5 years ago today Nathan was born. After two girls we were so excited to have a little boy. I instantly felt a different spirit about my new little baby boy than I had with girls. I know it sounds weird, but even with this little tiny baby I felt a protectiveness in him towards me.
Nate was my biggest baby at 8'1" and that was just enough to springboard him into legendary chubbiness. My Grandpa dubbed him "double wide". He was such a mellow, happy, responsive baby. He was so rewarding to interact with because of his ready smile and big twinkly brown eyes.
My feelings for my little boy are extremely tender. There's such a vulnerability about him especially given his sometimes extreme shyness and fear of new situations, that I'm especially protective and sensitive towards him. He can be my most perplexing child and can drive me to distraction with his off-the-chart-stubbornness (like when he insisted there was no law that forbids 4 year olds being left home alone), but there is also something so indescribably sweet and lovable about him. He can melt my heart in an instant. Even just looking at him with his long eyelashes and perfect little eyebrows and thoughtful eyes melts me.
He's developing quite a sense of humor and often has our whole family dying laughing. He loves his sisters and loves Ben. He is also a loyal and devoted friend and cousin to Rex. He has a great imagination and will sit and play forever by himself with play dough or some action figures or a ball. He asks a lot of questions and the wheels are always turning in his head. He's very tidy, he's my child who always puts his shoes on his shoe shelf and keeps very careful track of his toys and treasures. We are so incredibly grateful Heavenly Father sent us Nate. Happy Birthday, Nate. We love Nathan!
Nate was my biggest baby at 8'1" and that was just enough to springboard him into legendary chubbiness. My Grandpa dubbed him "double wide". He was such a mellow, happy, responsive baby. He was so rewarding to interact with because of his ready smile and big twinkly brown eyes.
My feelings for my little boy are extremely tender. There's such a vulnerability about him especially given his sometimes extreme shyness and fear of new situations, that I'm especially protective and sensitive towards him. He can be my most perplexing child and can drive me to distraction with his off-the-chart-stubbornness (like when he insisted there was no law that forbids 4 year olds being left home alone), but there is also something so indescribably sweet and lovable about him. He can melt my heart in an instant. Even just looking at him with his long eyelashes and perfect little eyebrows and thoughtful eyes melts me.
He's developing quite a sense of humor and often has our whole family dying laughing. He loves his sisters and loves Ben. He is also a loyal and devoted friend and cousin to Rex. He has a great imagination and will sit and play forever by himself with play dough or some action figures or a ball. He asks a lot of questions and the wheels are always turning in his head. He's very tidy, he's my child who always puts his shoes on his shoe shelf and keeps very careful track of his toys and treasures. We are so incredibly grateful Heavenly Father sent us Nate. Happy Birthday, Nate. We love Nathan!
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Happy Birthday Natey!! We love you so much. My kids are sooo excited for the party on Monday, and cannot stop talking about it. Last night I was they were driving me mad because they would not go to sleep and I kept going in and getting on them. Finally in desperation I told them that I was thinking of not letting them go to Nate's party if they didn't get in their beds and go to sleep. Very upset with me, Rex responded, "Mom , no! It is a very special one for Nate."
Ange, you sum Natey up so well and tenderly. He IS a many-faceted, very special little boy, and I'm so thankful to be related to him.
Love your collage btw. Macy, such a cute anecdote!
lol mace,how sweet of him to be so selflessly concerned for natey. ; ) Ange, that was so sweet, you summe him up perfectly, I don't know why but i totally teared up reading that and seeing those pictures, there is just something about him that brings up such tender feelings. I love him to death, happy birthday natey!
I love Nate. He is just as you describe him, so vulnerable, but so self-assured. Very much like his dad, he just knows what he will and won't do, and there's nothing else for it.
We had a ball with him the other night as we took him to SLC on FrontRunner. We saw a train going the other way and I told him that now that train is a BackRunner. He looked at me like...What, Grandpa????...Don't mess with my mind. That boy won't buy any milarkey. What a great boy he is.
What a sweet post about your cute little boy.
Happyi Birthday, Nate! After that warm and tender description, I feel like I have known him personally for years. Isn't it remarkable how each child tugs at a different string in your heart?
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