On June 11, my sweet Matthew turned 4. Time has flown by with him. I can honestly say that I have never met a little person as sweet and laid back as my little man. From the moment he was born... pure sweetness. He never cried, he slept through the night consistently at 10 weeks old... he laughed, he played.... he has been the easiest kid in the world to raise. Sometimes I forget just how sensitive he is because he is so laid back. I have to remind myself that he doesn't always have to be the one to sacrifice, just because he doesn't care to. He is attached to his mama and he lets me know multiple times a day just how much he loves me. We will be in the middle of the most random events, and he will come and say, "I love you, mommy" and kiss my arm, my cheek... anything that is close to him. He will shout it from the baseball field when he is playing a game or he will tell me in the middle of dinner. He is always kissing me, hugging me, and he tells me over and over that I am his best friend and he will always take care of me. He is a sweet friend to other people and his siblings. He loves to share. He loves to hug and kiss his baby brother and sister (especially Emma Grace.... he melts over her!) Here are some things I don't want to forget about my big guy:
*He loves super heroes. Any kind... superman, batman, spiderman.... if they have a sword or a shield, they are super cool in his book!
*He is the world's fastest pooper... yeah, I said it. This kid sits on the toilet and in 5 seconds he says "I'm done..." It is quite amazing after living through the world's slowest pooper, which would be his brother, Andrew.
*He could live off applesauce, bananas, balogna, ham, hotdogs and yogurt. If I am out of any of these things, he would starve.
*He still sleeps with his blue blankets (bue bankeys) every night. He has to have both of them or we have major tears!!!! The silky side has to touch his tummy, so most nights he sleeps without pjs and only in a pull-up.
*His favorite friends are his siblings and Jacob Terry
*We thought he would have a really easy time transitioning to school last year. He is so "go with the flow" we just sort of threw him into it. BUT... he had a HORRIBLE time! He is a kid that likes to stay home, play and chill out. He eventually got used to it, but after being home all summer with mommy, I am afraid of what August will bring us. I will learn from my mistakes though, and ease him into it this year and prepare him a little better.
*He would stay in his underwear 100% of the day if I let him.
*He doesn't like his hands to be dirty... or dog hair to be anywhere near his food (in this house, that is hard to do!)
*He gets bullied around by his big brother DAILY!!!
*His word for regular is "reguly" and his word for underwear is "undywear"
*He loves to play... in the sandbox, in the yard, with a friend, by himself... he could play all day long and never get tired of it.
*HAPPY, HAPPY boy!!!
Matthew, you have made my life so special these last 4 years! I am so thankful that God gave us a May-May that we can love and cherish everyday. Our family is better because of YOU. We love you!!!
On Matthew's 4th birthday
Matthew's 3rd Birthday
2nd Birthday
1st Birthday
The day he was born... June 11, 2007.
