I will be so sad when you start pronouncing your Rs. You’ll ask me if I remember instead of ne-member and we’ll talk about rabbits instead of wabbits. You’ve gone through a growth spurt recently. So recently in fact that just over the last couple of days, I’ve been looking at you like I haven’t seen you for weeks. When did you get so tall? When did you lose that baby face and start looking more like a little boy?
I’ve put you into preschool five days a week so I can get some stuff done. We have major projects going on right now and I want to get them done before our summer vacation. I have to admit that I felt a little bit guilty about it, because I really love the days that we get to spend, just me and you, but there’s no point in you trailing behind me watching me paint the office or re-wall the attic. Although you don't mind just kinda' hanging out.
You do love you some preschool. You don’t care too much about the art and learning but you are all about snack, lunch and recess. See? It’s like you are in junior high already. You get smiley faces almost every time on your behavior chart at school. You’ve gotten yellow cards twice so far, once for not listening and once for calling the other kids babies because you were mad at them for something. I never heard what the “something” was, but I’m sure they deserved it, my sweet angel.
You and brother are getting along for longer periods of time. You are so grateful when you are playing together instead of having to defend yourself that you follow him around saying, “I love you, Connor” over and over again. If he’s not around to love on you though, there’s always the dog. She’s more than happy to let you throw your arms around her or use her as a pillow while you are watching TV. The cat, well, he's new around here so he's still learning about little boys.
You know the thing I love about you most of all though? Every day is the best day you’ve ever had. Everything you do is the most fun you’ve ever had. You've learned something at four that most people take a lifetime to learn. Be happy, be present. I hope you never forget it. I wish I could say I had that down but I don't. I know I can count on you to remind me though because when I ask you if you’ve had a good day you look at me with a smile that lights up the room and say, "Mama, today was the best day EVER.”
Then I look at you, and I know exactly what you mean.
I love you,
Mama
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