Being the oldest of 4 boys can’t be easy. Especially when your 3 younger brothers kept coming year after year after year (quite literally). William is my oldest son. He will be 5 years old on September 25th. It’s funny, even when I was pregnant with William, before I knew he was a “boy,” I KNEW he was a boy. And from the second he was born, he has been the sweetest little man in the world. The sweetest.
Ever since William has been talking, he has said some pretty funny things. He loves to respond to questions with the word, “Actually.” If I say it looks like it’s going to rain… William responds, “Actually, Mommy, the clouds do look dark.” It’s just very funny to hear his “logical” and “actual” responses.
But it’s his love for me, his mom, that just gets me. And it makes me completely know that somewhere out there, there is a lucky little lady who will win his heart someday. It was what he said to me this weekend at the beach while we were at the Jersey Shore that tugged my heart…
We were at the beach with my in-laws. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law took Henry and Ben on a boardwalk stroll. Matt had gone with Alex to get lunch for us. And it left just William and me. Something we don’t usually get… alone time with just William and me.
William was digging in the sand and trying to build a HUGE castle with which to surprise Alex. As I sat there watching him, I couldn’t quite figure out where the last 5 years have gone. They have flown by. He’s now this “big” boy. I saw him having a little difficulty lifting one of the buckets filled with sand, so I got up and asked him, “Can Mommy help you build a castle?”
He looked at me and shook his head NO. Then he said to me, “You know what I want you to do? I want you to sit and relax because you deserve to. Just watch me.”
UM? OK.
Sit and relax? These words are foreign to me now… but there was my oldest son, asking me to do just that.
So… young ladies out there, I have a handsome little man who may be 4… but keep your eyes on him because he’s going to be one heck of a man some day. That, I promise.
That is SOOO sweet!!! What a sweet little man you have there. And you are right, there is a little lady out there who will be lucky enough to get your little man!
Cutest. story. ever. Awww…
A gentleman in the making – you must be a great mommy. And 4 boys under the age of 5 – I shall never complain again! (at least until tomorrow)
William is and always will be a man among men. His kindness, humor, joy, vocabulary and LOVE are way, way beyond his tender years. I love him more than I could ever, ever explain… and he loves back the same way. Yes, there is one lucky girl out there!!
I know how you feel! My oldest, Gavin is my sweetboy. He too has been the most precious child to mother.
He’s just left home for college. He’s pre-med and hopes to be a pediatrician. I couldn’t have picked a more fitting career for him. He has such a compassionate heart and love for kids (they are attracted to him like a magnet).
I feel much like you……somewhere there is one lucky girl that will someday marry my loving son!
What a blessing, huh?
Wow! So cute! Maybe one day Olivia will be the lucky lady…..or at least a draft pick of one of the McClelland boys!
OH my goodness, what a sweet little man you have!
It’s so beautiful the way you write about the love you have for your family.
It’s amazing how much kids show qualities beyond their years. We can learn so much from them if we do “sit and relax” 😉
thanks for sharing!
I agree with Kenmore Social. We could learn a a lot from our kids!! Boys are the best. They love their Mommy. My two are definitely Momma’s boys.