Growing Up Meehan

"Mama! I made this for you"

I love having a pre-schooler. He’s at a perfect age. His mind is moldable and eager to learn new things. He makes deductions and observations on his own and is excited to present them to us… often ad nauseum . It’s exciting to see him interact with us, his new sister, his friends at school and the world around him.

Yesterday we pulled into the driveway after work/school. I exclaimed "We’re home!". With a matter-of-fact tone, he announced, "It’s a good place to be." I agreed with him. It’s these little phrases that catch me, surprise me and make me proud. Just last week, we had to stop by a client on the way home. Jeffrey often accompanies me for these quick visits. He’s been doing it since he was just 4 months old in a baby carrier, and now he’s helpful because he can crawl under desks easier than me and patch cables. He’s actually pretty good at it! As we pulled up to the door, he asked, "Can I go in with you? I won’t be miserable." Clearly somebody had a bad nap day at school, but it’s amazing to hear him put things in context like that.

This weekend we went on our annual Walk For Babies as part of the 2009 March of Dimes fundraiser, and we were joined by Shelly and Grayson. We had a fun time on the 3.0 mile walk with thousand of other preemie parents, family members, friends and supporters. A great big Thank You to our friends who helped support us. After the walk, there were crafts for kids by Home Depot. Jeffrey made Danielle a wooden wheelbarrow plant potter. He even nailed in the tack nails by himself!

On the Elena side of things, we’re still getting used to being 4 after being 3 for so long. She dropped in at 10lbs 10oz for this week’s 1 month checkup, tipping the scales to the 95 percentile. Does anybody remember how long it was before Jeffrey was 10lbs, 10oz?

The answer: May 24th, 2006. He was 5 months old.