HAPPY BIRTHDAY RHONE

 19 months

4 years

Rhone: A beautiful mix

Today is my little mans 4^th birthday.  To say his 4 years has flown by would be an understatement.  I remember the day he was born just like it was yesterday.  I really don’t know how to put in words the love I have for him.  He made me a mamma and I will forever be grateful for that. 

This past year he has blossomed.  He has always had a big bold personality, but lately I have been noticing not just his own traits but KC and I’s traits as well in him.  

He has been blessed to get so many of KC and I’s best traits.  KC has a ton of qualities that I do not have and that I absolutely could not live without (which is why I swoon for him always).  One of my favorites is KC's ability to communicate.  He has a way of loving people with words.  He is a social man and can talk to anyone.  (Something that I completely lack).  He makes people around him feel important to him, and makes them the center of his attention.  Rhone being 4, likes the center of attention on himself always, but… he has the social skills that will someday be able to do the same as his dad.  Another amazing attribute that I love in my husband is he is a thinker.  He is smart.  He is a problem solver.  Anybody who knows Rhone, instantly realizes that this 4 year old is beyond his years.  He has a brain that constantly thinks.  His memory is impeccable, almost photographic.  He catches KC and I off guard nearly daily with the things that he understands and says.  

I have had a hard time in life pin pointing my gifts.  I don’t necessarily possess the qualities that get you through school easier. Such as smarts, social skills, or incredible athleticism.   I don’t have talents that are completely obvious.  But as I continue to grow, I have slowly figured out what qualities I do have that others may lack.  For example, my husband doesn’t really see when people are in struggling inside unless they speak up and say something.  I however, seem to see people’s emotions, even when their trying their best to hide them.  I see pain in people’s eyes.  I see worry, I see anxiety. This maybe one of the reasons I choose to work with the sick. They are people who need someone to see their pain, to give comfort, to understand what their feeling.  My problem is I am so shy that I tend to be too scared to help people who I see needs help.  

This is where I get really excited for Rhone.  He is just like me in that he sees people’s emotions.  He has such a heart for people being happy.  Because I am such an emotional person, he has witnessed many breakdowns, cry sessions, and frustration.  He can see it coming on before KC sees it.  He knows when I’m sad.  He knows when I’m not happy.  It can be quite frustrating sometimes, because well as a mom, it is important to keep a front for your kids in many situations.  I need to be their rock.  But when I fail at this, and show my emotion, he is instantly right there, rubbing my back, cuddling, and trying to figure out how he can help me.  It is so incredibly sweet to see his soul hurt for me when I am hurt.  So when I think about him growing, I get excited to see how he uses these traits.  If he could continue and be the one who can see hurt, and then be the one to go up and talk to that person, and problem solve with love on his mind, then that would be my idea of a perfect man.  

I love you Rhone.  You made me a mama 4 years ago.  You have my heart, and I am so excited to see what is in store for you in this next year.