Edison is 3!

I will apologize now for this blog being lengthy but I have good reasons :) I am posting a day early for Edison's Birthday tomorrow. I am sure I will be busy with festivals at home with our little man and wont remember to post! I am so baffled how quickly time has flown by! The little DARK haired baby boy who came 3 days late is turning 3 tomorrow! We have been through so many adventures with this little guy and I cannot wait to have more with him! Edison has really helped Conrad and I grow up so much in the last 3 years! I can at least see a transformation in Conrad every time he interacts with his little mini me! And I know for myself I have learned to be come more compassionate of other mothers out there, not be quick to judge, and every day find joy no matter how rotten it seems to be going. I know we say we didn't expect to have a baby right away into our marriage but I know I would not change it for the world! He is literally the light of my life! He does say some of the most random and funny things too, that is just how he is! He came to me one morning when I was still waking up, took my face in his little hands and looked me in the eyes and said in such a sweet innocent voice," Momma, You look like a monster." Conrad busted out laughing, I just responded with," do I now" :)

I can remember when he got so so sick at only 6 months old and we actually had to spend the night in the hospital because his oxygen levels were low and he didn't seem to be getting better. I was scared to death that we were not going to be bringing our little angel home. For any parent having your child so sick in a hospital bed and feel SO unbelievably helpless to helping them is the worst feeling in the whole universe!!

But as you obviously know he is all better and his fully energetic little guy, keeping mom and dad on their toes 24/7 and I am thankful every day for his little quirks he brings to the table :) He loves to sing, dance, imaginative play with just about anything, and enjoys reading! He is also going to be such a stubborn head and in a good way. He is so high energy too that kids don't know what to do with him lol :) Dad and I have been trying to monitor that though because it has been a problem here and there when it comes to other kids. He gets so frustrated when people aren't playing with him or keeping up and he gets aggressive so we constantly tell him, play nice! Don't get into peoples faces, and don't hit, no biting. Say Please and Thank you. You know those kinds of parenting things you do with your kids :) I guess we have been saying it so much lately that now even when he is with Grandma and Grandpa he knows! Grandpa Tom said that they were in First Bank and he was playing in the kids area and Grandpa Tom was watching him and He would announce, "I'm playing nice!" and he did this a few more times and the final time he ran up to him and said, " I'm playing nice papa" lol

Its of comfort knowing he gets it. I know there are times when he will just not listen but he knows when he is in trouble. His Home Day Care, Janae, watches him because like most little boys his age, there is always that rough housing part of them, and when he does hit and he knows he wasn't supposed to, Janae said she actually finds him putting himself in timeout. lol

This little guy, well I should say little man now, Is growing so much and way to quickly! Cannot wait to see what this next year brings us!

Oh my little mister knows how to make a room smile! When attention is not on him, he has to interject by repeatedly saying, "hey! hey! hey! hey!" And once he has your attention he will tell you the most extravagant story about anything and everything having to do with absolutely nothing relevant. Just the other night Conrad and I were talking about our days when Edison proclaimed that he was fighting monsters with Buzz Light-year and chasing them with flash lights while jumping off his bed. He proclaimed that he chased them out of our room too so we didn't need to be scared because they were gone now.

The most entertaining thing now is to ask him why he is grumpy when he is not happy in the moment. He will proclaim with a stern voice, "Because I am okay?!" So giggling to myself I watch him and sit quiet hoping for a moment when I can make him smile. In a particular moment on Monday driving back from a long day in Denver, he didn't want anyone making any noise for any reason but only wanted to hear himself. He even got quite frustrated at one point because I was singing and he did not give me permission to do so. Then in complete silence he starts saying, "Ding-dong. Ding-dong, Ding-dong" repeatedly so I decided to see if I could spark a little smile on his face and asked, "Who's there? Come in!" At that moment he turned to me with a strait grumpy looking face and said," I am not a door." I could not contain myself. I started laughing as did everyone in the car. Then he instantly changed his mood and laughed too.

There are the little moments and things he does that make my heart melt too. Conrad wasn't feeling the best on Sunday afternoon and Edison kept asking why. When I told him we had to be quiet and let Daddy sleep he did so. A moment later I realize he was a little too quiet which meant he was usually up to something. I called for him and he didn't answer so I went looking for him and sure enough he was in our room on the bed and this is what I heard, " Dear Jesus, help daddy to feel better and not be sick. Help him keep safe when he drives. And Dear Jesus, help daddy to be better so he can feel happy. Amen." I smiled and as did Conrad. And you know what, he did feel better because our little guy knew just how to make him feel a little less icky :)