Today is Alfies 4th
birthday!! It always seems fitting that
he was born in Ichthyosis Awareness Month; he was supposed to be a mid-June
baby but maybe he wanted to make an appearance early to make his point?!
It doesn’t seem 5 minutes
since Alfie decided to make his dramatic entrance into the world and turn our
world upside down as only a new baby can.
Four years of being parents and Lee has lost more hair and mine has turned
grey (or special blond in the words of my Bro-in Law Owain)!!
Here are a few facts about
Alfie, according to Alfie:
What is your favourite
colour: Blue and white (not blue AND white but blue and white together like in
stripes, get it right mum!)
Favourite number:
googleplex (ask Lee or google it, I have no idea)
Favourite animal: Rabbits and if he had a rabbit he would call
it Alistair obviously (for those of you reading that don’t know us personally,
Alfie has a toy rabbit called Alistair aka Alis or Ali-bongo who likes to boing
everywhere)
Favourite tv programme:
‘Do you know’ on cbeebies. Alfie is
slightly obsessed with this show and to be honest, as kids tv goes, it is
pretty good and I have learnt some stuff!
Favourite song: ‘Good
grief’ by Bastille! A song about grief
and funerals maybe isn’t everyones idea of the perfect pre-schooler play list
but he loves it and knows most of the words. And has his own actions to go with
it. Also loves ‘Hammertime’ (You cant
touch this by MC Hammer) and makes me do the ‘wobble dance’ on a regular basis
(who needs the gym!)
Favourite food: Fingers
chips and peas – obviously. But also
loves chicken pie, spicy sausage pizza and curry.
Favourite person: Rene (or
Renie-girl as Alfie calls her) his baby sister.
Loves her to bits and is always looking after her….until she wrecks the
game he is playing and then she’s in trouble!
Being a parent to Alfie is
a whirlwind experience. He drives us
crazy sometimes, he is stubborn, he is irrational and he gets serious ‘hanger’
(hunger-anger) and sometimes I would consider selling him on eBay (joking
obvs!) But Alfie is also funny, charming
and mischievous. He likes to play jokes
on you and tease you. He is the most intelligent, crazy, caring and loving
child I know. He is super clever and
inquisitive and is not satisfied by a simple answer; he wants to know the ins
and outs of whatever it is that has grabbed his attention that day (why is it
raining, what are clouds, where does rain come from, how does the water get in
the clouds – cue mummy dusting off her a-level physical geography notes to
explain the water cycle). He can count
to 100, knows the alphabet backwards and he can tell you what yeast in bread is
for (thanks to Maddie Moat and cbeebies for that one!). He is gentle, thoughtful and loving, kind to
other children and sees the good in people.
Alfie nearly always has a smile on his face (not if he’s hungry though,
seriously, watch out!), he is a happy boy and hardly ever complains about his
skin even though we know he is sore at times.
Alfie has taught us that
things don’t always go to plan, you have to be flexible, you have to think on
your feet and you have to fight. He has
taught us how to be strong, that we are resilient and that a smile on your face
makes you feel better. Alfie has changed
our lives for the better.
Happy birthday
Champ!!. Kiss, cuddle, cuddle, noses,
love you xxx
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