Three Years Ago Today...

So of course I gotta start off my post like this. Because in all honesty it is truly unbelievable that Brennan is three years old today. Sure every mom says this when her little one has a birthday...because it's the truth. In many ways, the three years seems like it has gone so slow because a million other things have happened: we were in the middle of seminary, the process of getting a job, graduating from seminary, me leaving a job, leaving good friends, moving, meeting new friends, oh and the birth of a second child just to name a few.

On the other hand, it seems like these three years have flown by. Sometimes, I look at my "big" boy and I have a vision of him taking his first steps or I'm trying to remember when he couldn't talk. And with Aidan looking so much like Brennan as a baby I feel like I have deja vu all the time. We sat down with Brennan the other day and watched the DVD we made of his first year of life (Christmas present to all the grandparents back in '06 - definitely recommend doing this) and he loved seeing himself as a baby. He kept wanting to watch more "episodes." And of course, I'm beside him blubbering.

It happens so quickly. However, as much as I miss seeing him as a baby, I love getting to know him more as a person. All the clever things he says, his little facial expressions, his big heart, how he's learning - all of these things are what makes it get better. So I'll cherish the past, soak in the present, and look forward to what he'll be like in the future. After all, he is one one cool little man.