Little Man

One day old

One year old

Two years old

Three years old

Today, four years old

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Today you turn four. How did we get here so fast?

As you get bigger, will you remember how excited you were, and what a great day you had? I will. I will remember how you woke up with a smile on your face, how you started singing the birthday song to yourself (Happy birthday to me!), how excited you were to tell everyone that it was your birthday. I will remember how happy you were with your presents and your birthday cake. And how much you wanted to make the cake yourself (What a great idea, I think we should do this every year. The cake will always taste better because you made it.)

When you came into our lives four years ago, you rocked our world. Truly. Your dad and I learnt the meaning of sleep deprivation. Basically, it meant getting hooked on coffee (to your dad) and walking around in a sleep-deprivation-induced haze (to me).

What else have we learnt? Let's see. I've learnt or am starting to learn way more about trains, dinosaurs and race cars than I ever cared for. I've learnt how much a child can make you laugh. And how the best sound in the world is a good belly laugh coming from your child. I've learnt that I can feel tired just from watching you run around and play. I've learnt that even though I get bored watching a train go around a track, you don't!

I wish I had a big brother like you when I was growing up. Already, I see how you try to protect Mei-mei when we discipline her. I think she's lucky.

Don't grow up too fast, my little man, I like it here. Happy birthday, sweet boy.