6 years ago today I had just given birth to my second child, my first son, Preston David. He was born at 5:26 am and was very healthy, weighing in at a whopping 8 pounds 6 ounces. He was 20 inches long. I totally expected him to look like Allison did when she was born, and he didn't. He was so much bigger (almost 2 pounds bigger) and didn't look at all like I expected him to. I am not sure that I thought he was so beautiful when I first saw him... But, after he was bathed and brought back to me when I got moved into my own room, I couldn't believe how cute he actually was. I remember thinking "Oh, he is cute". What a relief; my kids are cute!
Today, he is as healthy and handsome but is tall and solid. He weighs over 60 pounds and towers over everyone in his class. He is almost as tall as Allison, and those who don't think they are twins can't believe he's only in kindergarten. He's always been off the charts, over 100th percentile to his peers, but again, it's solid. He's going to be great at sports if that is the route he chooses.
We have been through a lot with Preston. He definitely is the definition of a middle child, even before Mason was born. Preston is a handful. He's impulsive and hyper-active. But, he is a lover...he loves to cuddle and tell me he loves me. Turns out, he is very smart, too. He's just a boy and doesn't always apply it. He is funny and witty and just says the darnest things sometimes. We laugh because we just don't know where he gets the things he says. Oh, and he doesn't forget anything...he has the best darn memory, which isn't always a good thing. haha.
I can't believe it's been already 6 years since he's joined our family. So much has happened and changed in those 6 years and Preston is pretty easy-going. He doesn't really complain about much and is always very remorseful when he does something he shouldn't. He loves to be praised and encouraged and talks a lot. He's very animated; always using his eyebrows when he talks, it's so funny to have a conversation with him.
We had his birthday party on Saturday. This year he decided he wanted to have a bowling party, which we had not yet done. We tried a new bowling alley that I have never been to. It is always nice not to have to cook or clean so I think it's definitely worth the money. Preston had a great time; he had lots of fun with his 8 friends from school. He got lots of great gifts, including many Nerf guns and a Nerf dart tag set. I guess people really do know him, haha. He also got lots of money, which we took him to the store today and he spent half of it. He doesn't really need anything so hopefully I can get him to keep the rest of it until there is something he really wants.
Today the kids didn't have school because it's Martin Luther King Jr. day, so I took the day off so we could all spend the day together. We didn't do much at all, spent most of the day in our pjs. Then, we finally all got dressed and went to Toys R Us. We took a stroll around the mall and then went to Red Robin to eat dinner, where they sang to Preston. The kids love going there on their birthday. Preston got a free ice-cream sundae and shared it with his sister, just like she did on her birthday. He also received a free ice-cream creation from Coldstone Creamery and has 7 days to use that. So, we will be going there sometime this week for ice-cream. It's my favorite place and I was looking forward to it today until I remembered he'd get a free ice-cream with dinner. Oh well...later this week.
For now, I will leave you with some pictures of Preston throughout the years, a stroll down the last 6 years with my sweet and funny son.
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