Well, I still haven't gotten around to finishing up Christmas posts or anything since then, but we took away Zeke's binkie this week and that has meant that naps are practically non-existent. So those posts will have to wait.
Today I just wanted to write about, or to, my little Zeke.One of my cousins recently posted individual posts about all of her kids and the "little things" saying that those are the things she really wants to remember. I feel just the same way and so I've decided to try to write a letter to each of my kids each year just to remind our little ones how much we love them and to help them and us remember the little things that make up our days and bring so many smiles to us over the years. So this post is just the letter Trustin and I wrote to Zeke, because we thought grandparents might like to reminise too. It is long, but it is mostly for me, and for Zeke when he's older.
To our little Ezekiel Gene,
This year has been one of the most wonderful years, and you’ve played a huge role in that. You’ve been such a gift from heaven in Momma and Daddy’s life. On countless occasions we have looked at each other after watching you play, or sleep, or do something silly and we’ve said to each other “wow, we are so lucky to have this little guy.”
Some fun memories of what you’ve been up to in 2010 and 2009 too. These are just little things we want to remember about you forever.
When you were a newborn you hated having your arms confined and usually slept with your arms raised up next to your ears.
When you were really little you loved to sit in your swing. You would just sit in it and stare at one spot and Mommy always wondered if you were seeing angels.
You rolled over for the first time when you were 3 weeks old. We thought it must be a fluke but you did it two more times just moments later! True you didn’t really master it for a couple months, but you were sure determined!
You started doing a worm/army crawl at about 5 months and really started crawling at 6-1/2.
After you learned how to crawl you used to follow bigger kids around, completely oblivious to the fact that they were trying not to play with you. By the time you’d get to where they were they’d run off somewhere else, but you didn’t mind. You thought you were just having so much fun together.
For some reason when you learned to crawl you always tried to climb over the rungs on the bottom of our kitchen chairs. This inevitable resulted in you getting stuck/high centered. But you didn’t worry too much, you’d just keep going, dragging the chair along with you, until the whole chair got stuck and then you would get very frustrated.
You started walking at 10-1/2 months
Some of your first words were “ball,” “Da”(Dad), “roar,” “lookit”(while pointing) and “please” which you pronounce “shhh.”
You love looking at books and playing with balls. Some days you convince Mom to read about 20 or more books to you, and you’d request more if we’d let you!
You love to climb and have no fear. When we go to the park you climb right up things that look impossible for you to scale, but you do it. The only real danger is when you get distracted. If you are midway up some stairs or other climbing thing and see something interesting you may just sit down or turn around and completely forget to climb or hold on! It is pretty hilarious. We also see your climbing skills around the house when I find you in the sink or “washing dishes” while standing with only your tip toes on the 1 inch wide handle of your little walker cars. You also love to climb on our couch run along it and then dive onto the lovesac, headfirst. It looks like it ought to be painful, but you just crack up and do it again.
You love water: bath time, sprinklers, swimming pools, sinks, rain, water bottles (which you pour down your tummy), water in gutter—it’s wet then you love it!
When you were about 1 year old we decided to teach you the sign language for “more.” You caught on that very day, but altered the sign to be pointing at the palm of your hand. You do this all the time to indicate “more,” “again,” or “I want.”
You recently started loving Toy Story and will run ecstatically to the TV saying “bzz, bzz!”(Buzz, Buzz). You rediscovered the joy of your bouncer seat from when you were a baby and have to sit in it to watch “bzz.” You also like to cart your toy Woody all over the house: read with him under your arm, beg to take him in the bath, get frustrated that his hat just will not stay on, make Woody clap and give you high fives. Your latest game I to put him inside daddy’s dog slipper and have us chase you with it around the house. It’s adorable.
You also LOVE to watch basketball with Daddy. If Daddy is watch
ing it you will climb up on his lap, say “ball” and just sit and watch avidly.
You love to sing and dance too. You like to sing along when we sing especially if we just sing “la la la” instead of words and you love to dance. You’re dancing style is standing in one place and alternately lifting your bent arms.
We are crazy about your facial expressions! I’ve never seen a kid so little make such crazy faces. They are impossible to describe (and impossible to catch on camera) but they are so cute to see.
You love airplanes, buses, and the garbage truck but all three frustrate you. Why do they keep driving or flying by after you see them?
You don’t cry very much or easily, you’re a tough kid; yet you are so sweet and tenderhearted. When somebody goes away you often burst into tears because you miss them. And when anybody else cries you feel sad for them and start crying too. If Daddy tickles Mommy too much you get very worried that Mommy is hurt and start crying.
You love Jesus and you love to pray. You are so good about folding your arms these last couple months. Somedays after the prayer you will make your signal for “again” and make us pray again and again. You are also so reverent, usually. As much as you love Toy Story, just the other night we turned off the TV to say the prayer for dinner and you just folded your arms and were silent through the prayer and only made noise after the prayer was over. You get so excited about pictures of Jesus. When you see one unexpectedly, like in the hall at church you sometimes start dancing with excitement and saying “Jee, Jee.” When we ask if you love Jesus you vigorously nod your head yes. We are so grateful for the faith you already show and the way you help Mommy and Daddy to feel the love of our Savior.
We hope you know what a blessing you are to us. We love you so much more than we can find ways to express. Thanks for being our little crazy nut and bringing us so many smiles.
We love you!
Love, Momma and Daddy
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