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My Baby is FIVE!
By bella | March 1, 2007
Today is March 1st, and that means my oldest baby boy is FIVE years old! He is SO excited and has been having a super day.Â
He woke up sad though, because he had been convinced that he would look and feel different. All day yesterday he kept telling me that he was going to be SO big, and he would need a new bed and new clothes. He was going to be as big as the Iron Giant, according to him. So, this morning at 7 a.m., he was in tears when he woke me up. He was looking at his hands and arms and showing me, “Mommy, I didn’t turn five!!!” I reassured him that yes, in fact, he did turn five, but it’s sometimes hard to see the changes.Â
Once he got past the fact that he wasn’t the size of the Iron Giant, he went on to have a happy day. We went outside and played a little bit with his bike, which he loves to do, and we frosted his cupcakes and put sprinkles on them. He really loved doing that, especially when he realized the sprinkles were edible! He enjoyed a good lunch and then took a NICE LONG nap (since he was up at 7 a.m., he was TIRED by naptime).Â
Now we’re waiting for dinner time to get here. We’re having macaroni and cheese and fish sticks, per his request. And vanilla cupcapes with vanilla frosting and sprinkles AND strawberry and chocolate ice cream. Granma and Grandpa, Aunt Michelle, and Ricky will be coming over to join us, and we’ll open a few presents. He hasn’t asked ONE time today for presents, so I guess he’s just figuring they’re coming after dinner. It would have made for a long day if he had asked all day long for presents! Oh my, no sooner did I type that sentence then he asked, “Are granma and grandpa going to bring presents for me? Did they get me stuff?” Is he telepathic now that he’s five??
He’s certainly a sharp five year old, and he has been changing a lot lately. Growing, maturing, turning into a beautiful young man. He has been exploring humor and learning what makes a good joke and what doesn’t. He is quite fond of “knock knock” jokes, and we learned a few off the Internet, so he repeats them frequently. “Knock knock” “Who’s there?” “Champ” “Champ who?” “Champoo your hair, it’s dirty!” HAHAHAHAHAHA. (that’s his rowdy laughter that follows the joke EVERY time). He has also become quite sarcastic and occasionally has a “smart mouth” and follows a lot of comments with “just kidding!!” We’re working on learning what is appropriate and what is NOT.Â
He is still enamored of Super Heroes, most especially the Power Rangers. He did ask for Spiderman and Doc Oc for his birthday, along with Power Ranger stuff, so they “old” heroes are still good heroes. He has begun playing games on my computer on a regular basis, and the child has the best eye-hand coordination ever. He can do things I can’t even attempt, and he gets better every day. We signed up for Preschooltime.com, but will be cancelling it, because he’s shown himself to no longer be a preschooler! His interests have grown beyond the simple games found at the “baby” websites.Â
Samuel has a huge heart and is happy to be a big helper to mommy. He is very excited about his baby sister who is coming in just three short weeks. (More news on that in another post!) He is almost always kind and loving to his little brother, and he actually enjoys sharing (usually) and playing games with lil Allan. He is a happy kiddo most of the time, and is very outgoing when we’re in public. He likes to shake hands with the men at church, and has even done that in other settings when introduced to new people. It’s pretty amazing to see him stick his hand out to someone and say, “HI! How are you, sir?” He’s been interested more and more in the Bible stories in his kids Bible, and he loves to listen to Mommy’s music and sing “church songs”.Â
The transition from four to five has been pretty huge. I’m so proud of who he is becoming, and can’t wait to see what this year brings us. He is going to become a big brother for the second time. On May 13th, we’ll celebrate his adoption “Gotcha Day”, which is the day he became my son, and will make it an official 5 years that I’ve been his Mama. We will be starting kindergarten this fall – either homeschool or public school, depending on our housing circumstances come August. It’s going to be a BIG year! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAMUEL!!
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March 2nd, 2007 at 11:22 am
Happy Birthday Samuel
I don’t know if you remember me.
I love you
Pam