Jake Turns Three

04 June 2014

I am now the mother of a three year old.

I am currently sneak-eating said three year old's birthday cake for breakfast while his little sister sneak-plays with his Thomas the Train Legos, and the ex-birthday boy plays outside in his new kiddie pool with his new water gun while reeking of citronella (because we live in a swamp and every step you take in our sloshy backyard births a cloud of mosquitos.) I feel like we all made out pretty well.

Yesterday was kind of perfect. Jake and I spent the morning reading books and making his cake complete with an extra tablespoon of baking soda that he insisted on when my back was turned. The children took blissfully long naps in the afternoon.

Great day. Great day.

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Me: What would you like for dinner on your birthday?
Jake:
Me: What's your favorite thing to eat?
Jake: Oatmeal



I extrapolated, and we went with hamburgers, corn on the cob, and watermelon.

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It was a day visited by injury:

Jacob: What happened to your finger?
Jake: Mama was trying to close the door, but my hand was in the door and it was hurting and so she stopted trying to close the door. Then she put a bandaid on my finger so it can be healing.

Do I come out OK in this story?

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Jake sang Happy Birthday to himself.


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We partied hard with my brothers and The Bazin Chronicles.








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We opened presents.

Jake: It's all the toys from Target that we losted! They were all in dat brown paper!!!









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I made Jake a shirt to match his dad's work shirts. He's obsessed with it.




I literally opened my eyes this morning to him standing by my bed wearing it. He said: "I love you so much, mama, for making me dis worker shirt."

Happy happy day it was.


19 comments :

  1. the very very cutest. love!

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  2. I actually kinda teared up about the shirt--so sweet! My 3 year old has shoes just like his dad and they are his favorite. It's cute how much they look up to their daddies!

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  3. Happy birthday, Jake! What a terrific idea that shirt was! Also -- have to ask -- what did the extra baking soda do to the cake?

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  4. So sweet! Happy birthday to your little guy!

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  5. "I extrapolated, and we went with hamburgers, corn on the cob, and watermelon." HA! I love your style of writing. I'm just a random lurker of your blog, but your posts are my favorite. And happy birthday to the little man!

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    1. Ack, hate that I'm "unknown." I don't know why. My name is Lauren.

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    2. Hi Lauren!! Thanks so much!

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  6. HI KATE!!!! I'm catching up…it's been way too long. I've been on prac and my head is spinning at night, but i have a quiet day tmrw so i'm quickly stalking my favourites!
    This is the cutest, my Bear is exactly the same. We got him a mini rugby shirt (same as his big brothers) and i reckon he has worn it for 2 weeks straight. I wash it in his bath at night (bc thats as far as he'll let it eave his side) it dries in front of the heater over night and it's back on before i'm even out of bed. GORGEOUS.

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  7. out with the TERRIBLE TWOS and in with the THREENAGER. Goodluck pet x

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  8. Oh my goodness - the whole shirt thing just melts my heart!

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  9. My favorite is definitely "'then she stopted trying to close the door'...do I come out okay in this story?" LOL

    Happy birthday sweet jake.

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