your thirty-fourth month

We had always thought you were the most amazing boy ever.

We were your parents and we were programmed to think that way,

but lately you just seemed to be so clever.

Your grasp of the English language amazed us daily,

you were talking with more and more complexity 

and working out how to structure your sentences 

and converse in such a grown up way.

People who met you were always so impressed by your speech

and couldn't believe how old you were when we told them.

You were also fascinated by learning

and we're particularly obsessed with numbers and letters,

which you would spot all over the place

and take great delight in naming for us.

You enjoyed matching things up

and ordering things too.

It just astounded us how much you were learning

without having to actually be "taught".

Having been looking for a little while

we had found the perfect preschool for you

and put your name down to start in September 2014.

We had been worried about finding somewhere 

where we knew you would be happy and flourish.

The one we chose just seemed like the perfect fit.

You had loved your visit so much

and settled right in and made yourself at home,

and you cried when we said it was time to leave.

It was scary to think that you were growing up so fast

but exciting too.

You were very excited to see Christmas arrive

and were totally caught up in the magic of it.

When Mummy told you on December 1st

that the Christmas fairies had been over night,

you instantly asked if they had brought the Christmas tree.

And you were so excited about Father Christmas coming

and were loving the countdown during advent.

Christmas was so exciting with you around,

you made it so magical for us all.