Dear Evan-46 Months Old

E- You are amazing with how you connect everything together. Nothing gets past you. You have a great sense of humor. Yesterday we were driving somewhere and you said, "Mama, I know how to make a sound like a dog. Woof Woof. Mama, I know how to make a sound like a cat, like a fountain, etc and you did! It was wonderful!

You are all about talking about how strong you are right now. You will try to pick up something and say, "Mama I am so string-watch this!". You wanted to go and pick up the pumpkin we left in the car. You said I will help you carry it Mama. I can do it because I am so strong.

You have such a sweet heart and are so tender towards me. You will say, Mama I like finding and making things for you. I do that because I love you. I told you this week that you are my alarm clock. That I love to wake up to you each morning. You replied, Mama, you are my heater! You and I cuddle every morning while you drink your chocolate milk. We talk about our day and you hold me tight because you are just waking up and need to be warm!

You are really into your bike right now. You still have your balance bike and can hold your feet up for a long time as you balance yourself. You are ready for a big boy bike. I just started planning your birthday party. We are going to have it at your gymnastics gym. You love it there.

I have seriously been looking for a new place for us to live. We are so cramped and there is no private outdoor space for us. We need that so much! Times are changing and hopefully that will be ok with you. You seem fine as long as I am with you. You have been going through this phase lately where you will tell me, "Hold me" and you will repeat it multiple times even when I am still holding you. I will ask what you mean since I am holding you and you are getting so good at responding what you mean by that. It is good to hear you work through your emotions and really use language to ask what you need. I think it is so good at such a young age that I ask you to articulate more clearly what you need and how you feel so you have a clear understanding. You love to play. You will say that "play" is your work. I love that. I think your most happy place is in a sandbox digging. You also love playing with other kids now. You are very social and need alot of interaction with other kids. I think you miss it when you don't have much of it over the weekend. You are really loving school and you lately are asking to stay later and not go home. I have your first parent/teacher conference this week. The thing I am just blown away by is how you are so into how everything works. You love to find out how it works or ask questions. You like to invent or make up stories too about how something works or will work. It is the sweetest thing. You are truly a scientist at heart and I have to keep that in my mind while we are looking for schools for you,etc. I want so much for you to love learning and love school. I want to give you the best education and give you a solid foundation for your life.

I love you so much and I love being your Mama!

-M