Declan turned 3 one week ago today. It's beyond hard to believe that my first born is now a 3 year old and a big brother.
Because Declan's birthday fell on a weekday and we were so close to Connor's arrival, we decided to postpone a big birthday party and just celebrate Tuesday night with my mom and Michael and us. We woke Declan up Tuesday morning excited for his birthday and made it a point to make it all about him. He said the most precious thing when we went to get him up though....he asked if baby Connor would be here for his birthday. It was the absolute sweetest and while I knew we still had a few more days for baby Connor's arrival, I told him Connor would celebrate Declan's birthday in my belly. Declan went to school on Tuesday and we sent treats to celebrate with his class. After school, we let him decide what he wanted to eat for dinner and had a mini party.
It is so funny when it comes to asking a 3 year old what he wants for dinner. The weekend before we started prepping him asking him what sounded good for his birthday meal. He would say, "I don't know" or "french fries and tator tots" or "Old McDonald's". We couldn't get a straight answer out of him and it was constantly changing. We figured we'd ask again after school on Tuesday to see what his final decision was. I picked Declan up after school and told him we had to figure out dinner so he could have his birthday cake for dessert. His final request for birthday dinner was teriyaki chicken from Panda Express. It's hilarious because there wasn't one point in the week/weekend before that he even mentioned Panda but we know he loves it and it was one of the very first restaurants we took him too once he started eating table food so it ended up being the perfect birthday meal for him.
After dinner with Nana, Papa and us, we sang Happy Birthday and enjoyed the orange cake Declan and Nana baked for his birthday and Declan opened his birthday gifts. Declan is currently obsessed with Hot Wheels and got plenty of them for his new car case and track. He also got kinetic sand, wooden blocks, books, coloring books, a spelling and numbers game, an LED writing board and from "boring mom and dad," new fall clothes.
I created the collage below for Declan's birthday and I had so many emotions when going through the photos. It is still so hard to believe that Declan is three and no longer a baby. The time has passed so fast and I adore all of the memories we've created with him so far and can't wait to see what else the future holds for my sweet boy.
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