Timmy is 4!

My four year old....
It's hard to believe it, I am now the mother of a four year old boy! Now is a time of reflection, of talking about who he is and what he means to me.
Those days of infancy are long gone. Like any mom of toddlers, I sometimes long for those days. What I have with him now is so special, and is completely untradeable for the past or the future.
I have a four year old, and there is nothing else like it! It's hard to remember everything, but I do my best to bank all of the amazing things he says and does in my brain and in my heart.



I loved cuddling with infant Timmy, I could have cuddled with him all day long. That feeling hasn't gone away, and he doesn't always want me to hold onto him, but when he does, he cuddles back, and that is something I wouldn't give up to be able to cuddle my infant son again.

I loved his silent baby communication, and the baby babble. I loved knowing he was happy just by his smile, and as he started to grow into a toddler, his inability to form words properly was to die for. Now, I love listening to him tell me stories, I love how well he speaks, I love how he uses his words to tell me what he is thinking, feeling, imagining, and I've happily traded the silence and smiles for the "I love you's" and the conversation.
I loved that infant Timmy never talked back to me. I loved that everything I said and did was perfectly fine by him. Of course, I'm not going to say that I love his stubbornness, and the defiance, the testing of boundaries that comes with being a 4 year old. I'm going to say I love how he teaches me patience, and unconditional, perfect love. How despite those times when I feel like I can't even get him under control, and my head wants to explode, he is still the center of my universe!



My four year old is smart! He amazes me every day with his ability to take in all of the information he learns and not forget it! Tim and I just LOVE teaching him! We have to get creative, because he isn't one of those children who can sit and learn something. He needs to see the world around him and experience what he is learning and I love that about our sweet boy!

 



My four year old is forgiving. I make mistakes. I sometimes overreact to the little things. I don't always give him what he wants, but he forgives me for that, and I know this, because he still comes to me for comfort, protection, and love. He still wants me when he is hurt, angry, or not feeling well. I'm still going to be his Mom no matter what and while he is young, he is old enough to realize that. He is amazing enough to forgive me when I'm wrong or just don't agree with him.
My four year old is kind. He has those typical toddler problems with sharing, especially with his little brother. But he is kind, he is polite. He holds doors for me. He says please and thank you. He asks if you're ok if you have a coughing fit, and "Bless you" when you sneeze. If you remind him to share he will. If you're sad he will hug you.
My four year old has faith. He may not realize how vast and amazing God's love is yet, but he knows the importance of prayer. We had a conversation on our camping trip about heaven, and I'm not sure what he remember about that, or everything else we talk about where faith is concerned, but he's learning, and he's listening, and I'm looking forward to watching his awe and love for the Lord grow.
With every year we've left behind us, we've gained another with our precious boy! He is healthy, he is happy, and every day we all wake up we are blessed with that day together and it is awesome! 

 



It's incredible how a person of so few years can be so many things! It's unbelievable how a human being so young can teach me as an adult so much.
I wouldn't trade four years old for anything. I'm going to enjoy watching him grow every day I get to be on this earth with him.