4 years old, Jordan

 Happy Birthday baby boy!  I can still remember when you were born.  In the womb you did summer saults at 37 weeks!  I wondered what it meant that this little boy was such a wiggler.  After 4 years I'm starting to get to know this little person better.

 And I'm so grateful to have him in my life.

 Special picture from daddy, with some chocolate.  He was so happy

 Jordan is also the slowest in the family.  The last to wake up, needs more time after he wakes up, slowest to eat, slowest to get into the bathtub...  But on his birthday he was the first to wake up.  He then went into his room, turned on the lights and woke up his siblings so that they could celebrate with him too.

 Jordan wanted a space ship birthday cake for his birthday, and so he got it!

And I made this Spiderman pinata for his birthday party today.  I'll just keep my fingers crossed that it stops raining so that we can go to the park and use it!

Things I want to remember about Jordan:

1. He's our little knight.  He's a fighter, a defender.  The sword and shield he got (still can't believe that I gave my little ninja a weapon) are perfect for him.
2. He makes everyone laugh.  He's silly and joyful.  When you say "cheese" for the camera he always sticks his tongue out and makes a silly face.
3. He's a little shy at first with new people and faces.  He won't look at the new person and he won't talk either.  Was he's warmed up, his a ball of joy for that person too.  It takes him a while at a birthday party with new kids to be able to go and play.
4. He likes to assess the situation and figure it out before he jumps in.  He's a little more cautious that way.
5. He can't hold still.  Even when he's just standing there, he's not just standing there.  He's bouncing back and forth on both feet.  He's wiggling his arms.
6. He also falls down a lot, mostly to the inability to hold still and not paying attention.  He's standing there and he trips.  He's walking and he trips.  He's running on smooth, flat ground and he trips.  He sits at the dinner table to eat and he falls off the chair.  This kid should not be a tight rope walker when he grows up.
7. He's very sensitive- to the Spirit and to others.  He's got a heart of gold.
8. He's determined.  He never ever took a bottle, even when I was working.  Even when we left him almost 24 hours with friends to try and get him to take it.  If he doesn't want something, it's really hard to convince him otherwise.