Happiness wrapped in Dysfunction.: Of course i can do anything, im a mother.

So caleb just turned Three. I have noticed That every birthday so far He decides embody a new trait. He was an angel of a baby. Didnt cry unless it was necessary slept through the night, ate well, no colic seriously such a good baby. When He turned 1 he decided to kick the crawling and the bottle and most of all the naps. Apparently 1 year olds dont take naps on a regular basis according to him. When he turned 2 He decided to be naughty. Tantrums, tantrums, tantrums. He would give you that stank eye like ya, i know im doing something wrong, i know your watching me, but watch me flush your socks down the toilet.

Now that hes 3, Hes decided he needs to do everything on his own but hes going to whine about it while he does it. " I wanna throw it in the garbage!" "i wanna turn on the lamp even though youve already turned on the lamp so now turn it off so i can turn it back on" "i wanna take off my socks, help me take off my socks, no i wanna take off my socks!" Seriously, caleb it is so awesome that you wanna do things but if i have to go through a whole year of you whining about everything that you wanna do im not gonna have any hair. Just do it.

His newest naughty boy in action move is hiding things. From my cell phone to chapstick to the remote he likes to hide things. He thinks hes being so smart and sneaky and maybe hell eventually catch on that hiding things in the same place everytime that ill find them. He will take the item he wants to hide. Show me that he has it. Then i hear him run to the kitchen. I hear the fridge open, The fridge shut and then he comes running up to me and says " TRY TO FIND YOUR CHAPSTICK NOW! HA HA HA!" I cant help but laugh everytime at his lack of good hiding spots and the evil little tone in his voice when he laughs about how hes hiding my things. I probably wont laugh so much after he finds a really good spot and gets a hold of my car keys.

He decided to have a thomas the train birthday party this year. He loves trains and airplanes hes a very typical little boy. I had Friends and family over, whom all have baby girls. No wonder my sons a ladies man. Hes surrounded by women of all ages. So since i moved out of my mothers house about 6 months ago she decided now was the time to buy caleb all the really awesome toys, Her toy of choice this year was a drumset. If your a parent of a little boy you can understand the pure excitement i had. (not!) Its not just one of those cute little drums they hit with their hands. its a real drumset. with sticks and a foot pedal and a cymbal. I will not be thanking my mother, unless of course he ends up being the next justin bieber. then i guess she can have all the credit. He got some attention like a little justin bieber though. Little lily decided to join the band but he already has a little groupie. My friend Hannahs daughter Brinley was in absolute Awe of him while he played those drums. We're already planning their arranged marriage.

Every day i Love my son more. Especially birthdays i thank God for giving me such a precious gift. Every year he grows smarter and more handsome and i am truley blessed to be his mother. He is the light of my life. Especially at this point in our lives. When theres so much negative happening. Im lucky to just have him to hang on to. Im the luckiest woman in the world. To be the mother of Caleb Rodney.