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My little guy… he came into the world a big guy and hasn’t stopped growing. Look at those feet!! They are still huge!
And then, after making it through the first year….which was unbelievable in and of itself, he was still my little guy.
I mean, he has straight hair. He still has that baby chub… Seriously, the rake is bigger than he. He JUST started walking…and then running…
And then BAM, he was 2.
The hair is starting to curl, the feet are still big. The baby chub is almost gone…and the train obsession has started. He started moving from signing to talking this year. He became a big brother this year. He made some big advances this year.
But wait, he didn’t stop! Now he’s what? 3? geez…
WHOA! Wait, how did that happen? He’s huge! The hair is crazy! He’s a little man. His language is developing. He’s empathetic. He’s got friends. He’s playing soccer. He’s riding a bike. He’s unstoppable. He's embarking on 3-hood, which is a trying age…and had we waited to have that little one behind him until Elijah was 3, he MAY have been an only child, cause man! But still, his personality is developing and he’s becoming his own person.
Then, before I can turn around and get myself situated and figure out 3-hood….4 knocks on the door.
He’s still obsessed with trains, he’s obsessed with fire trucks, he LOVES books. He has a speech therapist, who after 8 meetings, says he’s up to par! He starts really playing with his sister and really becomes able to entertain himself!! He is mastering skills and showing immense athletic talent. He starts preschool and is the star of the class. He is polite and sweet. He is a ball of energy. His imagination is amazing. He starts drawing pictures that are easier to depict. He recognizes letters and numbers. He goes on his first sleepover with his Oma and Opa and Gracie and they do GREAT! (all four of them!!) He is turning into an even more amazing kid!
And, now, today, he becomes 5. F.I.V.E. How can this happen? I feel like this is the year he leaves babyhood and becomes a boy. Such exciting things ahead for my little guy. It’s really hard for me to take it all in. He’s such a cool kid and I want everyone to know him and love him as much as we do! I want to protect him and shelter him, but I know I can’t. He is already so independent, that, when he cries from a nightmare in the middle of the night, I want to crawl in the bed and snuggle him. I adore the times he needs his mama for a hug and a kiss. My heart melts when he looks as me and says, “I love you mama!” My little guy… all grown up.
More to come…
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