A Spring of Joy

“That desk is so big.” My mind reeled as we walked into his school room last night at the Welcome Back Student Picnic. “He’s much too small for that.” Ash whirled around his new classroom, brown eyes taking everything in. “Look, Mom! There’s fish! And here’s the reading corner. And here’s where I will hang my coat and put my lunchbox. And here’s my desk.” He climbed in and sat down. And lo and behold! That little body fit perfectly in that much too big desk.

So far this month the boys have been quite busy learning all the fun tricks they can do on the swingset… like slide down the slide on their feet and give Mommy a heart attack. Here’s my list for May of fun things the kids have learned:

April 2006

–Welcome to our world, little one! 7 lb. 4 oz., 19 inches long.
–You met your brothers on the day you were born, and they loved you so much. Asher calls you “Andre”.
–You met your Grandma & Grandaddy Misantone.
–Your first Easter… and first Easter dress!
–Your first visit to church.
–You met your Uncle Mike, Aunt Sherry & Cousins Josh, Ben & Danny.
–Your PKU screening came back with some strange levels… but everything turned out okay!
–Your first youth retreat.

October
What it feels like when the kitty purrs.

September
How to hold up his fingers to show how old he is.
His birthday is January twenty-five.
He will be three years old.
How to do a somersault.
The fight song for the Redskins.

May
–How to sing his ABC’s.
–Elmo band-aids make cuts on the knee feel all better.

April
–How to take his shoes off.
–Saturday means “Daddy home all day long.”
–Allergies are no fun!
–Daddy sits in the driver’s seat.
–Staying at Grandma & Grandad’s sure is fun. He gets his own special bed.
–Suitcases are for packing up.
–When Naomi comes to play, he has to share. He doesn’t like it!

October 2004
–Micah raised his arms for “so big” when I asked him, “How big is Micah?”
–Said “da-da-da-da-da” and started gurgling his “g’s” both on the same day.

September 2004
–With pulling up comes perils. First fall and scratch and bruise on his face.
–Did Micah wave bye-bye? Not sure.
–First time at the beach playing in the sand and water.
–Micah gave Daddy “five” for the first time.
–Tooth number 3 finally broke through.
–Micah drank water from a sippy cup.