{"id":5492,"date":"2014-07-29T09:36:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T13:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=5492"},"modified":"2020-09-03T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T18:43:01","slug":"fantastically-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/29\/fantastically-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantastically Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today my little Sugarplum is 4. \u00a0We&#8217;ve had quite a journey over the past four years and I&#8217;ve shared more than enough about it already, so I&#8217;ll keep it short and sweet:<\/p>\n<p>Sugarplum is my funny, feisty, strong-willed, independent and fiery child. \u00a0She drives me crazy at the same time she fills my heart with so much love that it literally feels like it&#8217;s going to explode (leaving little bits of mommy all over the place, a real conversation we had this morning). \u00a0She is a pain and a struggle but she is MINE and I wouldn&#8217;t trade her for anything in the world.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5492 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/29\/fantastically-four\/dsc03198\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC03198-333x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC03198-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC03198-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC03198-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC03198-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC03198-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC03198-390x293.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5494'>\n\t\t\t\t2010\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/29\/fantastically-four\/dsc05887\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05887-333x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05887-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05887-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05887-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05887-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05887-1000x750.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5495'>\n\t\t\t\t2011\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/29\/fantastically-four\/sony-dsc-755\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05421-3-376x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05421-3-376x250.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05421-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05421-3-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05421-3-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC05421-3-1000x665.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5496'>\n\t\t\t\t2012\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/29\/fantastically-four\/sony-dsc-757\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC07626-376x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC07626-376x250.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC07626-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC07626-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC07626-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC07626-1000x664.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5498'>\n\t\t\t\t2013\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/29\/fantastically-four\/1457670_271129176382247_1916890510_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1457670_271129176382247_1916890510_n-390x215.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1457670_271129176382247_1916890510_n-390x215.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1457670_271129176382247_1916890510_n-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1457670_271129176382247_1916890510_n-600x330.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1457670_271129176382247_1916890510_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" 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Photography)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Read more, My best Sugarplum posts:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/09\/my-dance-with-my-sugarplum\/\">My Dance with My Sugarplum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/18\/best-three-year-old-ever\/\">Best Three Year Old, Ever!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/02\/the-scream-heard-around-the-neighborhood\/\">The Scream Heard Around the Neighborhood\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/29\/im-free\/\">&#8220;I&#8217;m Free!&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/30\/parenting-vs-preschool\/\">Parenting vs. Preschool<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/21\/mindset-of-my-three-year-old\/\">Mindset of My Three-year-old<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today my little Sugarplum is 4. \u00a0We&#8217;ve had quite a journey over the past four years and I&#8217;ve shared more than enough about it already, so I&#8217;ll keep it short and sweet: Sugarplum is my funny, feisty, strong-willed, independent and fiery child. \u00a0She drives me crazy at the same time she fills my heart with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[631,18],"tags":[236,192],"class_list":["post-5492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birthday-posts","category-time-to-celebrate","tag-birthday","tag-growing-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5500,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5492\/revisions\/5500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}