where the time has gone, I realize that Dalan is now a little boy. I wish he would stay small forever, but also love that he is getting older and learning each day. I love this little boy! He gives us a run for our money and there is NEVER a dull moment when he is around. Here is a preview of his funny little personality that keeps us going and going and going...
I was just reading my journal entries and when he was 16 months I said, "you went from the baby that never cries, to the toddler that never slows down." You are still NOT Slowing down, but only seem to be gaining speed...
His first obsession began with any janitorial supply. He developed a love for mops, brooms, vaccuum's, and any cleaning supply at a young age! He is still, at age 3, a fan of it all! This could potentially one day be a great quality!
His very own mop!
Mom's broom!
Just trying to help. Look at that smile!
In your short 3 years of life there have been many messes and lots of clean ups! For a good 6 months, there was a "daily event" that I remember thinking...just let me get through the day! Here are a few examples!
Mascara on face
shampoo on carpet
He was determined to get a drink of milk, but as he sat the carton on the counter....major spillage and moppage of the floor a 10 pm. Dang it!
There used to be 3 pots, different sizes....now we are left with just one.
Playing too rough and knocked over our floor lamp, crash, breakage of glass...(take notice of the 3 pots!)
There once was a fish named Rosie! Our good friends, the Buhrley's, let us adopt this fish when they were moving to California. We took on this pet and decided to love her as our own...until Dalan decided to get the step stool to see what she was doing. He dumped an entire bottle of Bath & Body Works scented oil (coconut lime verbena will never smell the same) and that was the end of her. She kept swimming for a day or two, and then she croaked. Miss that Rosie...
This little boy is always on the go and when we introduced time out to him, it required full on restraints. This was for MY sanity I will fully admit!
Time out in the carseat
It was a bit of a deal breaker when Macie kept bringing Dalan toys to play with while in his own secure time out spot!!
He was potty trained early (age 2 & 3 months) due to the following:
The constant diaper removal both during the day and at night. I have journal entries that talk about checking in on Dal at night and finding him fully undressed, so we began putting his pajamas on backwards. During the day, he just would not keep his diaper on!
So we did this for a while until he could not take off his danged diaper. Thanks duct tape! You changed my life...
He has such a love for water of all kind: swimming, my kitchen sink, and hoses, which of course drip water. He loves spray bottles and squirt guns and sprinklers!
The kitchen sink is like his own indoor playground. He LOVES to climb up to the bar and turn the water faucet off and on and off and on. No matter how many times I tell him to STOP...look at how much fun he thinks it is!
He Loves any hose because it drips H20!
A hose, a hose!!
You love to bath and shower and couldn't stay out of the water, even though you were already clean and ready for bed!
By far the best purchase ever made was a gift for his 2nd birthday! I finally discovered a toy that would hold his attention. He loves his yard tools! This toy is now duct taped to keep it together *I really love this stuff* and he still plays with it all the time. If he can hear a weed trimmer or a lawnmower from a distance, he will stop and say, "mom, whats that sound!?"
Weed Trimmer
Lawnmower
Screwdriver
He is all boy and LOVES tractors!
He is not afraid to get his hands dirty!
He loves his scooter and is crazy on this thing...
His Daddy's Jeep...
He is Dave's right hand man!
He loves his sister and she can coax him to play house, and dress up...and he doesn't mind having this pink lipstick on!!
This little boy may be a little "WILD & CRAZY" ...but with a face like this:
How can you resist him!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FAVORITE LITTLE GUY!!!
Things I LOVE about my boy!
- When you say "Ta-Dah!" after your many accomplishments, such as jumping from one couch to the other.
- When you stop dead in your tracks to watch the garbage man dump the big green garbage can into the back of his truck. Then, when the garbage man proceeds to the neighbors, you are still so intensely watching.
- That you would rather play with a screwdriver, pliers, or a wrench, instead of throwing a ball into the hoop.
- That you are obsessed with yard tools. You beg dad to mow the lawn daily and talk about his lawnmower so passionately!
- Watching your personality develop and having you keep me going all day long. No breaks. No T.V. time for you (your choice)...come on buddy, give me just one cartoon, 20 minutes!
