Little Man turned 5 today – kind of hard to believe.
He’s brilliant. He can name the planets in order, from the sun out. He knows his dinosaurs, from Meshikasaurus to Quetzalcoatlus to … well, others that I don’t know. He can put together a skeleton of a human and a manatee – very useful skills to have. He uses big words in regular speech, like ‘ominous’ and ‘conifer.’ He just soaks it all in.
Remember that half a year we spent in Moldova? Did you know that 5 months in he asked if we could please stop speaking English? Romanian was easier for him – at age 3, after only 5 months in country. Of course, he re-learned English in, like, 2 days after we came back state side.
He shocks me with his kindness. Like when he offers to share his cookie with Bruiser or Bean. Or when he decides to share his favorite toy with Bruiser – before I even ask. And he has a great sense of humor. Yesterday’s joke was “Why don’t they gamble in Africa?” “Because there are too many cheetah’s!”
Here’s Liam from 2 1/2 years ago. See that giant head? We still have to buy shirts a size too big to get over his head.
Now, when he asked for a pyramid cake for his birthday, I didn’t think I could pull it off. But pull it off I did. See my artwork?
Instructions are here if you’re doing one of your own.
