Tidbits with Timmy

During Timmy’s birthday month I’m going to share some fun tidbits about my easy going, sensitive third born child!

June 2005

Did you ever have one of those moments with your kids…you know the ones you wish would never end? Well, tonight after the hubby gave Timmy his bath we got to read and snuggle together. It’s one of my favorite things to do. Lounge around, hugging and talking. It is in these quiet moments that I really get ot know my kids.

While snuggling close to me Timmy informed me he wished he wouldn’t grow up.

“I don’t want to grow up. I don’t want to drive a car,” he said. The all familiar tune of Peter Pan’s “I won’t grow up” played in my head as I gazed into his beautiful blue grey eyes. I held him close and listened as he said, “and I don’t want to get married.”

Little boys! Don’t you wish they could stay little forever? But Timmy just had a birthday. He’s five now, though he insists he’s seven because of all the birthday cakes he’s had. We had one in school before we left on vacation, one in Florida with relatives, one in Ohio with more relatives and we are going to have one more when we have his birthday party here at home. He’s really excited about turning 8, just like Joey. And there’s no arguing with him.

Believe me, we’ve all tried to tell him that he’s still 5. The other day while talking about what he would wish when he blew out the candles, he started to get upset. “Wishes dont’ come true,” he cried. “Last year I wished for my wishes to never end and it didn’t come true.” Tonight he mentioned he wished he had one hundred million wishes. I wish I could give them to him.

Moments like these…it’s why we all have kids…right?