And every time I look at him, the previous years events from his birth run past my mind...
I see him as he is but I get flashes back of him as an infant, a toddler, etc etc...
He changed my life...
He is so intelligent, so articulate with words, so affectionate, so grown up, and yet there are tiny moments when he needs his Mummy sometimes, those moments I hang on to and savor and soak in each second, because he swiftly gets independent again and off he runs out of my arms...
It is heart crunching to think one day he will run and not return to me, because he will one day be a Man and be living his own life!
I took him to 'Birthday Lunch' a new tradition I started this year, and out of no where as he was munching down on his french fries and slurping his chocolate milk, he says 'Mummy thank you for taking me out to this Birthday Lunch!'....he blew me away, usually a thank you has to be prompted as a reminder to use his manners, but he did it all on his own, which spoke volumes to me, meaning he was so appreciative for my taking him out, for my taking the effort to make his day special!
Tonight we go to the Open House at the School with Miss April and have Pizza and there is also a Book Fair as well, can we say Ca-CHING! Mummy's wallet will be in use this evening, but I was prepared for it LOL!
I remember the one nurse I had, I was holding Elijah in the first evening I was there, and I was alone finally all visitors had left, and she came in to check on me, and she said something that only made sense to me recently, 'don't blink, or you will miss everything, cherish the quiet moments, because they go so fast'....
It all makes sense, as it feels to me like I literally blinked and now he is 5!
Just about 20 minutes old...
About 3 months ago!
My oh my what a 'Blink' it has been...
1 comment:
Happy Birthday Elijah! Sounds like you've already made some special memories of the day Kelly, hope the book fair was awesome-they are one of my best memories of primary school :)
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