Elijah turned 5 on October 4. It amazes me how quickly time seems to pass after having children. I never have a day that feels as long as a day that I spent at school as a kid, or at work as an adult. Time never creeps anymore, it just seems to be rushing us along.There is something about the age of 5. Kids that are 3 and 4 always want to be 5, and it's a birthday that's often celebrated big, like a 1st or 16th. For me, Elijah being 5 is bittersweet. I love that he can have a real conversation now. He can tell me what's wrong when he's sick or hurting. He tells jokes, and is wildly independent. He is sensitive, creative, adorable. I love all of these things about him being a great big 5 year old now, but I already miss him being a drooling little crawler and a chunky cheeked toddler - he's huge on my lap now. If these last 5 years went this fast, he will be 10 before I know it. On his birthday he asked me when he will be 7, and 8, and 12, and 13... "Way too soon" I told him. He'll be all grown up before I know it!
We had a little family party for him, complete with a Thomas cake that Grammy made. She made him the same cake last year, and he was planning on another for his 5th birthday since about the day after his 4th birthday ;) He got lots of great gifts, including some pirate Legos, Imaginext toys, and a pet rat from Jon and I that he named Toby.
I can't even let myself think about the fact that the next birthday we will celebrate will be Isaac's 4th. These guys are growing so fast!
