My three year old

Life with a three year old is really quite hilarious. I never imagined that Josiah would make me laugh so much. The word bored never enters my vocabulary anymore. With the kids, I'm never bored. When Josiah was born I couldn't wait to see him sit up, crawl, walk and talk. Since he was my first, the time seem to drag for a while. Then all of the sudden, he's three! And let me tell you, he NEVER quits talking. Josiah never meets a stranger and doesn't care who is around, he's gonna sing to the top of his lungs. This particular blog entry will really only interest my close friends and family, especially the ones that know Josiah so well. But, I just have to share some of the things this precocious three year old little boy says.

As much as I hate to admit it, Josiah has heard his Mommy and Daddy arguing before. One of the things I say to Jeremy when I get upset with him is, "You don't have to be rude." Or "Why are you being so rude to me?" Don't our arguments sound so grown-up? Anyway, I realized Josiah was catching on when he told me one day, "Mommy, don't be rude to Daddy!" Then the other day I told him he could not go outside and he started crying. From across the house I heard Josiah in our bedroom crying to his Daddy, "Mommy was rude to me." But last night while reading him the story of Joseph and how his brothers sold him as a slave, I realized Josiah truly understood the meaning of "rude." After I finished reading he asked if he could read to me so I listened as he read (he thinks he's reading, maybe he is). "This is Joseph and his brothers were RUDE to him!"

Josiah has had a difficult time getting used to a 15month old little girl following him everywhere he goes. When he goes to the bathroom, she follows him and he yells "Get her Mommy!" She wants to do everything he does. I never imagined this would be like this with a boy and a girl but she loves her big brother. If Josiah is digging in the dirt, she is too. At times he loves this, but most of the times he is annoyed. A couple of days ago, he obviously had reached his limit with this feisty little diva. "Sissy, this is my backyard!" As I come running I hear Ava Beth screaming in her very sassy tone that she quite often demonstrates to Josiah. Then Josiah begins to cry, "Mommy, I don't want her in my backyard! This is my backyard, not her backyard!" This is why I pray daily that God will help me to NURTURE their relationship!! So we had a talk and he now realizes that the backyard is not only his kingdom but her's too. And if he's not careful, she will take care of him all on her own! This little girl needs a separate post on this blog. I could write about her for days and days.

Now I end with one of the craziest things my son has ever said. This morning I had a short but unusual conversation with Josiah. It went like this!

ME: Josiah, are you ready for Mommy and Daddy to have another baby?
Josiah: (with an excited look on his face and eyebrows raised) Yeah Mommy!
ME: Do you want a baby brother or a baby sister?
Josiah: I want a Baby Elmo!
ME: (blank look on my face, I could say nothing)

So there you have it! Today is a brand new day of crazy things said by a three year old. I know ALL of you moms can relate with the silly, yet smart things they say. I am simply in love with my kids, they never cease to amaze me. There is nothing else on this earth I would rather be doing than staying at home with them! I'll never be tired of Thomas the Train, Dora, Diego or The Wiggles, never! In fact, someday I am sure I will long for them all to be back in my house.

(Although, I don't think I will miss Elmo's World too much! I thought he would be done with Elmo by now but he still likes him and now Ava Beth does too! Perish the thought!)