Our Colorado River boy turned three.
Although If you ask him how old he is, he'll tell you "5". (??)
I can hardly believe it, I have a three year old. But sometimes his soul feels much older than that. Watching my son grow has been an exciting, and joyful experience.
River talks and talks and works so hard to communicate. His vocabulary doubles daily and he surprise me with the words he says because I have no idea where he learned them. On one hand he's very polite using "yes, please" and "thank you" and very sassy on the other "Nope! No way!" And "Me Back talk!" But my very favorite is how he goes through and says everyone's full name "River Briggs, Skyler Briggs, Robin Briggs, Lindsey Briggs" The other morning when he woke up he called for mama and then Lindsey when I didn't answer right away.
He's so imaginative and needs time just to play. He loves cars, planes, space, and Star Wars. Everything becomes either a gun or light saber. He's been known to stack markers on top of each other and pull some awesome Jedi moves in the middle of the church isle. He also loves to pretend to fix things. He runs around the house with screwdrivers, tape measures, levels, and Allen wrenches. He gets it from his daddy and watching handy manny. Sky's really good about including him on projects around the house and River will go through the house pointing out the things they worked on together.
Food. Although he's not much of an eater, he's starting to branch out a little. He now eats tacos, but only from Del taco or Taco Bell. He's started to eat mac and cheese and raviolis. But River would rather drink his calories and has become a chocolate milk fiend. Every meal he asks for his chocolate milk or his milkshakes (pediasure). I guess it's a good thing because we are trying to beef this cute tiny kid up. And it's working. He's finally sitting into size 2 clothes and I can see his arms and legs thickening up.
River is definitely a Stevenson, meaning he doesn't have an off button. This kid just goes and goes, and keeps going until he crashes. He has one speed -light speed- and runs everywhere on his tippy toes. He's a goer and a doer which is wonderful, but it had been a little rough since we had Robin because I am having a hard time keeping up and keeping him entertained while being so sleep deprived. It makes me wish he had cousins closer he could run around with.
River loves his family. He talks about his cousins often and asks constantly when they are coming to "my home"? Not a day goes by he doesn't talk about his Nana and Poppa and going to visit them in utah. I think his exact words are "Me go airport. Zoom! Drive red car, Nana home". (Yes I have it memorized because I hear it 20 times a day). I adore the way he say Utah, "Ah-tah", and I appreciate his gusto as he tries to talk me into making the journey to utah daily. I also appreciate that he can be pacified after our long debates with the conclusion that we will go to "ah-tah yay-ter".
He's also the very best big brother in the world. I know I have gone on and on and done post after post on Instagram about how sweet and kind he is to his little sister "raw-bean" but I just can't get over their little love affair. When Robin was born River didn't skip a beat, it was like she has always been with us. I swear they remember each other from before. He just can't get enough of her. He dotes on her. I have caught him plenty of times leaning into her bouncer, toes barely touching the ground, and talking to her face to face. All he wants to do is be near her and give her kisses and cuddles and he can't hardly wait for her to be big enough to play. I hope and pray that their relationship is a close one through out their whole life.
There is one thing that River loves as much as his family and that's his friends. His friends are his treasures. One of river's talent is to love people almost instantly. I am proud of my son and his ability to love others. In the same breath it also worries me because loving people so much also makes one vulnerable. He is such a people's person. He just wants to be with people all the time.
In short, River in an amazing, energetic, headstrong, loving, happy and funny little boy, who makes me laugh, cry and want to be the very best mother I can be everyday. He's my heart and my hope, and my very best buddy in the world.
