Happy THIRD birthday to our handsome boy. Clayton Joseph, you are Mommy's little buddy and Daddy's best friend. As I often do this time of the year I've been reflecting a lot on you, my baby boy. From finding out I was pregnant with you to hoping, praying, and not moving for 3 months to keep you safe inside of me. I remember holding you in my arms for the first time and singing "You are my Sunshine" to comfort you as you adjusted to your new world. When you are having trouble falling asleep at night you often ask Mommy to sing that same lullaby to you. Those days seem so long ago, but they are moments I will forever cherish. Each day your intelligence and athleticism amazes us. You are so curious about the world and want to know "what do you use it for" about everything. You and Daddy have so much fun nearly every day playing every sport in the backyard--you start with soccer, dribbling through cones and scoring goals, then you move on to shooting hoops and practicing passing and dribbling, then you hit golf balls and then Daddy pitches baseballs to you and you literally whack the ball across the backyard. I see a life of uniforms, balls, and team mom/coach meetings in our future.
You want to be a basketball player when you get older. When you and Chloe are pretend playing, you are always "Jake." You have started repeating lines of movies...your favorite, "I'm a Peterbuilt" from Cars. You get hooked on a particular Disney TV show for about a month and then move onto another. Your paci is officially a thing of the past. Yahoo!
Here are your stats:
- You are 31.8 pounds and 37 3/4 inches...perfectly average!
- Your favorite color is blue. EVERYTHING has to be blue--plates, forks, cupcake frosting, paint, crayons, markers, and cars.
- You know all of your letter sounds and words that start with most all of the letters.
- You know how old you are, when your birthday is, your full name, how to count to 20 (skipping a number here and there) and most of the days of the week.
- You love to sing and know all of the words of: Twinkle twinkle, ABC's, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and most all of the songs on our CD we've been listening to since you were born.
- You like dancing and spinning until you get dizzy and fall down.
- You like some of Daddy's songs--currently you love singing "Wagon Wheel" by Darius Rucker
- Your favorite store is "Depot." You like Costco too, especially when it's a weekend day and all the food samples are out.
- You are very determined; definitely a perfectionist like Daddy. You focus hard on things you are interested in like sports, fixing things, and helping with yard work.
We are so in love with you Clayton Joseph. Happy Birthday, Buddy!
Mommy got to spend a lot of precious time with you when you were first born.
I remember singing "You are my Sunshine" to you to calm you.
You still ask me to sing it to you on nights your struggling to fall asleep.
Mommy got to spend a lot of precious time with you when you were first born.
I remember singing "You are my Sunshine" to you to calm you.
You still ask me to sing it to you on nights your struggling to fall asleep.
Pure handsomeness. You're already such a little athlete and oh so persistent,
but those crystal blue eyes and adorable smile melt our hearts.
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