Coming Into His Own

My three year old is fast approaching his fourth birthday and the past month has been a developmental flurry that often finds me daily with my jaw dragging the floor. He really has "come into his own" and though he is like a DVR, recording and repeating everything we (or anyone else for that matter) say, his personality resonates through. He recalls things we haven't seen or discussed in weeks like they were just yesterday, and zings me at least once a day with a complex sentence that fits perfectly into the context of the moment. It is so wonderful to see him develop, yet sad to see how fast he is going, knowing that sooner than I like, I will have to let him go. Slow down a little, little guy, but keep on chugging along!