three lessons i’ve learned from my three year old

i’ve got a three year old on my hands! how did that happen? it’s been the best, toughest, and most educational three years of my life. and that’s what I wanted to share today – three of the most impactful things i’ve learned from my spunky, silly, smart three year old.

be über confident in who you are

we are always telling logan how beautiful, smart, sassy, bright, funny, cute, etc. etc. etc. she is, and 99% of the time she comes back with “NO! i’m logan. just logan.” i love that she is so content with being “just” logan, even though she’s anything but “just.” she’s remarkable, but that’s inherent. she was born remarkable, and she is happy just being who she is. i hope she doesn’t ever lose that, and always grows up loving who she is. every time she says it (which is at least once a day), i’m reminded of

sleep is key, and what you eat is important

i can tell you how good of a day logan is going to have by how good of a night’s sleep she got the night before. it’s amazing how even a half hour’s difference in bedtime can totally change how her mood is the entire next day. the same goes for food — while logan doesn’t eat the healthiest diet (we are definitely trying, but sometimes it’s just a win if she eats at all). i can tell almost immediately if she eats something with a ton of sugar in it, and it carries through for HOURS. how am i helping set her up for success? making sure she gets to bed on time and trying to swap out some of those unhealthier foods for healthier versions (hello cauliflower crust pizza).

you may fight with your friends, but always make up

one of the beautiful thing about kids is that they haven’t yet felt the weight and stresses of social norms, so they are about as pure as you can get. every day logan tells me about her day, who she disagreed with, and how they ended up moving on and playing something else in the next twenty seconds or so. no grudges held, no hard feelings. if adults could adopt more of that, we might all be a little less unsure of ourselves, questioning if someone is upset with us or how they perceived an interaction. we all need to take a page out of these kids’ books and be a little more upfront with each other, and all go on our merry way.

three years ago i became a mom, and my life changed forever. logan has taught me more in three years than i’ve learned in my entire life. she’s smart, funny, sweet, kind, sassy, and, well … just logan. if i’ve learned this much from her so far, I can only imagine what’s in store for the future.