There’s something awfully fun about anticipating Christmas with a six year-old in the house. For the last few days our little guy has been WIDE OPEN, and he has jumped non-stop. Jumped down the aisles at the grocery store. Jumped down the hallway. Jumped down the driveway. Jumped from couch to couch at his friend AC’s house.
You might say that he’s beside himself with excitement.
Earlier tonight I was watching Alex put a couple of presents under our Christmas tree, and I had a flashback to his first Christmas. I remember how hard he worked to get wrapping paper to cooperate.
I remember how sweet he was.
And how happy he was. OH, THE HAPPY.
He’s a few feet taller now, and unlike that first Christmas, he only sits still for five to eight seconds a day. He unwraps gifts at lightning speed. He also wouldn’t stand for his mama dressing him in a one-piece black corduroy ensemble with candy canes appliqued on the front.
But you know what?
Even though he’s a little more rough and tumble these days, he’s still so sweet.
And he’s still so happy. OH, THE HAPPY.
And there’s still nothing more fun than being his mama – Christmastime or anytime.
Merry Christmas, Boo!
Oh, he was a sweet little baby, and such a sweet little boy now. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Sophie!
Hope you and your family have a very Merry CHRISTmas! What great photos!
Oh my, what a doll baby!
He has the most incredible eyes!
Merry Christmas!
He’s so stinkin’ cute it almost hurts to look at him. Those eyes and that smile. How do you let him out of your arms for a minute? Well, he’s big now and jumping everywhere so it would probably be funny to see you being dragged behind him.
Oh, he’s a beautiful boy! Have a wonderful Christmas!
oh my…those eyes…they are beautiful. Have fun with your happy boy this Christmas.
Oh how happy:) Thanks so much for sharing. Praying for you and your family to have a wonderfully blessed Christmas.
Blessings always,
Kaye
Matthew 21:22
Awwww, so stinkin sweet!!!! :)
oh how precious!!! he is a doll. quick question, (because i am nosy) what is that wonderful plate behind him in the kitchen pic? i love it!!!
merry christmas~
kim
I am sure you have heard this before, but your son has beautiful blue eyes. Merry Christmas
I’ve said it before but I MUST say it again…OH the CUTENESS Factor is way off the chart!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to your family!
Thanks for sharing…
Oh, his eyes are just luminous! And his cheeks so squeezable! (It’s amazing you ever got anything done with those cheeks around to squeeze!) What a cute baby! What a cute little boy!
Oh my he was a gorgeous baby!! He is a gorgeous young man too!! I can feel his happiness through the photo’s. What wonderful child God blessed you with. Hope y’all have a fabulous Christmas and a Blessed and Happy New Year!!
~Molly P
I just love when you post baby pictures of him! Those eyes are strikingly beautiful! *sigh*
He’s so adorable, both then and now!
Oh my word! Those eyes!!!!
Wow – those blue eyes are beautiful!
Merry Christmas!!
Oh My! He is so stinkin’ cute…both then and now! Merry Christmas.
I could totally eat him up! How adorable is he!!!
Your little guy was precious then and is still just adorable. I found your blog from Kelly and I read your post on Miss America, I was cracking up! Great entertaining post!!! Loved it! Merry Christmas. Stop by sometime and visit my blog.
I cry every time you do posts with Alex’s baby pictures. His eyes and those cheeks…oh my goodness.
You have made me laugh, cry and think….so enjoy your blog….It has been such a blessing to meet you in blogland…You have enriched my life. Blessings to you and yours….Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with many blessings.
Teresa
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THOSE EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!
My word! Those baby pictures are precious! What beautiful eyes …
Enjoy the Happy!
Merry Christmas!
Sigh!! Beautiful–I love the story God is weaving for that lil’ man. Praying for him this moment–that he will be a seeker of God, full of wisdom and joy.
okay, so once I got past the eyes…look at those big chubby fingers and wrist that look like they have rubberbands on them! I LOVE fat baby hands!!
