Nine years ago, today (Yes, I said NINE YEARS) my sweet little baby boy entered the world. My life changed forever at that moment. I became a mother. The greatest joy of my life! Easton has been our guinea pig child, as all first children are. I remember being so worried about every little thing he did or didn't do. I have grown with him through the years, for sure.
Easton is me. His personality is so much like mine. (Poor boy.) I get him. For better or worse, I understand him. He doesn't like to be in new situations, like me. He is shy, until comfortable, like me. He has a bit of a temper, possibly like me I don't remember. :) He is soft hearted, like me. It is funny for me to watch him. When I am the most frustrated with him, I think to myself, "oh, poor boy, you are just like me!" :)
I love my son more than I ever thought I could. Easton has the kindest heart and is very sensitive. He loves his sisters IMMENSELY. (He may not always show it, but I know it.) He loves babies, and babies always seem to love Easton. My friend's little boy thinks Easton is just the coolest kid. Easton beams when I tell him that.
I thought that I would use this post to tell a little about what Easton is like right now, at 9 years old.
He LOVES football. He loves to play it and watch it. He has played several seasons of flag football and CAN NOT WAIT for this fall when he will start playing "real" football in pads. He is a good little player, too. He is small, but fast and aggressive. He has been able to throw better than me for years now. :) He also really enjoys basketball and baseball.
He loves to play video games. He loves to play fishing and hunting games on the Wii. He likes racing games. He loves to play his grandma's Wii Fit.
Easton's favorite foods: spaghetti, chicken nuggets, cream puffs, pizza, salad from a salad bar (he loves adding all the toppings), ice cream....and well, the list could go on. Easton is a really good eater.
Easton loves to be with friends. He loves to be the class clown. (That gets him into trouble sometimes, though!)
Easton isn't a big fan of school. He does love the social aspect of it, no surprise. He has a good teacher, Mrs. Boren. She is good and patient with him.
Easton loves to play with his cousins. He is lucky to have many boy cousins his age and they have so much fun together.
Easton loves fishing and just knows that he will love to hunt someday! :)
The funny thing is that Dave and I do not fish or hunt. He has learned this love from my brothers and dad. They have been nice enough to take him with them sometimes. This has been such a highlight for him in his life.
He loves to ride his bike. He is also very interested in driving anything that has a motor.
Easton really enjoys writing. Today for his birthday we got him a PS2 (ours finally broke after 9 1/2 years and we have so many games that we replaced it for him). We also got him a DSi game. But, his FAVORITE gift by far was the journal we bought him. He was so excited about it! He immediately started his first entry before he went to school. I took some donuts over to his class for his b-day. His class was at music when I got there, but I talked to his teacher. I guess he had insisted on the fact that they have show and tell, (which they NEVER have) and she finally relented and let him show the class his journal. She then had to end up taking it away from him because he wouldn't quit writing in it to do his work. :) I promised her that I would not let him bring his journal to school again! :) But, I am so surprised that he loves that so much. I am glad he enjoys writing.
He also loves to draw, and is getting pretty good at it. When he is in the right mood, he will sit and draw for hours. We have several "How to Draw" books and he loves looking in them and learning how to draw new things.
Easton has brought so much joy into our lives! It is all going by much too fast. I hope the next 9 years go much slower!
I love you, Easty! I hope your birthday is fantastic!
