A day in the life of Timmy

Timmy is my sweet and sensitive child. He is pretty laid back, he gets that from his Dad. He can also be very emotional. Let me tell you a little about him through his daily life.

He likes to sleep in. Not until Lunchtime or anything but he sleeps 10-12 hours a night so he doesn't usually get up until around 9:00. He comes downstairs and his thick dark hair is all over the place, especially when he is due for a haircut. 

He sits on the couch, sometimes he wants to cuddle up against me other times he wants to grab his tablet or my Kindle and play some games. He would do it most of the day if he could. I have to restrict his game time which is one thing he gets emotional about.

He let's me know when he is hungry for breakfast. If I try to make him eat the minute he wakes up he usually doesn't eat it.

He has his own responsibilities at home. One of which is putting his dishes in the sink after eating. He often forgets and needs to be reminded but he does it without grumbling.

Timmy is very independent. He will often entertain himself. He also likes to go to his room with Billy and play with him a few times throughout the day.

At lunch I ask him what he wants to eat. He ALWAYS says perogies. He doesn't always get them but it is definitely his favorite food.

He likes things to match. His plate and his cup and sometimes during Billys nap he is allowed to race 4 wheelers or snowboard on the xbox. He wants his vehicle to match what his character is wearing.

Sometimes he asks to do a craft. So I get out the paints because he loves to paint. I take the time to drop all the colors on a little pallet for him. Ten minutes later he is done painting. Any craft this kid does takes less time then prepping for it or cleaning up but that's ok because he had fun doing it.

On the other hand, he will play with kinetic sand almost twice as long. He likes things that require more motion.

He spends the afternoon watching a movie. Usually the same movie every day for a couple of weeks, sometimes twice a day. Right now it's Madagascar 3.

He whines when commercials are on. He got spoiled with DVR. He knows how to fast forward through them. He gets frustrated when we aren't watching a recording but that's ok because if I tickle him the commercials will be over soon. So I tickle him and before we know it he is watching his show again.

Here is an example of what happens when I'm cooking dinner:
"Mommy what are you making? "
"Stuffed Shells"
"I don't like stuffed shells"
This is his response to any meal in which I answer him with more than the word chicken

He doesn't like "big green seasonings"
Or anything green for that matter
But he will munch on almost any vegetable when it's raw. Cooked veggies are for the birds.

Just like me when I was a kid.
Notice the matching cup and plate?

After dinner he has a burst of energy! He climbs onto then jumps off of everything he can and races around the house.

He requests popcorn for snack and he likes to watch it pop.

At bedtime he often asks to have a "camp-over." This is when we all sleep on the couch. We do this about once a week but I'd rather sleep in my bed so once a week is enough.

We brush our teeth and read some books. He loves his cars spot and find book. He memorized where almost everything is pretty quickly.

He says his child's bedtime prayer. We have been saying it for two years and he knows it by heart now but I never get tired of hearing his sweet little voice praying to God.

He is my first little blessing. My precious gift from God, that he has trusted me to raise to be a Godly man. 

He is growing up so fast but I know even when he is grown and has kids of his own, I will be looking up at him and still seeing his sweet little boy face.