Robbie Duff is 3!!!

Robbie loves

- dinosaurs! He always wants to wear his dinosaur shirt, watch his dinosaur movie and when we play make believe, he is ALWAYS a dinosaur.
- motorbikes! He has multiple motorbikes and he plays with all of them! Often, he will take dinosaur for a ride on his motorbike :)
- playing by himself. When we are in a group of children, often you will find Robbie off doing his own thing. He is not shy - not at all - but he is happy to live in his own little world and play his own games. He will sing songs, dance, scream, jump and play off in a corner and be as happy as a clam.
- chocolate. No word of a lie, Robbie's third word was 'Choc-it' and he is still bananas about it. Now, when he eats it, he always says 'Mmmm, it's de-yishis!' When he wants a treat, 9/10 times he asks for chocolate :)
- singing. When we go for a wlak, we like to sing songs, and boy, does this kid sing his little heart out. I cannot understand anything he is singing, but he belts it out. I love seeing him enjoy music, as it is such a big part of who I am.
- snuggles. He still does not consistantly sleep through the night and quite often needs a snuggle. To be honest, I dont mind. I crawl into bed with him, or he into bed with us, and he snuggles right in. Sometimes, when he is not too tired, he will rub my back, or hold my cheeks wheil we cuddle. He is so tender :)
- cucumbers, chicken nuggets and french fries. It has not been until I have been (trying) to feed Robbie that I realized how easy I have it with Nola in regards to eating. She will eat anything, and Robbie will not.
- books. It has taken the whole 3 years, but now Duff will snuggle in a read a book with e. I am in HEAVEN!! I love reading to my children, and finally it seems as if they love it too.
- JP from Kids CBC. He saw it once and then did not stop takling about it for weeks! Now, we try to catch it whenever we can.

Interesting things about Robbie

- he is moody. LIke, unbelievably moody. It switches frmo happy to sad, giggly to screaming, awake to tired, content to cranky, in the blink of am eye. It can be tricky, as you never really know what you are gonna get, but luckily his moods swing enough that he doesn't stay foul for too long at a time :)
- he is not obsessed with anything. With Nola, for example, she LOVED Elmo, then kitty, then puppy and now unicorn. She loved certain shows and food, and wouldnt stray from them. Roobbie changes from day to day. One day, he will play with dinosaurs all day, then the next, he will have no interest. He doesnt care for any particular show or activity. He does consistantly like chicken, fries and cucumbers, however there are many days he will not eat them. One day he'll eat salmon, rice and beans, then the next day or week, he will not touch them. Like I said, you never really know what you are going to get with Rob.
- he is so tender. As mentioned before, he can just be so tender and gentle. He loves being close and being held. I have even worn him in my Ergo carrier recently, because he just wants that close contact. I am the exact smae way, so this totally works for me :)
- he loves his siblings. It has taken him quite a bit of time to get used to having John around, but now whenever he sees or hears him, he gets a huge grin and yells 'JOHNNY!!!' Him a Nola are like PB and J. They are little best friends. They play so well together, its unbelievable. They play games, make believe, colour, cook and sleep together. Seeing their closeness is so magical.

Mommy loves

- snuggles. Like I said, Best. Snuggler. Ever. When I am having a bad day, I quite often grab Rob and have a nice long snuggle in bed with him. It makes me feel better evey single time.
- his moods. Somedays, he drives me crazy, but it is through his many moods that I get to see more and more of who he really is. He is complex, yet simple. He is happy with his family, he can be entertained with nearly anything, he loves junk food and has a mind of his own.
- watching him run. He is a natural clutz, just like his Dad, and he is hilarious! He will trip over absolutely nothing and runs into stuff all the time. Poor guy, but it is funny. (Bad mom)
- listening to him talk. He has a lot of words, and he knows what he is talking about, but half the stuff that comes from his mouth is in his own language. When he gets excited, he rambles and laughs and makes no sense.
- watching him play. His imagination has no limits and it is eveident everytime he plays. I absolutely love this about him.

Duff, thank you for being my little person. You test and try me, however you also fill me with a love that I can recieve from no other. Canèt wait to spend the rest of my life with you.