Our oldest child is now four years old. Four!!
Ezra began asking when his birthday would be shortly before Isaac’s birthday, back in March. He knew his birthday was “in the spring” but didn’t know the date. As we’ve started talking more about calendars and clocks this month, he internalized “May 6th” as his birthday, but I’m not particularly confident that he truly understands the concept of months/days. Anyway, he struggled for a few weeks with the idea that his birthday wasn’t “first” (that is, before Isaac’s) even though he is the “first kid” but he was suitably cheerful when we celebrated Isaac’s birthday and lavished his little brother with instructions as to what to expect on a birthday.
I, however, didn’t get the memo and didn’t supply Isaac’s party with balloons and streamers, so in the lead up to Ezra’s birthday he asked me to “please remember this time”. Many months ago Ezra also requested that Isaac have a “Batman cake” and he have a “Superman cake” for their respective birthdays and thankfully Ruth was willing to provide her cake-decorating artistry yet again.
So we had the date and resulting countdown to the date, party decorations and a cake plan. We also made a list of some new chores and expectations that Ezra would assume once he turned four. But would the day ever come?!?
On May 4th and 5th Ezra woke up asking if it was his birthday yet, so when he woke up on May 6th I was so excited to tell him it was finally his birthday!! I had purchased powdered sugar cake donuts and a small basket of raspberries for his birthday breakfast, since those are rare indulgences, and it was just so fun to watch him wake up and revel in the excitement that it was his birthday. Isaac had, as usual, woken up before Ezra and saw the donuts and raspberries and raced into the bedroom to announce their presence to Ezra the minute he realized Ezra was finally awake. He even sang “happy birthday Ra-ra” to Ezra while Ezra was still in bed.
I had planned several activities for our morning, but they were all derailed so we actually just hung out at home for a bit before dropping Seth off at TBS and then heading across the street to the park to play until he finished. And then we trekked over to my parents so I could teach piano lessons at their house for two hours and then celebrate Ezra’s birthday with my parents and a few of my siblings who were able to make it.
I made spaghetti (since it’s one of his favorite meals) and we opened presents and ate a Superman cake and “strawberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream”. Ezra was so thrilled with his presents! He received a number of superhero items, much to his delight, including a Superman quilt made by Grandma (something he’s coveted since Isaac received a Batman quilt for his birthday). He also received several books and action figures and clothes and a fishing pole. He made the cutest exclamations of awe as he opened each present.
It wasn’t an especially exciting day, especially compared to my initial plans, but Ezra had fun and felt special.
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