I Blinked And Suddenly He Was Four

My J turned 4 today. He's been counting down the days to his birthday for Idon'tknowhowlongnow- at least since his brother's birthday, and that was in May. I ended up making a big long chain for him that we've been tearing off every night at bedtime for a few weeks. As the chain's gotten shorter, I've been telling him "Only 4 more days of being 3", and then "Only 3 more days of being 3". You get the idea. But when we got to "Only 2 more days of being 3", his eyes got wide and he sat up in bed real fast. He said, "Mommy! Wait! I like being 3! I don't want to change numbers!"

Consider my heart sweetly broken.

I told him that there were a lot of good things about being 3, but that being 4 would be even more fun. I reminded him of all the things he couldn't do when he was 2 that he could do now, like go to school, brush his own teeth, wear big boy undies, and sleep in a bunk bed. That seemed to reignite the birthday excitement. I kissed him goodnight and turned off the lights.

Exit one weepy and sentimental mama.

So, I did the best thing anyone can do when they are already feeling nostaligic and sad. I looked through old baby pictures.

Then I uploaded them into a slideshow.

Kill me now.

Anyway. Here it is. Come wallow with me.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Well.

That was a little too fast to be sentimental. But in keeping with the whole Sunrise/Sunset theme, I guess I could say that it feels like his first four years flashed by just as fast as that slideshow.

I wouldn't be lying.

Anyway, happy birthday to my J! You may cause the most trouble, but you also get the biggest laughs! We love you!