Our 3 year old -- A journey back in time

Reid turned 3 on Wednesday this week.

Wow! I cannot believe he is 3 years old!
It seems like yesterday I was holding him in
my arms at the hospital for the very first time.
Now he is walking, talking up a storm and developing
a precious, vivacious, funny personality!
I love hearing about all the new things he is learning
at his preschool. He is discovering the world through
his precious 3 year old eyes and is a very curious little
toddler boy. He is quite articulate and picks up on
things so quickly! We are so proud of you Reid.
Mommy & Daddy LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

Reid went to his well visit at the doctor today and
weighs in at a whopping 37 pounds and is 39 inches tall!
He has always been a tall boy for his age.
I love these stats we get at the doctor.
It's so fun to see how much they grow from one appt. to the next!

It's so neat to look back from the very first moments
of your life and see how much you have changed.
What a beautiful boy you are!

Newborn


2 weeks old


3 months old


6 months old
(Daddy's hat:)


9 months


16 months
Learning to walk


20 months
Learning to walk in Daddy's boots!


Reid is 2!


2 year old
Learning to ride his first tricycle


Reid became a big brother
July 10, 2010
2 years 9 months


3 years old

Happy 3rd Birthday Reid.
You are a treasure and a joy!
We love you!


Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from Him.
Psalm 127:3

Meeting Barney

Reid became fascinated with Barney a few months ago after seeing him on a commercial after Sesame Street one day. After that, it was off to find Barney videos for him to watch!

He is our new friend on tv and Reid LOVES watching him! I prefer watching Barney over Elmo any day, but that's just me! ;)

Barney was at Stonebriar Mall yesterday, so of course I
had to take him to meet the big purple dinasour!

Getting ready to meet Barney!
He was so excited!

His first encounter with the big purple dinasour!

One day he'll probably hate me for these
pictures, but for now, it's adorable!
I think I loved seeing him about as much
as Reid did! Oh the new joys that await
you when you become a parent!

Sharing

Reid decided the other day that it would be fun
to take some stickers he had in a coloring book
and share them with Riley.
What a sweet big bro.

I think he kinda liked it... Oh, and the hummer too!
I left the stickers on him for a while because it
was just too cute, but then Riley started getting
stickers stuck to his hands and I could
see that ending badly. ;)
Only a few more years till Reid can play with
his little brother! Until then, Riley gets to hold
toys he may not care to have!

Winter hats in August?

Reid went to his sweet friend Abby's house for a play date last week and as her mom & I were sitting there talking in the living room, out came Abby & Reid with these adorable winter hats on! We started laughing hysterically which made them get giddy and extremely silly! Thank goodness I just happened to have my camera with me that day!!

Brothers

Reid is becoming such a sweet big brother these days.

Reid started mother's day out last month and the first day the teacher read a book to him called the Dinasour Train. For some reason he is not a huge fan of this book. I have no idea why. I had the teacher show it to me and it's not in the least bit scary! As Reid was finishing his breakfast this morning, he informed me he needed to talk to Baby Riley. I didn't realize how precious this would be! He got down on his hands knees and leaned over Riley who was in his papasan and said in the sweetest little toddler voice, "Baby Riley, Dinasour Train is a good book. It's not scary. Don't worry." I just about melted and wished I had had time to get the video camera out and document it! Of course we were already running late to leave for his school as usual. Oh these days and stages are forever priceless!! I am so proud of Reid and the boy he is. I see Riley & Reid more as brothers these days and it just warms my heart as a mother! I can't wait to see them continue to grow and play together some day! For now, here are some pictures to document what they can do together at the moment.