This amazing kiddo…
He turned 5 a couple of weeks ago.
So we took him to the
Sam Noble Museum of Natural History. He had a GREAT time seeing all of the dinosaur bones. He ran from one thing to the next, ever curious, wanting things explained to him. There were buttons to push, real bones to touch, magnifying glasses…all kinds of exciting 5 year old things.
At least this dino specimen still makes him look little…
because he seems ever so increasingly big to me. He uses such grown up expressions, works hard at thinking things through carefully, is putting more and more detail into his play, and spending a lot more of his time wanting to play without Mommy.
He's such an incredible kid. His curiosity for nature and the world around him continues to flourish. He's into everything nonfiction…animals, natural disasters (hey…when you have a crazy snowy winter, tornadoes, and earthquakes you can't help but be curious), dinosaurs, weather, space, geography. I'm amazed by the things he's interested in and am enjoying observing who he is becoming.
But, along with all of that heavy stuff…there is lots of laughter and silliness, crazy jokes that don't make any sense, a fascination with technology, a love of Transformers, Ninja Turtles, Legos, Trash Packs, automobiles, police cars, and he's still happy if he happens to see a garbage truck (although we no longer have to run out to see it every Monday). He no longer has naps and doesn't even have a designated quiet time anymore (a benefit of being 5).
This year he'll begin Kindergarten. I'm a bundle of nerves and excitement for him. And, when the time comes, I will probably mourn a bit for that special time together that we'll never really have again.
He's growing up into a fine kiddo if I do say so myself.
And possibly one of my favorite things about him…he still has oodles of hugs and kisses, and "I love you's" for his Mommy.
Gabriel - you bring such love, joy, kindness, and compassion into this world and I am proud of you each and every day!
