4 year old Colin

Before I can write about Alyssa and her 6th birthday I must write about Colin and his 4th.

Dear Colin,
   You are 4! You are so excited to be 4. For your birthday you wanted a big booster seat just like your sister. Now she had to wait until she was over 5 to get a booster seat but because you already weigh 46 lbs and are about 46 inches tall I agreed to a high back booster for you.  You love sitting in it and feel like such a big boy.
    You love to laugh and eat. You are usually willing to try anything once but your favorite food is corn dogs and cereal. If you get to pick those are the two things you always ask for.
    This past year has been better health wise for you. We did not have a single hospital stay from your 3rd birthday to your 4th birthday and only one unplanned hospital visit. You are on 3 maintenance medicines a day to help keep you healthy.  For now they seem to be working. Your immune system still isn't normal and it still takes you a really long time to get over any illness.
     You are a smart and caring little boy. If someone is hurt or sad you do everything in your power to make them happy. At times you come up to me and ask to snuggle. When you snuggle you curl your little body up as close as you can against mine and don't move.
   You enjoy music. You are always singing usually a song from church or the Christian radio station we often listen to. If there is a band or live music anywhere you will stop and watch. In church you sit the stillest while watching the trumpets and drums. If you aren't singing you are making car noises to move around. Your favorite show is Rescue Bots and you got all of them for your birthday and enjoy setting up scenes for them to act out usually with Alyssa's Barbies.
   You are finally able to sleep through the night again. You go to to bed about 8 and fall asleep usually by 8:30 and sleep until about 6:30 every morning. You still take an hour nap each day at daycare but we have stopped doing naps on the weekend.
    You are still swimming and are now able to swim the length of the pool by yourself. You are getting stronger at treading water. Your dives still need some work but you try hard.
    You also love to go places with me or Daddy. If we have an errand to run you will usually go with us. Just last night I needed to go to get my tires aired up, You went with me. As I was filling the tires you were bent down next to me asking me questions and doing your best to help me.

Baby boy I love you with all of my heart and you have made me a better person and mom. I enjoy watching you grow and look forward to what the next year holds for you.

Love,
Mommy