Eben turns three!

Today is Eben's birthday. He's three years old. When he came in bed with Scott and I this morning we told him about the day (night, really) that he was born and tried in 3-year-old terms to explain a little of what was so special about his birth. So often I think of him as still very baby-like (so different from Tyler who I considered to be so mature at 3 years old!). This morning I was looking at him and realizing how big he's getting. Physically he's growing (2 1/2 inches in the last six months!) but he's also matured so much this year. He's recently moved back into his toddler bed and manages to stay there all night. He's learning to express himself rather than fall to pieces at every bump in the road. Yesterday he even took his juice in a cup other than the one he'd requested (quite a feat!). Life continues to be an up-and-down, emotion-filled experience with him but the passion, persistence and joy I see in him are traits he shares with his daddy and will make him into a wonderful man.