We celebrated Hampton's 5th birthday last week. He was so excited. Unfortunately the stomach virus hit our home (again). Hampton had it a few days before his birthday, and on the day we celebrated it took down Everett. See Everett and I in the corner there. Hampton was so concerned about his buddy. Gigi and I took the healthy ones to the PlayLodge for some fun. Hampton missed Everett (who rested the whole time) but had a ton of fun. I fortunately found some Angry Birds birthday party decor on sale at Target and Hampton received mostly Star Wars items (sticker books, workbooks, action figures). He had a great day!
Oh what to say about our Hampton:
He is the 50th percentile for height and weight.
He is becoming less of a picky eater, which is wonderful.
He sleeps well-roughly from 7-6/6:30.
He is now able to wear size 5 clothes.
A couple of months ago he showed a strong interest in learning how to read. I began teaching him and he is doing so well! He looks forward to his reading lesson every day!
He has shown an interest in Star Wars. He knows the characters from looking at books.
He likes to play with Legos mostly. He still will do a puzzle every now and then, but we have to initiate it. He has really gotten into playing board games.
He has a wild imagination and says the most witty things. His vocabulary is vast and he uses high level words appropriately and in context.
This year he has upgraded to big boy glasses!
He tries to keep up with Everett step by step. He is extremely competitive and determined. Most of what Everett is learning, he has picked up. I am amazed at how intelligent he is and what he is able to remember. Such a bright boy!
He continues to be very outgoing and makes friends easily. He considers everyone a friend-whether he knows the child or not. For example, today he walked up to a boy in the waiting room of the doctor's office and introduced himself. Then he began asking the boy questions about himself. He continually amuses me.
He and Eleanor are not a good mix! I do believe they will be good friends one day, but mostly they argue and fight. She knows exactly what buttons of his to push, and he gets pushed easily. They are like an old married couple and I am constantly refereeing throughout the day. It is frustrating and exhausting, but I pray it will pass.
He is our Hampton Cole. Our Hampy. Mama's sugar bear. I love the fun he brings into our family. We love this guy!
