Yesterday was Port's official birthday.
About 2 hours old...
...and 4 years old
He officially turned 4 yesterday. It made me think back to 4 years ago. He was my easiest baby. The delivery was easiest, recovery was easiest, and he was the most mellow. He never took a binky, and has always been SUPER attached to his "mummah" aka his blue blankie. I used to describe him as a "go with the flow" baby because as long as he was fed and changed, he was up for just about anything. He was such a beautiful baby with tons of beautiful dark hair, and the most beautiful dark skin. He's still a beautiful baby, but not quite as easy as he was when he started out-but that makes life fun :)
To celebrate his day, we took him out to eat. He picked McDonalds. I tried pretty hard to get him to want to go to Wingers or Chilis or somewhere like that, but he was set on McDonalds. It has a play area, how can the others compete?? The kids all ate their chicken nuggies and played for a while...
Then when we got home, we gave him a present from us. We got him a Buzz scooter and a Buzz hamper for his room. He LOVED them! The scooter was exciting for all of us. He crashed a couple of times, and when he fell he made sure he did a few somersaults to add a little drama. Coopie was a little sad-he thought it was his scooter. He mostly just chased Portie and cried, but he did get a turn on the "scoot-eh"--thanks, Port!!
Then this morning, Portie was SUPER excited because he was snack friend! He took some Buzz "cuh-cakes" and chocolate milk (his all-time favorite drink). He took his Buzz squirt guns and one of his Buzz towels for show and tell.
He said he had a great day at school (which is rare-he usually tells me some goofball reason why school was not fun). He was hoping to ride his scooter outside today, but it's 37 degrees and raining. My rearview told me ice was possible when I was picking the kids up today...ugh!
I just love this boy! I love his smile, his laugh, his squeaky, excited voice, how he runs, the way he talks, how he loves tractors and Buzz, how much he loves his brother and sister, the way he always makes us laugh, and how sweet and tenderhearted he is.
I think he had a pretty good birthday. He's gotten lots of extra attention and had lots of fun for a few days (which has been a little tough for Chloe). I feel like he's grown up so much in the last few weeks. He's been getting along with Chloe really well, he doesn't get mad and throw fits as much, he's more understanding, and more helpful. I love it, but at the same time, it makes me sad-I'm not sure I like the whole "gwoin' up" thing.