- You love to tease your sister. You love to play with her, but sure know how to annoy her at the same time.
- The never ending, keep mom on my toes, adventures in your every day activities. Example: just the other day, I caught you climbing on my plantation shudders. You made it to step 4 before I caught you and you said, "Look mom, a ladder!"
I will ALWAYS be there to catch you when you fall. I never knew I could love someone so much! You keep me laughing and smiling Dalan and I cannot wait to see what new adventures you continue to bring!!
Love,
Mom
21 comments:
What a darling little handful!!! You know how much we love him in our family. I enjoyed reading your sweet letter to him he is so lucky to have you as a mom.
Super cute! That made me miss that little guy so much! He is one of a kind. Happy birthday cute boy! Your best friend Christina loves you and thinks that you are the coolest dude ever! I know you could have made it to the top of the ladder if your mom wouldn't have stopped you! Next time, try it when she is in the shower. Make sure you put pillows underneath just in case!
Awww...tear! I love that you documented all this - he'll thank you when he's a dad. :-) Happy Birthday Dalan!
Linds... that was so cute! He is such a cutie and I have a feeling that Kayson is going to be that same way now. He can't even crawl yet and he just rolls wherever he wants to go! What a fun boy to have around. There is definitely never a dull moment with him around! Hope you guys are doing well and staying cool. I can't believe you only have 30 days left! CRAZY! Tell Dalan happy birthday from us! Tell Macie girl hi, too!
Okay that was so dang cute!! Our boys are almost identical!!! Seriously! For Michaels next Birthday I'm just going to cut and paste!
very cute! Happy Birthday Dalan!
this may just be my favorite post of all time.
Makes me feel like Dalan is mine too :)
What cutie tootie 3 year old!
This post makes me even more excited to be able to see those sweet kids. What do you mean "NO TV, HIS CHOICE???" I was banking on some TV time so that I'd get a little time to rest. Sounds like I'd better get up to speed to keep up with Mr. Dal. He is a darling boy, and I loved looking back at his "life in pictures!!!"
You are such an awesome mommy!! What a treasure to document his unique traits, your feelings and all the cutie pictures! Good job and it was fun to read. Can't wait til he is a couple years older and we can get him busy mowing all our lawns...and he'll think it's a treat. Then you will FINALLY get your few hours of rest ;)
Perfect post for a very fitting little guy. You forgot the squirt bottle picture, that has to be my favorite story, this year anyway. I look forward to a post just like this next year, you and I both know there will be one. HAPPY B DAY DAL DAL. We love and miss him so much.
Oh my he is a big boy and very active!!!! But extremely cute!!! Its incredible how time flys. I miss my babies but enjoy my big girls. so cute!!!!!
What a cute post! I love it! He has the cutest little smile ever! I love that you have pictures of him in the act! Did you decide if I could have my house cleaned/destroyed for a little while? We sure hope so! Happy Birthday Dalan!
I totally cried through my tears of laughter!
Thankz Linz for always getting right to the point!
Holy freakin cow I'm exhausted just reading this, but where the heck would you be without him!
Wow he is such a cute little boy and I bet his mom is tired everyday! So cute reading about him and looking at all the pictures! Hope his birthday was great!
WHat a fun trip down memory lane with Dalan. He is ALLLLLL BOYYY!!!
What a great post! You covered it all. This is the stuff worth looking back on someday!
That was a great post!! Man, he seems like a handful! I should introduce him to my little Lainey. I am sure that they would have tons of fun together!
That was such a cute post. It gave me many chuckles. Boys are so busy. But they leave you with MANY fun stories to tell later. After you have gotten over the madness of course.
That was quite the post, Lindsay! So funny, such great pictures and stories, and I'm sure you will all love looking at this someday in the distance future when you explain to your grown-up Dalan how he gave you a "run for your money!"
Oh, and he is very lucky to have you as his mom!!! We need to get together soon, I hear the baby is coming SOON...
So sweet, Linds! I'm tearing up... what a great post!
This is such a darling post! Seriously-what a treasure! It was also so dang funny. Hmmmmm what does this next one have in store for you?!?!:)
Wow...if we have a boy...I hope he's just as cute as Dalan...maybe a little more TAME though! lol.
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