I don't ever have to wonder very hard as to why my heart skips a beat when this little man is around. Why he has me so wrapped around his finger. Why sometimes, my mommy threats sit idle on any given day.
He so has a piece of me...that piece deep down that will never be touched by anyone, anything, ever. He is the nicest little boy, the sweetest little soul. I have never seen a boy so patient and kind to his little sister, teaching her everything he can think to teach, and helping, even when he doesn't really want to. Playing dolls, or teaching her to play baseball...he doesn't care, he just wants to play.
He just lights up every room he enters...and even though he is known to be shy at first in any given situation...once he warms up...he will melt anyone!
I CAN NOT believe he is graduating Kindergarten in three weeks, and turning six the day after. When I think about that, I can't help but be thrilled about the little person that is emerging from the last six years of work that we have put in...but still so overwhelmed, and DEEPLY saddened by the fact that I feel, everyday, a little tiny bit, less needed.
About to turn six...maybe, but he is still a work in progress, and being the sponge that he is, he takes with him, everything we give. The lessons we teach, the love that we show, the fun that we have...
At almost six...he is an exact example of what reminds me everyday...why I need to continually, constantly work to be a better mommy, a better woman, a better person...to still find ways to make the world, somehow, better because I am here.
All-in-all, I sure do want him to be as proud of me someday, as I am of him!
Tyler started tee-ball and he is IN LOVE with it. He adores playing first base, as he gets all of the balls thrown to him...and is great at hitting the ball even though he has essentially never played before. It is coach-pitch tee-ball. They get three coach pitch throws, and if they still haven't hit it, they get the tee.
He just played his first game Saturday...and it was so much fun to watch him run, smile, laugh and play with his team!
And he is just so cute in his gear!
