Today, my little Thomas turns 6!
We had a great weekend full of parties, family get togethers, a Christmas program that the kids were in and I helped direct, and a little bit of strep in the mix! I will write about that tomorrow, but wanted to have a post just for Thomas today.
Here are 7 reasons why I love Thomas: Seven because Thomas says that really its his Seventh birthday because he has been alive for 7 December 10ths!
1. He is joyful. It is hard to imagine Thomas without a smile on his face! He will often say, "Isn't this the greatest day?" He was so thrilled that the Cowboys won the day before his birthday that he exclaimed, "This is the BEST day of my life!" Thomas has lots of best days of his life.
2. He always puts others first. This is probably my favorite quality about Thomas. You will never find his Christmas list for Santa without items for his sister and brother. If Matthew is in trouble, he will ask to take the punishment for him. When playing sports, he is so happy for anyone on his team, or the other team when they score a point! If I praise him for cleaning his room, he is quick to point out if Matthew or Mary Beth helped him. Thomas is my role model for selflessness.
3. He takes everything in stride. Thomas is very even keeled. Nothing ruffles his feathers. He does things quietly. One day last year, he just started reading books. He quietly taught himself to read without making a big deal about it!
4. He, like his brother, is a walking sports encyclopedia. For at least the last two football seasons, he can sit through an entire game and not get bored. He know the rules and will shout out what he thinks the next play should be. The most exciting present he got this year was a signed Shaun Alexander rookie card!
5. What can I say? Thomas is definitely a Ladies Man! Every day after school, two girls from our neighborhood come over to ask if Thomas could walk with them. Whether at my office, my inlaws' office, church, or school, he finds the prettiest girl and befriends them.
6. He is very good at math. We have always joked that Thomas is very literal. His thinking is always very methodical. This has manifested itself into a love of math. He is already multiplying and dividing one and two digit numbers in his head, and loves nothing more than for me to give him four digit numbers to add and subtract. We figured this one out when we started quizzing Matthew on math facts. Thomas would often answer the questions immediately, and, much to Matthew's chagrin, before his big brother! I was more of an English and History gal myself and can't understand the love affair with numbers, but I can certainly appreciate it in Thomas!
7. He is very affectionate! One of Thomas's greatest accomplishments every day is to say he was the first and last person each day to give me a kiss. I am greeted every morning while still in bed to a giant Thomas kiss! Then I hear, "First kiss of the day..." and he runs off to take a shower! He calls me "Sweetheart" as much as he calls me "Mommy". He loves giving hugs and kisses to all of his family and especially loves James kisses.
One of the things that I am so grateful for is that Thomas was born on my Dad's birthday. We weren't expecting that, because Thomas was due on Christmas Eve. Not only was I thrilled to give Dad the best birthday present ever, but I was also happy not to have to carry that 9 lb. 3 oz. bundle of joy for two extra weeks!
My sister wrote a great blog about Dad that expresses how we all feel about our patriarch. I adore my Dad and am so blessed that God gave him to me to be my father. He is such an amazing and unique person. Thank you, God, for my two birthday boys!
We had a great weekend full of parties, family get togethers, a Christmas program that the kids were in and I helped direct, and a little bit of strep in the mix! I will write about that tomorrow, but wanted to have a post just for Thomas today.
Here are 7 reasons why I love Thomas: Seven because Thomas says that really its his Seventh birthday because he has been alive for 7 December 10ths!
1. He is joyful. It is hard to imagine Thomas without a smile on his face! He will often say, "Isn't this the greatest day?" He was so thrilled that the Cowboys won the day before his birthday that he exclaimed, "This is the BEST day of my life!" Thomas has lots of best days of his life.
2. He always puts others first. This is probably my favorite quality about Thomas. You will never find his Christmas list for Santa without items for his sister and brother. If Matthew is in trouble, he will ask to take the punishment for him. When playing sports, he is so happy for anyone on his team, or the other team when they score a point! If I praise him for cleaning his room, he is quick to point out if Matthew or Mary Beth helped him. Thomas is my role model for selflessness.
3. He takes everything in stride. Thomas is very even keeled. Nothing ruffles his feathers. He does things quietly. One day last year, he just started reading books. He quietly taught himself to read without making a big deal about it!
4. He, like his brother, is a walking sports encyclopedia. For at least the last two football seasons, he can sit through an entire game and not get bored. He know the rules and will shout out what he thinks the next play should be. The most exciting present he got this year was a signed Shaun Alexander rookie card!
5. What can I say? Thomas is definitely a Ladies Man! Every day after school, two girls from our neighborhood come over to ask if Thomas could walk with them. Whether at my office, my inlaws' office, church, or school, he finds the prettiest girl and befriends them.
6. He is very good at math. We have always joked that Thomas is very literal. His thinking is always very methodical. This has manifested itself into a love of math. He is already multiplying and dividing one and two digit numbers in his head, and loves nothing more than for me to give him four digit numbers to add and subtract. We figured this one out when we started quizzing Matthew on math facts. Thomas would often answer the questions immediately, and, much to Matthew's chagrin, before his big brother! I was more of an English and History gal myself and can't understand the love affair with numbers, but I can certainly appreciate it in Thomas!
7. He is very affectionate! One of Thomas's greatest accomplishments every day is to say he was the first and last person each day to give me a kiss. I am greeted every morning while still in bed to a giant Thomas kiss! Then I hear, "First kiss of the day..." and he runs off to take a shower! He calls me "Sweetheart" as much as he calls me "Mommy". He loves giving hugs and kisses to all of his family and especially loves James kisses.
One of the things that I am so grateful for is that Thomas was born on my Dad's birthday. We weren't expecting that, because Thomas was due on Christmas Eve. Not only was I thrilled to give Dad the best birthday present ever, but I was also happy not to have to carry that 9 lb. 3 oz. bundle of joy for two extra weeks!
My sister wrote a great blog about Dad that expresses how we all feel about our patriarch. I adore my Dad and am so blessed that God gave him to me to be my father. He is such an amazing and unique person. Thank you, God, for my two birthday boys!
6 comments:
Happy Birthday, Thomas! What a special little boy...I know he and Philip would be good friends.
Happy Thomas day! :) He is such a sweet boy!
I just love everything about Thomas. I'm so proud of him. The world is a better place because Thomas is in it!
And, he's such a good cousint!
Happy Birthday, Thomas! I love that he calls you "sweetheart"--that's hysterical!
Sweet to read about both of your birthday boys...I loved Lauren's post about your Dad too!
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