Theme Thursday - My Spirited 3-Year-Old!

Well, Harrison turned 3 Officially on Tuesday. We spent the day at Disneyland - all day at Disneyland! What better way to celebrate the day.

Who is that big boy sitting up there?

I opted NOT to have a birthday party this year for several reasons, one being that my very Spirited young boy has become VERY aware of the Birthday Party routine, and I know that if I did a full invite-all-the-kids-we've-ever-met party he would actually expect that EVERY year. As it is, we had a nice celebration on Saturday with "family" when Harrison's God-family drove down to celebrate and last night we ate pizza and strawberry cheesecake for dessert, complete with candle blowing again. He's happy.

When Harrison was born there was a short time that he wasn't breathing. I knew there was something going on, even though they don't tell you right away to keep you from worrying, then I heard the nurse say, "He's pinking up." and I knew he was ok. He started out spirited, nothing was going to get in his way. He's been like that ever since. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's - exhausting. While most other parents spent their first few weeks with a sleeping infant to coo over, I was trying to figure out the best way to get him to rest once in a while. It was a sign - of his spirit. He finally started napping well around 3 months. My lactation consultant recommended a book to me, Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka. I'm not one to sit down and read these parenting books cover to cover (and I didn't here) but I have read it as I have needed it and it has often allowed my to breathe a sign of relief and given me tools I need for my very energetic little boy. In fact, it's time to do some revisiting.

While I go do some reading, Harrison would like to show his other Star Whores Rocketship that he got for his Birthday.

Is that cool or what? Two ships and some "Star Whore" figures, a rockin' birthday!

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