FOUR?! It's flown!

Dear Noel,
You've turned 4. You've learned a lot this past year and you've grown so much.
You liked Paw Patrol the good majority of the year - you were even Marshall for Halloween. I crocheted the hat for you. You loved it at the time. But then something happened.. I assume it was one of my mom step sons - your "uncles" that you look up to... I am assuming that one made a remark that you viewed negatively toward Paw Patrol. Because like a switch - you hated them once November came around. You now call them "stupid" and "dumb" and "ugly".

You are a very outspoken kid. We are working with you on teaching you better words to use, but I am pretty sure it's just your age.
You are also fascinated with talking about poop, butts, and fart. I never believed in the "girls gravitate toward girl things and boys gravitate toward boy things... 'boy' things and 'girl' things... but you make me a believer, kid lol.
You've taken a liking to transformers this year and "boom booms" - play guns.
You don't really like scary things but you handle them better than Lailah does... although Nick showed you a scary show about a doll that moves and some "possessed" things/ ghosts... and so you've been talking about it a lot as your way to process it.. I've been going through this process with you trying to help you process it so that you don't get stuck with the fears long term... hopefully.
You are so so sweet. You are thoughtful, kind, and helpful. For Christmas you got a bubble bath set and you were telling daddy about it and you said 'yeah, but I won't use it all, because then Lailah can use it too, she likes bubble baths!"

You also live dangerously. On New years Eve you crawled under Mamee's table, the chairs were ontop so the dogs wouldn't get on the table, and one fell down ontop of you when you bumped into it. You get a pretty good gash on the right side of your scalp - you needed 2 staples at the ER.
You described the sensation of a headache as a "bug knocking" behind your eyebrow lol. SO cutee.


You have learned how to spell your name out loud N-O-E-L, and you practice writing it, but your N's are always backwards and look more like partial W's, and you struggle with making e's as well. But it's ok! You're only 4 :) It's the attempts that show your drive to learn and motivation to learn new things.

You've also gotten really good at puzzles! You put together a 48 piece puzzle on your own!

You've such a good soul and I'm so happy to have you in our lives these past 4 years. I love you so so much.

You've been telling me that you're excited to meet your sister and to share your milkies with her (you're completely weaned now but still see them as yours). You say that you're going to teach her a whole bunch of things - and I'm sure you will :) I hope you both get along well once she's big enough.

I love you <3 I can't wait to continue this life long journey of experiences and realities with you.
<3 mommy