Devlin turns 6!

It's been 6 years since my life changed forever. Six years since we entered into the world of parenthood and sleepless nights. Six years since we started referring to each other as Mommy and Daddy, gave up fine dining with candlelight for those places that give you a toy with a meal, ditched new releases for Baby Einstein and Treehouse TV. It's been six years since we learned you CAN experience extreme frustration and overwhelming love for pint-sized creature that vaguely resembles both you and your partner.




Yes, six years ago, after 36 hours of labour, our first-born, Devlin, entered our lives with a squalling cry, puckered up face and hairy back. We fell head over heels in love, and haven't looked back since. Well, okay, we fantasize about having an uninterrupted sleep every once in awhile, but we can't remember what life was like BK (before kids). Such is the beauty of parenthood. One conveniently forgets how we ever survived without these creatures that require every ounce of energy we possess and then some more. We wonder what we ever talked about BK since our every conversation, even we are away from the rugrats, are about the little buggers. It's like labour pains. There's an amnesiatic quality about childbirth. Once the babe is placed in our arms, we forget about the torturous route that resulted in this ethereal moment. So we embark on that path again, and again.



But I digress... this post is supposed to be about our 6 year old monkey and his birthday celebrations.



His Royal Highness had two birthday parties - one with his friends and one with family. The party with his friends was held at the movies, Shrek Forever After, complete with a Shrek themed cake. There was a bit of confusion on Devlin's part as his birthday party was not held on June 18th.



"Why is it my party? It's not June 18? I'm not 6 yet. Can we wait to have the party on June 18th?"



Apparently, to an almost six year old, it's "cheating" to have your party early.


On the actual day, that is, the 18th, he was awakened by Ceilidh singing "Happy Birthday" loudly right into his ear and Aisling smiling broadly while she hugged him.  He wore a new hat to school (a present from Rose, our nanny) and brought freezies to share with his classmates, in lieu of a cake. There were special messages from relatives and trip down to Windsor to have another yummy cake, and more presents to open. A Detroit Tigers baseball cap sized for a tiny head, new books and some new toys - all of which were received with great appreciation from a supremely happy boy.