My oldest son is now 5 yrs old (whoopee!)

[Beast fan]

I was just sitting here thinking..... my best friend (my oldest son, Robert) just turned 5 (yes, five) on 6/19.

My how time flies.

Until the day I die, I will always remember 2 things about the first 5 years with him around.....
1) When he was born .... we didn't know if we were having a boy or a girl.... I said "It's a boy... and you can really tell!"
(God's honest truth, I did say it!)
2) He hates being called anything but Robert (no Bob, Bobby, Rob, Robbie). If you call him by a "cutesie" name, he'll say "My name is Robert!" If you persist, he'll then say "My name is Robert Allen Rider!"
Yes, I know your son shouldn't be your best friend and all that. But the bottom line is... he will always be my "bud". We have common interests in everything BUT sports (that's reserved for DS2.5), and we just enjoy hanging around each other.




Sorry this is so long....but Robert's Grandparents are "borrowing" him for the day, and I miss him and DS2.5 already.

Dave

 

[grinningghost]

Great post! I hope ROBERT has a wonderful day!

 

[jamsmom]

What a wonderful post. You should print it out and give it to him when he is older....or save it to read when he is a teenager

 

[aahmom1]

Happy Birthday to Robert. They grow up way too fast.

 

[Beast fan]

What a wonderful idea. I just finished printing out the post.

Who knows, maybe I'll show it to him in about 20 years after he becomes a dad.

Dave

 

[Ranatra]

I really enjoyed reading your post. Especially from a father's perspective. It touched my heart.
As a mother, I can truly relate to your feelings. All I can say is enjoy every minute. It goes by much too quickly. My oldest DS is 24 now, my middle DS, 22, my youngest, a daughter, 19.
I still enjoy them immensely, but there's nothing like those precious childhood memories. (sigh).

Happy Birthday to Robert!

 

[snuggles]

Happy Birthday to Robert! Time really flies in a childs life. Just yesterday my oldest was 5. Now she is 21 and a college senior. Enjoy the moments while you can. They grow way too fast!