Happy Birthday, Tyler!

Today, at exactly 1:34 pm, my baby turned 5. How is that possible? I remember the day we found out we were expecting our first baby. After close to nine months of trying to get pregnant, I will never forget the morning I saw the positive pregnancy test. I think I probably took a total of 10 tests the next few days just to confirm that we were actually having a baby! We were so excited. No one can prepare you for the first time you hold a baby of your own in your arms. I will never forget the feeling of seeing Tyler for the first time. God is so good! He has blessed me with more than I deserve. Today that same baby is 5 years old. He is a rambunctious, sweet little boy with a heart of gold. He continues to be an avid Alabama fan and a sports fan in general. He enjoys anything football these days. He plays with his numerous sets of football men and has even built a stadium for them in his room. He throws the football with daddy or plays with his tackle-dummy football man. His new football obsession is coloring football pictures. I print football players and football stadiums from the Internet and he actually sits and colors in the lines. He has a great imagination and will play by himself in his room for hours, usually pretending with his football men and cards. He loves his little brother and is such a good big brother. Although he loves aggravating Matthew, he is very protective of him and will do anything for his baby brother.

I am very thankful for my little boy. He loves to talk and you never know what he is going to say next. While he’s not perfect (just ask his teachers at school about his numerous visits to yellow light), I wouldn’t change anything about him. I am very thankful for my happy, healthy, talkative, rambunctious, loving, caring, tender-hearted, curious little boy! Happy 5th Birthday, Tyler! I can’t wait to see how you learn and grow during your 6th year.