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10/03/06 - Happy Birthday Justin and reflections on 3 years

October 3, 2006

My little guy is 3 years old today!  All morning I have been thinking a lot about the details of his birth.  It is now almost 10am, so this time three years ago, I have had him, held him, and nursed him for the first time, and he is in the nursery getting his bath.  I was feeling nostalgic, and decided to put together some pictures below of his first year.  During each birthday so far, I have been amazed at how fast the time has gone and how quickly he grows and learns.  Each year I have taken note of the major milestones that have occurred that year.  For example, at one year old he was getting ready to walk on his own, could say mama and dada, and eat table food.  At his second birthday, he could run and climb, talk in short sentences, and sleep through the night.  Now for his third birthday, he can carry on conversations and remember details months later, has an amazing imagination, and he's potty trained.  My baby is turning into a little boy before my eyes!

This was an extremely busy weekend.  Saturday, I had a dentist appointment, just a cleaning, which didn't take long.  Then I made a few other stops.  I went to the grocery store to order the cake for Justin's party this Friday, a Sesame Street cake, chocolate with vanilla frosting and vanilla filling.  Then to Kohl's for winter shoes for me.  I went to Staples for printer ink, and finally back to the grocery store to do food shopping for the week.  During naptime, I got Justin's presents from us wrapped and goody bags put together for the party.  We were supposed to have my husband's aunt, uncle, and cousin over for a barbecue, but they were not able to make it.  So we had cheeseburgers on the grill ourselves, Justin opened his presents, and we had a little Entenmann's cake with a number three candle on it.  So that was our little celebration for him, aside from the big party that he will have Friday.

Sunday, we went to Walmart to pick up some other things we needed.  We had my husband's cousin and her husband and daughter over for pizza and ice cream.  This was the first time Justin met his cousin (third cousin actually).  She is 4 years old and they had a great time playing in the back yard together.  I had planned to make cupcakes for Justin's school, but couldn't seem to find any extra time over the weekend to make them.  So Monday morning I made one batch:  2 dozen vanilla cupcakes, half frosted with vanilla and half frosted with chocolate and with sprinkles.  We brought the all vanilla ones to school, as they do not want any chocolate ones there.  At school, the teacher made him a little birthday crown, which is he also wearing today, picture below.  I made the second batch of cupcakes last night and we both brought some to work, and left some for home.

Challenge update:  I am halfway finished with this.  It is hard to believe it has already been seven weeks, but I am happy to say it has been helping me so far.  Last week was about looking at how much time is spent with different friends and family and what types of personalities they have and how they affect you.  For example, if you spend a lot of time with someone who is very negative and does not have a good outlook on life, those attitudes could rub off on you, and if you spend time with a positive person, you tend to walk away feeling refreshed and happy.  The reverse is also true about our own personalities affecting others.  I will not be making any changes in how much time I spend with friends, but I did look at my own attitude and realized that I can be pessimistic about a quarter of the time.  I don't think this is a bad percentage, after all no one is perfect, but being aware of it does make me think more about my responses to stress and my overall attitude as I go about my day.

Thanks for reading!
Donna and Justin

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