Officially 3, second edition

Funny thing about a second child… they are somehow always the odd one out! I don’t know how this happens but it seems like every time the other 2 are sleeping, this one is awake… while the other 2 are on either side of me, this one is on his own… while the other 2 manage to always get their way (especially the spoilt little baby), this one is forced to just go along with everything.

But still, even though he knows that he’s being treated unfairly, he’s the one with the most empathy.

Maybe now he is getting a little more possessive of his things, but if asked nicely, he will happily give up any of his toys to his brothers. He may be a tad bit more insolent than his brothers, but most of the time, he’ll lovingly oblige with “ok, I will”, in his really cute 3-year-old-manner-of-speaking.

This daddy’s boy is surely turning into a mama’s boy… reassuring me with his “I like you mommy”, almost all day long… I am sure he forces himself not to fall asleep at naptime so he can spend some alone time with me!

His personality is so much like mine, it’s almost scary! And I would like to believe it’s the reason he’s my husband’s favorite! Did I say favorite? I meant he’s the one that my husband thinks is capable of no wrong, and who should not ever be punished because everything he does is ‘sooooo cute!’

It’s amazing to me how much compassion he has in that tiny body… he will stop everything he’s doing to attend to his little brother when he cries… he will quickly forgive his older brother and even defend him, if we threaten disciplinary action… even if he was complaining about said brother 1 second earlier!

I love how he’s 3 now, and starting school soon, because he really wants to be a ‘big boy’, but I miss the baby, I do regret not having spent as much time with him as I did with the first one, I feel like when he’s needy and really demanding, it’s my fault for not giving him more attention, but I hope he’ll forgive me.

He’s a pretty awesome little 3 year old!