May

It is May and this year this means only one thing in our household: Nicholas' birthday is coming!  I know, it isn't for another 3+ weeks, but it is all Nicholas talks about. 

He was so eager to turn the calendar page that he started asking 2 days ahead of time and when we got home on Tuesday night he was insistent that changing the calendar be the first thing we do.  I didn't understand why, but humored him.  Then as soon as I hung up the calendar, he shouted, "Now it is May!  My birthday is in May!  It is almost my birthday!"  Ah, I see.

This year Nicholas is having his first birthday party beyond the family and he is so excited! 

From 2013 May

We have invited all his friends from school and apparently all of the preschool set enjoy mini golf as much as Nicholas does.  And the place we are going for mini golf is a place that makes its own ice cream so the party includes a homemade icecream cake!  Score.  And, yes, I am probably as excited about this as Nicholas is, or at least close.

On the day of his actual birthday we will be getting on a cruise ship with Joe's family, a trip that I'm pretty sure Nicholas thinks is one big birthday celebration for him.  Ah, to be 4 and the center of the universe.

One thing that makes me happy is that Nicholas' excitement about his upcoming birthday seems to have nothing to do with presents.  He hasn't talked about them at all and when people have asked what he wants, he only has one suggestion.  Given how acquisitive he was leading up to Christmas, this makes me happy.  He seems to be most excited about being the center of attention and having things be all about him.  I'm not exactly sure how this is different from usual, but he must think it is.