and just like that, he's 4.

My sweet baby Noah. The world will never been the same since you've arrived. Your perfect, innocent little soul has filled every expectation i've had of being a mother. I crave to be with you constantly and need to hug and kiss you 1000x a day. The love I have for you only continues to grow and I would do anything to just to hear that infectious laugh (that everyone always comments on) and that beautiful smile. You are one in a million. You are:

-sensitive

-emotional

-loving beyond anything i've ever seen for a 3 year old. You walk up to random babies and will say things like "well look at this cute little baby! Hi!!"

-You love to cuddle and get extremely sad if i'm not around to hug and kiss you goodnight

-you thrive on routine and get very stressed if we are out of sorts

-you love to learn. Oh boy do you love to absorb new information. You are so smart because you work SO hard at learning by asking a million questions and then trying to implement what we teach you. You really take in the entire world around you and I watch so happily from the sides as you grow.

-You love spider-man, jack skellington, mickey mouse, disneyland, reading, coloring, playing, laughing, watching tv or a movie, eating snacks (you eat so painfully slow, haha), going on adventures, and like I mentioned before, just learning about everything. You are SO inquisitive 

-You say things like "WHAT YOU SAID?" when you didn't hear what someone said

-you call watching a movie, watching a "movie show"

-You say "what my heck" instead of "what the heck"

-you mimc mom when you are frustrated and say "gosh dang it" -- my bad

-you are a perfectionist and often get so frustrated if something isn't perfect. Really worried about this one and try to let you know it is okay to mess up and not be perfect. Your response "but mom, it breaks my heart. I want it to look great" You are the sweetest and pour your heart into everything you do.

-Your dad was asking you today to be careful jumping off the stairs and you said "oh, you want me to be so careful because you don't want me to break my tibia and fibia bones??" (HAHA so funny you said tibia and fibia, but so cute you are learning what types of bones are in your body)

Man. I could go on forever really. So proud to be celebrating this little boy. He is my best friend (next to his dad and sister -- I love them all!)

Happy 4th, my little sunshine.

4 year checkup: weight 37 lbs (57%), height 40.4 (47%)