The good, the bad, the three's....

We are counting down the days to three. Three more to go...but truthfully, he's already into them. I have a friend who told me that yes, it is the terrible two's...but alas, it is the #)&$@)@*$ (expletive) three's! I think I agree. So here's my list of the good and the bad that goes with being a precocious three year old boy!

The Good:

• I can carry on a conversation with you that makes sense


• Sitting on the front steps eating popsicle's -- and you deciding you want mine instead of yours


• You have a strong opinion about everything


• You can tell a joke and get the punchline dead-on


• You are devilishly handsome


• I no longer worry that you will fall and bust your head open at the playground...well, not as much


• You have friends that you love playing with and being around


• You recognize faces and are polite to friend and strangers alike


• You love me


• You ADORE your Daddy


• You think your baby brother is "soooo cute!"


• You can memorize books in just a couple of reads, so I get to have you "read" to me now


• You are smart as a whip!


• You are almost 100% potty trained...almost


• You are my sweet little boy

The Bad:

• You know how to talk back and sass me


• You have given up nap time...


• Thus, you are often overtired so bed time is a battle


• You have a strong opinion about everything


• You are sometimes a little too aggressive and I worry that you'll get kicked out of preschool for it


• You are too smart for your own good sometimes


• You sometimes potty on the carpet...and tell me you did it "on purpose"


• You sometimes hit your brother...and tell me you did it "on purpose"


• You have selective hearing


• You have a very loud voice when you scream....and you like to scream
• You bat your eyelashes and I forgive your flaws

But baby, I love ya through it all. Thick and thin. Welcome to three sweet boy...it's gonna be a wild ride!