Dear Isaac,
You are 7 years old today!!! You are the cutest little guy to have ever existed on planet earth. I'm sure of it. Everything you say and do kills me. You are always smiling and laughing and being silly. You live every single day to the fullest. I love watching it so much! Dad and I always talk about how earnest you are. You give 110% to everything you do. You play hard, laugh hard, and work hard.
Your favorite things these days are art, soccer, legos, stuffed animals, swimming, and Minecraft. Whenever you're home, we can find you in your fuzzy blue bathrobe, even if it's 100° out. You sleep in your bathrobe in between two fuzzy blankets while snuggling a soft stuffed animal or two. It makes me claustrophobic just thinking about it! You love art of all kinds and love to hang all of your creations in your room on the walls around your bunkbed. Last time you counted, you had 55 pieces of art on your walls. It is so adorable! I don't know how we're ever going to switch you to a different bunk bed or different room because of all that art! It would take all day to move it all.
You love to laugh and will shriek hysterically when you really gets going. I love it, but the unfortunate thing is that your most hyper time of day is usually at bedtime. Instead of getting crabby when you're tired, you get louder and more hyper. When you're cackling like a crazy person, we know we've let you stay up too late! The only thing that will finally calm you down is to lie next to you in bed and tickle your back slowly until you fall asleep. Snuggle time at bedtime is so important to you. You won't fall asleep without it. And I love doing it. It's such a special time of day for us.
Sometimes it's hard to find time to spend with you because you're so busy. You never sit still. A lot of the time I don't even know where you are because you're off doing some project. You love to play with your friends and still have an awesome imagination. You're not too cool to play with stuffed animals or play imaginary games, thankfully. I love seeing some of the things you come up with.
Out of all of my kids, you're the one who loves to earn money the most. You're always asking me to make you a list of chores and then you'll focus and whip through them as fast as you can. You take after your mama and would much rather save your money than spend it. When you see something you want to buy, you'll take a few weeks to decide whether you REALLY want it. You almost always ultimately decide you'd rather save your money. You love watching the money in your account grow. I love this about you! It's such a good quality to have.
You're super athletic and are always moving. You've been taking ninja classes at a gymnastics studio and have been loving them. Not to brag, but you're clearly the best one in your class. You're super strong and coordinated. I hope you end up excelling at sports in your lifetime. I want to sign you up for all of them so that you can see which one is the best fit for you.
You're a good friend to everyone and can easily play with kids years older than you. You join right in when your brothers have friends over. It's not an issue for you at all. You're going on your 3rd year of being best friends with Harrison Lauder. You two play almost every single day! You say that you're not just friends but that you're brothers. It's adorable. You're such good friends to each other; always cheering each other on and rooting for the other. There's never any jealousy or fighting between you two.
You are adorable. One of my favorite things about you is that your hair and freckles match each other perfectly! 😍 Just like your big brothers, you've been slow at losing your teeth. I think you've only lost two of them. You don't seem to mind too much! I love how thick and strong your little body is. You can climb the rope in the garage all the way to the ceiling like it's the easiest thing in the world. It's amazing!
Isaac, you are a ray of sunshine in our family and it's a privilege to be your mom. I can't wait to witness all of the incredible things you'll do with your life! Keep being awesome!
Love,
Mom
7 Year Old Stats:
Weight: 58 lbs (80th percentile)
Height: 50 inches (80th percentile)
BMI: 70th percentile