Merry christmas boo
Merry Christmas to you, Sophie! I feel the same way about my boys. All the best to you and your household in the new year!
Such a handsome little boy! Then and now! Merry Christmas to you and yours…I hope it’s a blessed one!
I never knew how fun Christmas could be until I had my firt child, who is also 6.
I am unsure how I ever lived without the joy my children have given to my life.
Merry Christmas!
Mercy, his eyes are breath-taking! Have a very Merry Christmas, dear friend.
I, like many of the ladies before me, am mesmerized by those eyes! I agree about having a 6 year old boy making Christmas even better. For a long time, Christmas was hard, but now, it’s all about celebrating Jesus and making memories! Have a Merry Christmas, Sophie!
Oh, Boomama – your boy is darlin’ plus. I mean that is one seriously cute child!! God bless!
Oh those eyes!!! Merry Christmas!
Those eyes and those cheeks on your baby! He was and is adorable.
What a doll then and now! Stopped by to say Merry Christmas to you and yours. Hope it’s full of cheese and butter and joy, joy, joy!
oh my goodness on all the adorableness…I can barely stand it! Merry Christmas!
I can just tell by looking that your sweet little boy is exactly as he looks: beautiful ( OK, handsome) on the outside and a sweet sweet spirit on the inside! Sophie, you and David should be so proud!
Merry Christmas! Can’t wait to see what 2010 brings!
Sophie,
If I ever lay eyes on you again and you have that sweet boy with you, I may fall out with one look into his beautiful eyes! He has the best expression — like he’s just thinking of something funny to say!
He is darling — those blue eyes! Love them. Reminds me of my baby girl. I miss having a little one around — it’s fun with my teen and grown up girl, but there’s nothing like the excitement of a little one.
Merry Christmas!
I stare at my boys right now and think the same thing…serious flashbacks of trains, trucks, and bikes overwhelm my heart. Now, my oldest is 13 and everything is small and electronic. Wow.
Cherish the days, as I know you do.
Merry Christmas Boo!
Hugs,
Fran
Oh, the eyes. THE EYES. They slay me.
This is my little one’s first Christmas, and I can’t wait to see how he reacts to wrapping paper and gift bags full of tissue. I’m almost certain he’ll find them more interesting than the gifts themselves.
Oh – there is NOTHING like a 6 year old boy! Mine is 22 now, and I long for his 6 year old self for just one moment. Enjoy this time; so fleeting!
Merry Christmas!
He is a DOLL!!! Y’all have a very Merry Christmas, Sophie!
Love you,
Heather
Oh that sweet,sweet child. Oh those blue,blue eyes.Oh what a nice,nice post.
And not to break up the mushyness of the comment or anything, but is he sitting on the counter eating cookie dough right out of the bowl?!?!?! ;)
Have a wonderful,happy and blessed Christmas, BooMama!
Oh man, what a little treat of a boy you have. My boy is 3 and I feel the same way, being his mom is so fun!
Hey, when we’re all retired and sitting around the nursing home blogging–you be sure to keep putting baby pics of Alex on your posts, m’kay? They always provide me with such de. light.
You know in like 15-20 years we’re all going to be sobbing and cooing over his wedding pics. That’s just what we’ll do.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! Thanks for all the fun times we get to share with you throughout the year.
WOW those beautiful blue eyes!
A. is so sweet…He is a joy to teach! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas…
And he is still absolutely adorable. OH THE ADORABLE!
Oh my word, he is an angel. The baby pictures especially, he is just angelic.
Wanted you to know that I was out shopping with my mom in Tuscaloosa last week and we saw a Stein Mart. I said, “Oh, Boomama loves Stein Mart’s. Can we go in?” She looked at me like I was crazy and asked what a Boomama is. I told her you’re the blogger whom she can thank for my awesome granola recipe.