Mr Mason.... your 3rd birthday

What a year you have had! I'm actually finding this blog entry really difficult to write. This past year you've grown up, you are now a little boy rather than a toddler or baby, it's kind of hard to grasp.

You are so like Zoe in a lot of ways, a firm believer in doing it yourself and doing it your way. You just don't stop. You don't stop moving, talking, laughing, squealing, eating...... you are so busy all the time. I've loved your outgoing personality shining through. Always looking for someone to play with, to talk till their ears bleed, to make games up with and to pretend with.

Despite early signs that you might toilet train over the past 6 months you've swiftly decided that's not your thing right now and that's OK, though for Christmas this year mum really wants to never have to change a nappy again.

You've really learnt through make believe play, it's probably no secret that I haven't had the hours to spend teaching you your letters or numbers, but that hasn't stopped you counting to twenty to play hide and seek, or pointing out coloured objects.

I know the whole concept of COVID19 for you was simply just that mum got to be home with you, i don't think you'll ever appreciate how lucky I felt to have this extra time with you, to watch you build cubbies on the farm, feed horses grass from your hands and ride your bikes for kilometers around the block.

I'm really thankful for you Mason, you make me feel like a super star mum when you cuddle me, I can really feel the love from you, you are so genuinely you.

I often say that you are cheeky trouble and you are; but for now, you're the very best kind of trouble.

birthday joy - your PJ masks cakes with our Au Pair Sini

At 3

• you are: 100.5cm tall and 15.5kilo heavy
• you finally sleep through the night
• you have all your baby teeth, even if a few are chipped
• you love: playing doggie, being outside, running wild, being the winner, big hugs, visiting your grandparents
• your favourite food is: sausages with mash and veggies, spaghetti, chicken schnitzel
• your best friend is Carter, but you love to spend time with Evie & Oscar Carter and often ask for them
• you hate: when Zoe leaves you out of a game, going  to bed, when Carter just wants to play by himself, when you have to share my lap to sit on and having your nappy changed.
• you love to say "don't be sad" whenever you leave the room or the comfort of someones lap for mine.