Yes...at one time he did fit in this highchair and sadly...he went through a double fisted drinking period. This post is a little past due as he sat in the highchair for the last time about two weeks ago. When he was done eating and I took him out he had really red marks on his legs and he said ouch. It is with some melancholy that I look back over pictures of him, this one included, and see the baby boy that was....knowing that I can't capture it and hold onto it. We are never satisfied it seems. I would hold him as a baby and be so excited to see what kind of a little boy he would be. What his personality would be like, would he have a sense of humor, smile a lot, laugh....how would he play, would he love music as much as I did, would he have a heart for God? So many things I wondered about him and I see it unfolding every day. He has a great sense of humor and can laugh at himself. And he is sensitive and kind. The ladies in the nursery at church have shared with me how he will come to the aid of another child being picked on. He is so happy and quick to smile and his laugh is contagious! He makes a horrible noise as sound affects for any car he is playing with. They all sound the same...and it sounds like a poor animal dying....but it is music to me ears none the less! And he loves music! We tend to get stuck in a cd rut in the van and lately it has been the Hoppers. He is now singing right along with those wonderful gospel songs. When my favorite song on that cd comes up he will remind me it is my favorite. He loves sitting at the piano and 'playing'. He seems to have a bit of talent playing by ear. If his finger falls on the first note of Jingle Bells then he will pick out the first two lines of it! It is a little too early to tell if he has a singing voice but I sure pray he does!
Now, I think about the young man he will become. Will he continue to be kind and gentle. Looking out for the underdog? Will he still want to please us and hear our praise? Will he still want to be in church and sing songs to Jesus? Last night while I watered the plants out front he asked me to sing to him every song he knows and loves. I obliged! But then I have to check myself and not get carried away. I love this almost four year old period. He is old enough to do so many things for himself that have made it a little easier on me...yet he is not old enough to do enough things that I still feel needed and that he is still my baby. It is amazing to watch his little mind work...sometimes it is with awe...and sometimes with shock, but always amazing. He tries my patience like nobodies business but I think it is more me than him. So, I am just going to love the moment that we are in, pray for the future and God's guidance in it, and reminisce about the past with a heart full of joy that God blessed me with it. Sounds like a decent plan.
Liam has started a new thing in the mornings. He will come into my room...I am a very light sleeper so it always wakes me up but I will pretend I am asleep...the first couple times it was because I really wanted to still be asleep! Anyway...I feel him watching me, then he walks out of the room and closes the door. A couple mornings ago I laid in bed about 5 more minutes and then got up. I heard him giggling and talking in his room. I peeked around the corner and there he was on his bed playing with some cars. I said hello and he said "hello mommy" I asked if he was playing quietly so I could sleep a little longer, he held up three fingers and said '5 more minutes'. Such a precious boy.
Good night everyone!
Now, I think about the young man he will become. Will he continue to be kind and gentle. Looking out for the underdog? Will he still want to please us and hear our praise? Will he still want to be in church and sing songs to Jesus? Last night while I watered the plants out front he asked me to sing to him every song he knows and loves. I obliged! But then I have to check myself and not get carried away. I love this almost four year old period. He is old enough to do so many things for himself that have made it a little easier on me...yet he is not old enough to do enough things that I still feel needed and that he is still my baby. It is amazing to watch his little mind work...sometimes it is with awe...and sometimes with shock, but always amazing. He tries my patience like nobodies business but I think it is more me than him. So, I am just going to love the moment that we are in, pray for the future and God's guidance in it, and reminisce about the past with a heart full of joy that God blessed me with it. Sounds like a decent plan.
Liam has started a new thing in the mornings. He will come into my room...I am a very light sleeper so it always wakes me up but I will pretend I am asleep...the first couple times it was because I really wanted to still be asleep! Anyway...I feel him watching me, then he walks out of the room and closes the door. A couple mornings ago I laid in bed about 5 more minutes and then got up. I heard him giggling and talking in his room. I peeked around the corner and there he was on his bed playing with some cars. I said hello and he said "hello mommy" I asked if he was playing quietly so I could sleep a little longer, he held up three fingers and said '5 more minutes'. Such a precious boy.
Good night everyone!