Blogging has helped me realize (again) that I am not a very good writer. Â I just don’t know how to describe very well what I feel. Â That’s why I have been sticking to mostly pictures lately. Â But Daniel is in such a cute phase, and his birthday is coming up next month, so I wanted to post about him. Â His first Christmas we visited Grandma and Grandpa Harrison and my mom nicknamed him Mr. Enthusiastic. Â He has remained true to that name! Â He gets so excited about everything, and really wants to help. Â If the girls are doing a job, he wants a job, too.

When he is with me, he doesn’t stop talking. Â He asks questions about everything. Â All the time. Â He always wants to know what we are doing next, what’s after lunch, what’s after nap, what’s after snack, what’s tomorrow and next week. Â I think with my first child if they said something incorrectly, I would correct them or wish they said it correctly. Â But I don’t want Daniel to ever change! Â I love that I still can’t understand some things he says. Â I love that he has his own accent. Â Like saying “five” more like “foh-aive”.

I love that he loves Charlie Brown lately. Â We have a Thanksgiving Charlie Brown show that the kids watched last month. Â Now they watched the Christmas one and Daniel just loves Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

And, a product of having two older sisters and a mom, he loves to put on lotion and put mousse in his hair. Â He saw me put a towel on my head this way, so he had to do it, too.

He has had way too much experience in the kitchen, but I kind of almost trust him now to not touch hot things now. Â He just has to be there to help cook and see what is going on, and how we are doing it. Â 
I remember when Daniel was born the first time I saw him I just thought he was perfect. Â It was a very special bond, different from my daughters. Â Now when I see the pictures of him those first few minutes, he looks terrible! Â I remember it so differently that it always surprises me to see the pictures. Â He came about 51 weeks early. Â A year before we had planned, but a week after the due date!

We realized today that he is the third Daniel – his grandfather and great-grandfather on my side are Daniels. Â He is the third Clayton (his middle name) – his dad and grandfather have Clayton. Â And he is our third child! Â And he will turn three two weeks after Christmas. Â His present to me will be getting potty trained – I hope!
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