love to help burp her, you kiss and cuddle her 50 times a day, and you haven't shown a single ounce of jealousy or resentment. I'm so proud of you for that, it just shows what a loving sweet nature you have.
You still idolise your big brother and you love playing with him and hanging out with him. Yesterday you came up and told me that I had to shout at Dylan please mummy because Dylan has been naughty. That's the first time you've grassed him up for anything and apparently he'd pushed you off him (probably because you were climbing uninvited on him as usual)...... you were quite insistent that he not get away with it and wouldn't stop complaining until he apologised to you!
Yesterday was your birthday party - your first real party. You were so pleased when you got up and I gave you a birthday badge to wear which you called your 'Madge'. You were excited to go to the party and see your friends and you loved your Lightning McQueen cake and blew out your candles like an expert even though you'd never done it before.
You enjoyed having presents from your friends to open too, and seemed to have a really great time. I enjoyed giving you the chance to have a special day, especially as you'd just become a big brother :)
Today you had more presents and you were thrilled to open lots of fun toys... especially loving your new play tent that we bought for you, and insisting on spending alot of time in it today! We also took you out to eat and told the restaurant it was your birthday and they came over with an ice-cream for you singing happy birthday, and you were absolutely *thrilled* !
All in all you've had a wonderful year and I look forward to the next one, seeing you grow and change. You are the most fantastic little boy and we love you with all our hearts.
Mummy xxx
Posted by katie at July 22, 2007 01:43 AM