Sunday, May 22, 2011

Lucky Seven

Magical milestones to celebrate as my boy turns seven:
  • He asked for a party.
  • Friends came to his party.
  • He had fun playing with friends at his party. (Yes, these are milestones. Take that, autism.)
  • When the party venue offered him free ice cream and I had to say no, he can't, he didn't even say a word, just enjoyed the special cake I baked him.
  • He could read his cards to me himself; at least, when he had enough patience to read the cards and not rip into the box... often it went something like this. "Have a happy birthday and I hope....OOOOOH, MOMMY, I think there are RACE CARS IN HERE!!!!"
  • He played a game. For. An. Hour. With the option of quitting sooner. Nope, he wanted to PLAY! With his buddy! And, when no one won, well, I think maybe we all did!!!!
  • He smiled and said "cheese" for a few photos ... sometimes even looking in the direction of the camera.
  • The photos show the big gap where he's missing a tooth; one more hangs by a thread. He looks adorable! But I am biased. But I'm also right. And he's also adorable. Because I adore him. So there.
  • I promised him a pinata, and I bought him one, but the party venue said no. Meltdown? Drama? Tears? Whining? No, no, no, and no. Score!
  • He wore his very special and dearly loved knight costume for the party. Another child asked to wear it. I bet by now you can guess what happened. SHARING! Happiness!
  • Someone gave him a movie he loves as a gift. He asked to watch it tonight. I said he could see a few minutes. Drama? Tears? Score again! My boy was just happy. He said he loved his day.
OKAY, deities, listen up, because this is serious. My little Roo had a good birthday, and I need to say it. Once every seven years or so, I expect a free pass. So. Back. Off. Let seven be our lucky number, and let the good times roll.

5 comments:

kim mccafferty said...

So happy for you both, and well-deserved!

PBear said...

I'm so happy for you!! Congratulations to both of you!

Glori B. said...

Whoah,Momma! Look out for Roo! Look out, you! And a big ZAP-POW-TWANGG-ZING for joyous overcoming on this fantastic day.

I'm so glad to know you had success together, and that it was also a great celebration. Congratulations!

Anonymous said...

So glad rooster had a great birthday!!! Hope every birthday is just as enjoyable.. and that being 7 will be a fab year! x

Anonymous said...

This is wonderful!! What progress!
Happy Belated Birthday To Roo