Letter to Connor, age 3

Dear Connor,

Sweet boy... everyday you are showing us more and more of the little boy you are becoming. There are so many things you do, and say, that remind me of both myself and your father. You are sweet. You are stubborn. You are cautious. You have an imagination that makes my heart soar. One day, I know you will wake up and that imagination will be pushed aside to be replaced with reality. But for now... you pretend there are monsters in the room, that your superheroes talk to you, and that the drink of water you bring me is really being drunk. It is so wonderful, experiencing you.

Your favorite things include superheroes, Rescue Bots, and cars. You bring me book after book, and some of them you have memorized! You can read them to us. I was so surprised the night I told you I did not like reading the Darth Vader book, and how about you read it to me? You opened its pages and began reading aloud. Word for word. Your favorite movies are Wall-E and Toy Story (1 AND 3!). 

You are just beginning to notice your brother. You are wary of him - and with good reason! He is all over the place lately and you have made it your mission to protect your toys. But, better than that, you love him so much. You will come over to him and sing to him, tickle him, wrestle with him. His face lights up the instant he sees you. You are his big brother and he ADORES you. You take care of him and I know are his favorite person.

Love, I could write pages and pages about you. Your eyes are a beautiful hazel color and you have two dimples in your cheeks that are precious. You are friendly. When you walk into the room, you shout, "Hi, guys!" I don't think you know a stranger. You still want Mommy to rock you at night. When I walk into your room at night, when you are supposed to be asleep, you whisper, "Rock, Mommy. I wanna rock." So you curl up into the rocker with me (you are getting so tall!) and we rock. Sometimes we sing songs. Your favorite is Baby Mine. When I sing it to you, you listen intently and smile sweetly.

I love you so much, beautiful boy. You will always be my baby. I can't wait to see how you will be at age four. 

Always and forever,

Mommy