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My facebook status read "I can NOT believe how fast these 4 years have flown by!" On the other hand, it sometimes seems like it has taken forever to get to this point. Jefferson, my poor middle child (like his mother), has always been the difficult one. This isn't necessarily a negative thing. I believe he got a bit of stubbornness from his namesake. He is very emotional, which can be hard to deal with, but it also means he is so sweet and eager to please. Almost from day one he was dubbed our sour patch kid. He has really high highs and really low lows (another thing like his mama??). If you ask his dad, Jefferson slept through the night at 6 weeks and was potty trained at 18 months. Mom, on the other hand will tell a different story. A very difficult pregnancy led to a beautiful, very temperamental little boy. He needed everything juuuust right before he'd go to sleep. He was the earliest of our kids to walk- he's very determined to do what he wants, and if he's denied, watch out! He has always been super picky about which cup, spoon, plate he uses and always has to have his blanket a certain way. See? Difficult. But again, he knows what he wants, lets you know, and doesn't stop until he gets his way. Being his parent, it can be hard to deal with, but I think this trait (definitely a trait from his father) will serve him well later on in life. So I may say my JR has been difficult, but it's not a bad thing. If raising him had always been a breeze, I wouldn't be able to look back and see how far we have come or see how all of our battles are shaping our little man and teaching me that some battles aren't worth fighting.

Happy Birthday Jefferson Riley Danger Gay!!