We always count down for birthdays. It's hard when Christmas is just 6 days previous to one though. We end-up counting down to Christmas first then to the b-d. And we always ask the kid (or kids in this case) you have x amount of days left until your b-d.....what are you gonna do with the days left you have to be x? Consecutively, all the boys will answer.....video games!
My Babies are 7. For some reason seven is a landmark. No longer a small kid, but a bigger kid. I no longer have any younger kids. I'm feeling tears. No, I do not reminisce the dirty didies or the puky shirts. But I miss the chub. The firsts. The feeling of little, chubby arms encircling my neck for a cuddle. I miss the "Mamma! Read to me!" Serious. Do they need me to read to them now? No. They're all readers now. How I wish, just for an hour, I could savor each of the kids in their toddlerness.
Anyway....at their party I overheard this conversation (at the dinner table).
Sam-I'm growing a beard. (All the boys got a play shave kit for Christmas.)
Guest (boy)-No way!
Twins-We are too!
My boys-FEEL this. (They then proceed to grab the guests hand and 'prove' the stubble.)
Guest- I'm growing a beard too. =D
So eager to be men.
My prayer for you Buddies. "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26
My boys.
The gift they were really hoping for.....
3 comments:
The pix say it all, don't they! You're right about not little boys, not big boys, but bigger than little! We enjoy them all so very much! Love you, Mom : )
Congrats Katy! You are a great Momma! Keep it up. Lots of good memories and cuddlin left to do.
Oh, I so get this. Renae is only 4 but she is bigger then Isaac. Not so little!
I was in the nursery for MOPS and oh, how I love the cudling, the little smiles, the "talking" but so over the diapers an spit up and "milky" smell they get. :0
We just have to love on those that come after!
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