Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

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Today Cannon turns 3! I can't believe I have been a mommy for 3 years now! Cannon has brought so much joy to our lives that I can't imagine how boring and uneventful life would be without him! I am also so grateful that God has blessed me by allowing me to stay home with Cannon. I have always dreamt of staying home raising my children and God made that possible for us. I have loved watching Cannon change and grow. Each stage he goes through is so much fun to watch. But I have to admit there are times that are not so fun as well!

Some of my favorite things about my sweet boy:

I love how he thinks there is a song for everything. I sing a song for when I pour his Chocolate milk. Now he think there is a song for every action, such as going to the car, or putting in a dvd, or so on and so on. It isn't very easy to think up songs on the spot!

I love how he is using so many words now. He will repeat practically anything now! It is so fun hearing him mimic us or throw out a word we didn't even know was in his vocabulary.

I love when I am getting ready in the morning how Cannon will come in and talk to me. Then when I least expect it he says, "You're pretty Mommy!" It makes my day!

I love how he gets mad at me if I spend too much time on the computer. He reminds me that he needs attention too and I feel quite guilty. He lets me know this by yelling "NOOOOOOOO, Mommy close the puter! Close it!"

I love that I know exactly where his tickle spot is! I love holding him down and making his laugh till he cries! I love hearing his laugh! It brings so much joy to my heart!

I love how he takes after me in the sweets area. Andrew, not so much! When we let Cannon have a donut the first thing he does is eat all the icing off the top and then he is done! I will eat cakes, candy, and chips all day if we would let him, but try to get him to eat dinner and he is not hungry!

I love that he loves steaks! He is my kind of boy! Which may be why I ate only beef while pregnant with him. The sight of chicken made me want to vomit!

I love how when he hears Andrew pull in from work he wants me to open the door so he can run out and see his daddy! He loves when Daddy is home from work to play with him! Lately in the mornings he begs Daddy to stay home and not go to work!

I love how I know I will now be up before 7:00 a.m. everyday because we usually have a visitor between 5:30 and 6:30 every morning. It is actually a sweet way to wake up. I am rarely grumpy in the mornings anymore.

I love when he gets in trouble by me or Andrew he will run to the other and let us know he is in trouble. If he gets a spanking he will come to me and say, "Mommy, daddy spanked me right here! Kiss it!" Or "Mommy, Daddy told me no, not to touch it!" He is so cute when he says it.

And finally I love how anytime we sing Happy Birthday now he think it is always for him! He likes to insert his name every time! But hey at least he is singing the song now instead of screaming and crying when we sing it to him!

God has truly blessed us with this precious boy. He is beautiful inside and out. He is full of life and energy, but has a tender heart. He can not stand for anyone to be upset at him so he will do everything he can to make you smile. He really is my pride and joy. He is going to be such a great big brother!