Dear Elijah

Well you are 3 years old now. The time really does pass quickly! Currently you are quite the handful. You like to push people's buttons and see if you can get away with it. You are quick to apologize (mostly to avoid time outs). You are also very sweet. Some of my favorite things you say to me are, "Mommy, are you proud of me?" and "Mommy, I love you." You melt me.
You love to have someone tuck you in at night. You always say prayer first then you ask one of us to say it while we hold hands. Then you request us to sing, "child of God" followed by "I'm so glad when daddy comes home". You want us to stay in there all night but we can't. And every morning when you wake up your request your chocolate milk. You always want to snuggle while you drink it. You are also currently very interested in helping me cook your breakfast.
You are a very good big brother. You love trying to help take care of Nolan. You even let him have your blanky when he starts to cry. You fight with Maddie a lot but she's also your best friend. If you can't see her you become concerned and ask, where did Maddie go. You love to sing to Nolan and we hear you singing, "Nolan, Nolan, mommy loves you, and daddy does too, and Elijah and Nana and Mimi (and others depending on day) and we are going to take good care of you." It's pretty cute; you are pretty cute! You love pointing out that I am your mother and daddy is your father.
I am so proud of you and I love being your mommy. I'm still learning and you are too. You have a very kind heart. When I cry you will come over and say, "Mommy are you sad, you go to the hospital" and you rub my back. You also love to make people laugh. You are quite the comedian. You are very leary of strangers and aren't very nice if they try to talk to you. I have to constantly remind you not to growl at them and to be nice. You are a momma's boy!
I constantly worry about you. I want you to be a happy kid and I hope you are, you seem to be. You have brought me more joy then I ever thought possible. Being your mom is one of the best parts of my life. I love you to the moon and back times infinity. I look forward to all the years ahead of us.
Love, Mommy