My sweet Colin is 5…

5 years ago, on Sept 2nd 2004, surprising me at 38 weeks, Colin was born after 22 hours of labour…

He took to nursing right away and he was such an easy baby especially in the first weeks…

At 2 weeks old, he came down with a high fever and was lethargic and sick… we went to the ER and we were rushed through quickly… they did blood tests and other tests and worse of all they did a spinal tap… it was one of the hardest moments of my life to see my new little fragile baby go through so much pain…  we ended up spending a few days there until he started opening his eyes and I decided that we would be better off at home…

Once we got home the fever broke and he was well again. We never knew what it was but after a similar (+ febrile seizures) incident when he was 18 months we realized that he had trouble controlling his body temperature… and still does to some extents…

When we got home, he was not the baby that he was before… it was very traumatizing to all of us…

Colin was/is such an amazing and smart kid… he is full of energy, full of life and doesn’t stop moving… he has never been scared of pushing his personal limits and is always active…

He has always been advanced for his age… he was very agile from a young age…

Sitting unassisted at 4 months… able to sit down from laying down at 5 months, crawling at 6 months, walking at 9 months and was talking in clear  sentences  by 18 months…

(11 months old)

His love affair with drawing started at a young age… and still continues to this day…

(about 13 months)

Another favourite passtime of his is jumping… if you have ever met him, you know that he can jump and hop and run and tumble… he never stops and seldom gets hurt… he has amazing agility and balance…

(25 months old)

He was born a little brother and then two years later become a big brother and he fills both rolls very well…When Khéna was born he stood next to the birthing pool and watched… he didn’t say word the whole time until he saw the new little baby in my arms and then his first words were “aww… he’s so cute!”

Colin is such an amazing kid. He is fun to be around, he is always making us laugh and is empathetic and and inquisitive. He loves to draw and to do puzzles, loves to hum and sing, loves the water and is a real fish,  and especially loves to move and jump and just be free…

Colin is always willing to help and loves attention… he is very affectionate and easygoing… Whatever is happening, he just follows with a smile and is eager to please…

He always has a smile and always has a hug and a kiss to share. He talks constantly and asks questions all the time and once he gets an answer it only leads to more and more  questions…

He has a vivid imagination and spends hours playing and making up stories… he also spends hours at the table filling up pages and pages of paper with drawings… but they are not only drawings , they are stories being played out and acted through his pen…

Though he can jump easily from the “5th stair” he is afraid to go get his underwear in his room after dark.

He is sensitive and easily has his feeling hurt so it is hard to be a younger brother a lot of the time…but he also sees that being a younger brother also has its advantages…

With Xavier’s interest in the world of D&D and the start of the role playing game with Simon, Colin has joined in and follows the game without a problem. If you know the game, you can see that this is not an easy talk for a a little boy who is just turning 5… His vivid imagination shines and it becomes a time that they can play and share a common interest without conflict…

I can’t believe that he is already 5… it seems that time passes so quickly but then again, there have been many times that I have to remind myself not to add a year or two to his age…. I am so thankful to have him in my life as my child.

Happy Birthday my Sweet Colin!