Kai.....my first born child.....when I had Kai, 9 yrs. ago, Juice was getting his Masters and I had just graduated from nursing school....we were living on Sunnyside Ave up by the U of U in a basement apt....1 bedroom.....Kai's room was more like a closet :) I was kind of a paranoid mom...and would wake him up during the night to change his diaper, every time he peed! Can't believe I did that.....
Kai was such a mellow kid....Juice and I were just over the moon....so happy to have such a cute, healthy baby! I was working full time at the hospital, and worked all night so I could come home and be with Kai during the day....even though I had no sleep...ugh...but didn't want to have to deal with childcare etc......
Fast forward 9 years.....Kai is such a kind, thoughtful boy. He is kind of a worrier, always making sure everyone is ok. He is honest and very open to me about what he's feeling...I love that about him...we have a great relationship. He is cautious, but fun.....he loves sports of any kind...esp. football! He has mastered lots of tricks on the tramp, and loves to ride his bike! He loves Scouts...and has many friends throughout the neighborhood that are regulars at our house. He is very interested in science...and is always asking questions (that i have no clue how to answer).....he loves to go to museums, and has attended all of this season's U of U football games with his dad and brother....
His best best friend is his brother....and he NEVER leaves the house without tracking down his sister and giving her a kiss. He loves to come home after school and just hang out.....he could care less if we have anything planned, ever....he likes to just hang out at home and play outside. He is a great student, and his favorite subject is art and math......He gets very upset if he has to miss church on Sunday's....he really loves church.
He is the type to keep his Halloween candy in his room and eat a piece a day for an entire year! His favorite foods are Lunchables, spaghetti, pizza, stir fry, Frosted Flakes with bananas, s'mores....the list goes on and on.
He plans on playing football next year, and will start "real" baseball in the Spring....he also loves Jr. Jazz...which starts in December.
I could sit up all night and hang out with Kai....he is such a sweet, caring, boy......I am teaching him how to cook...and so far he can make spaghetti, and cheesecake.....he loves his room a little bit messy, and I have just learned to live with it....he has a great big dimple in his cheek that I just love!
My kids are off track, starting today and I have to say, I am so excited! I am usually kind of bummed...but have a whole new outlook on my children, and really am looking forward to hanging out with them all day...we have some fun stuff planned :)
Happy Birthday Kai.....I wish you could stay little forever! I am so lucky to get to be your mom!
Kai was such a mellow kid....Juice and I were just over the moon....so happy to have such a cute, healthy baby! I was working full time at the hospital, and worked all night so I could come home and be with Kai during the day....even though I had no sleep...ugh...but didn't want to have to deal with childcare etc......
Fast forward 9 years.....Kai is such a kind, thoughtful boy. He is kind of a worrier, always making sure everyone is ok. He is honest and very open to me about what he's feeling...I love that about him...we have a great relationship. He is cautious, but fun.....he loves sports of any kind...esp. football! He has mastered lots of tricks on the tramp, and loves to ride his bike! He loves Scouts...and has many friends throughout the neighborhood that are regulars at our house. He is very interested in science...and is always asking questions (that i have no clue how to answer).....he loves to go to museums, and has attended all of this season's U of U football games with his dad and brother....
His best best friend is his brother....and he NEVER leaves the house without tracking down his sister and giving her a kiss. He loves to come home after school and just hang out.....he could care less if we have anything planned, ever....he likes to just hang out at home and play outside. He is a great student, and his favorite subject is art and math......He gets very upset if he has to miss church on Sunday's....he really loves church.
He is the type to keep his Halloween candy in his room and eat a piece a day for an entire year! His favorite foods are Lunchables, spaghetti, pizza, stir fry, Frosted Flakes with bananas, s'mores....the list goes on and on.
He plans on playing football next year, and will start "real" baseball in the Spring....he also loves Jr. Jazz...which starts in December.
I could sit up all night and hang out with Kai....he is such a sweet, caring, boy......I am teaching him how to cook...and so far he can make spaghetti, and cheesecake.....he loves his room a little bit messy, and I have just learned to live with it....he has a great big dimple in his cheek that I just love!
My kids are off track, starting today and I have to say, I am so excited! I am usually kind of bummed...but have a whole new outlook on my children, and really am looking forward to hanging out with them all day...we have some fun stuff planned :)
Happy Birthday Kai.....I wish you could stay little forever! I am so lucky to get to be your mom!
4 comments:
That was a really great tribute to Kai. Beautiful. Sons are such a blessing to their mothers. I thought it was so sweet that he kisses his sister before he leaves. She'll always look up to him and admire him. I'm glad you shared. It was nice to read.
What a little sweetheart. You are so lucky to have him but he is also lucky to have you as a mom.
Wow! You are such a great mom! I think I need to be more like you...Jaxon will go back to preschool after three weeks off and I am so excited about it...I need to have the same perspective you do, thanks for reminding me!
I think seeing kids with tumors, syndromes, crazy diseases at work, really gives you a different perspective on your kids....it's hard to not go home from work and feel soooo lucky to have healthy children....it is a constant reminder of how lucky we are..and how life can change in an instant...I have seen people's lives turn upside down in a matter of minutes at the hospital, and everything they once knew, is now changed....and how they would give anything to go back to the way it was before..and wish that they would have appreciated the little things about their kids more before....I live trying to appreciate them now so that I don't have any regrets....and losing our baby last week re-reminded me how fragile life is.
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