My son

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As my son's 6th birthday approaches, I can't help but go back through and look at pictures of the little pudgy baby he was, he was such a little chunk, and you wouldn't guess it now, because he's tall and skinny. He still hasn't hit the 50 lb mark and I know kids younger than him who are shorter and weigh more. Every time I look at him lately all I can do is see the baby he used to be, it's hard to believe he's not a baby anymore. How did 6 years fly by so darn fast? It's funny because our family is always telling us to kiss the baby for them, but he's not a baby anymore, and he'll be the first to tell them that too lol. He's such a smiley kid, he's always been happy. I remember after he had his cleft surgery he barely cried after. He was even trying to smile despite the pain it caused him. The nurse kept telling us she wished she could take him home. She loved holding him, and told him she was going to miss him. My son used to be a little terror in his toddler years, into everything, and tantrums galore, but a couple years of preschool and he outgrew it, and now I'm constantly being told how well behaved he is. All of the work we put into him has finally paid off. It's funny how much they change and don't change at the same time. His first week of preschool he cried everyday for nearly two weeks. He didn't like going with people that weren't us or my mom. When my boyfriend's parents took him the one year he screamed, but eventually he was fine. Now he'll happily go with anyone that he knows as long as I say it's OK, he knows to always ask me before going with anyone. He has become so outgoing, which is something I used to worry he would never be, now he talks to everyone. He gets along with everyone. He isn't shy, and loves talking to anyone who will listen to him. What a difference a couple of years make. He's always asking me a million questions, and he loves helping people. He's polite, sweet, caring, kind, smart, stubborn, and determined. He can be a snot, but over all he's such an amazing kid, and I couldn't be prouder of him. I think most parents feel this way about their kids. I have to say after being out and dealing with other peoples kids, my son is really well behaved. Some people have little monsters for kids, because they don't ever get after them, nor do they want anyone else to do it. So many kids are entitled nowadays, and that's an issue. No one is entitled anything, and that's what I teach my son. Needless to say my son is my world. I never thought I could have a child, I didn't really want one, until my son came along. I have always said he was my miracle, because he was everything I never knew I wanted. I was so terrified when I found out I was pregnant, I wasn't ready to be a mom, but I got ready. My son was not a mistake, he was just an unplanned surprise. I have found that it's a rarity that babies are really planned, sometimes they are, but more often than not they aren't, but most people who have kids will agree that taking that leap to be a parent is the best thing that ever happened to them. All of the sacrifices are completely worth it. I'm not going to make parenting sound like it's a picnic, because it's not, it's hard but it's also the most rewarding thing you can do with your life. My sons joys are my joys, his sadness is my sadness. I never could have imagined this is how my life would go, I wasn't sure I wanted kids, I loved kids but I also loved giving them back to their parents, and now I couldn't imagine not being a mom. I think sometimes the things that we don't plan can turn out to be the best things that happen to us.