Colin is FIVE!

I can't believe it. 5 years has gone by sooo fast.
When colin was born, he was just a tiny peanut weighing in at 5lbs 11 oz and now he's in the 90% for height and weight at age 5.

Colin is one of those people that has a "old" sould to him. He plays like a 5 year old, but talks and thinks like a 45 year old. He's a mature little man, and often times thinks he's much more mature than he is ;) He's still my baby, yet he's my biggest fan, friend, and helper. He's had to "grow up" a lot this past year having a baby brother and andie in the middle and a daddy not around. He has stepped up to play the comforting brother and son, my biggest helper around the house, and hes not shy about lettig me know when he's had ENOUGH of the helping!
HE says lines that are far wiser than his years, and I just have to stop and look at him and try to figure out how that happened! He's always listening, even when you don't think he is. I've had may moments when i feel like i've failed him in that circumstances have made him age faster than he should...but he just jumps into the role and goes with it.

He has decided to take up gymnastics this year..."so i can jump over laser beams"...everyone has to have motivation right??? He takes it very seriously, and is having a lot of fun with it at the same time. He still LOVES preschool, and is even excited about the upcoming year in Kindergarten already.

Today as I was in his classroom celebrating his 5th birthday there...he walked me over to show me his patch that he drew for the class' patchwork quilt they made to represent their families. His patch had a giant person in the middle, 3 little people around this giant and another little person off to the side. I thought Colin was going to be that middle giant person, but was suprised to hear when he told me about the picture that "that's you mommy" "and the two above you are andie and parker, this is me way down here, and daddy is over there". His teacher overhearing this said "you are the center of his world mom". and i just had this overwhelming sense to CLING to this time, this moment in my child's life where my little boy still sees me as the center of his universe. For i know, in just a short amount of time I will be somewhere in the distant periphery on his patch.

Happy Birthday to an amazing little boy who made me a mom, and has brought me so much joy and love to my life.... <3