My baby is 5

Clair woke up early today full of vigor and curiosity. She was ready to go see the decorations and presents that game over night. I held her off until 715 by finally handing her my phone because she was just so darn chatty and me, exhausted because I spent 2 hours decorating last night before finishing my work. 

We took a walk downstairs, hand in hand, to explore her new goods. She knew she couldn’t open presents until later so she just played with the balloons, singing and dancing her way around the main floor until breakfast. She was so happy. 

After we got the big kids off to school we decided to pass the remaining 12 minutes of ages 4 by reading a lovely story and cuddling. She promptly had me fix her party hat and before you know it, she’s 5! 

When I wished her a happy 5th Birthday with many hugs and kisses, this is how the conversation goes:

Me, “happy 5th Birthday baby girl!”

Clair, “you mean 6th”

Me, “no 5th. I didn’t just lose a year of my life in that kiss.”

Clair, “well, mommy, on the day you are born you are zero but you celebrate your birthday. So this is the 6th time we are doing that.”

Yes, this just about sums Clair’s personality up to a tee! She was happy and loving as she explained her logic which was flawless to me. This girl!

She spent most of the day with Ms Sarah because I had to work. I did make her vanilla Oreo cake, which she requested so that Max could enjoy it too. 

At 3 pm I took Clair to the old neighborhood and we enjoyed a walk, chat and play together for an hour or so. I just held her hand, walked with her, listened to her and tried to let her lead. We both very much enjoyed the time together. I need to do this more with each of them. We miss Woodsprings. The walk around there was so stress reducing. 

When we returned home the 3 kids played together until it was time to open presents. This was the moment Clair had been waiting for all day. She also knew exactly what she was looking for in the pile of presents - Peppa Pigs Treehouse. She found that and opened it first. She knew the size of the box and felt very satisfied when she finally opened the present and confirmed it wasn’t the LEGO treehouse but the real one. 

All the presents were ripped open in 5 minutes flat. She was tickled with her Peppa additions. She immediately asked to have them all opened and created Peppa land right in the middle of the living room while I readied her Max friendly dinner of choice - chicken tenders, fries with Ketchup, and broccoli. 

After dinner we topped the day off with her special cake. Everyone enjoyed it! 

It was just another day in the life of Clair, but boy was she ready to be 5. She was tired when I tucked her in. She did assure me she would be in to snuggle me in the night tonight though. 5 year olds have even better snuggles then 4 year olds she tells me!