Overheard: Sparkle, at Age 5 Years + 3 Days
First of all, Sparkle has a loose tooth. I think.
He came to me this morning and said, "I think this tooth hurts." (Bottom left tooth, by the way.) I checked it out, and it seems just the tiniest bit wiggle-y. It's hard to tell, 'cause his whole head jiggles a little bit, no matter which tooth you tug on. But my dad checked, too, and he agreed.
Oh my gosh...
He only turned five a few days ago. I am just barely able to wrap my head around the fact that my baby is five years old. Having a loose tooth is just... just... totally unacceptable.
(sigh)
Sparkle came grocery shopping with me a few days ago, right before we were going to make his birthday cake. (It was just like Beloved's last birthday cake, per Sparkle's very specific request.) He was rambling on about how great the cake was going to be, and how it was going to be huge. HUGE! Bigger than than the table! Bigger than the house! Bigger than the whole world! And then he added, "But not bigger than God."
Because a cake bigger than God is just impossible, while a cake bigger than the whole world-- why, that makes perfect sense.
On the way home, completely out of the blue he said, "Mom, some people think castles are just imaginary, but there are lots of real castles in Europe, actually, and especially in France. Did you know that?"
And what do you know, he's right. Of course.
I think year five is off to a good start.
(Such perfect little shining square teeth! I can hardly stand to see them fall out!)
So, how BIG was that cake??
Posted by: beagle | Friday, April 11, 2008 at 04:58 AM
Well once again you have caused the whole of the internets to pass out with the force of your little boy's cuteness.
Honest to Christmas, how do you survive in tact with the two of them running around? It's like the world's supply of cute just lives permanantly at your house.
YAY five!
Posted by: Krissy Poopyhands | Friday, April 11, 2008 at 06:25 AM
OOOOOOHHHHH....I so wanna reach across the screen and plant a big smooch on that face....good thing I can't 'cause I'd probably scare him!LOL
He looks and sounds so much older...how wonderful and how sad all at once.
Posted by: Angela | Friday, April 11, 2008 at 01:10 PM
My Kindergartner knows more than I about so many artists. It's almost embarassing. It's a different world in school than when I was being taught. It's beautiful to watch them grow! :)
Posted by: Heidi | Friday, April 11, 2008 at 06:19 PM
p.s. she's 6 and has lost 7 teeth already! That didn't happen to us that early did it?
Posted by: Heidi | Friday, April 11, 2008 at 06:20 PM
Yes, but they are so cute with their toothless grins. As if your kids could be any cuter!
Posted by: haze | Friday, April 11, 2008 at 07:02 PM
Oh man, losing teeth at 5, I told Isabella she wasn't going to lose them until she was like 8. :) She has told me that she is going to lose her baby teeth and she wants the new ones to be pink. :) What a smart boy and obviously as cute as can be!!
Posted by: DeAnna | Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 06:14 AM
So cute! What a smart, funny 5 year old Sparkle is!
Posted by: wendy | Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 08:31 PM
Your story brought back great memories of one of my grnadkids losing his teeth at a similar age.
It's very cool to hear your child talking about castles and other countries. Is it me, or are kids just a whole lot smarter than when I as growing up back in the 60's?
Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Elon Block | Monday, April 14, 2008 at 11:20 AM
What a smart boy you have there!! It is amazing what kids this age can learn and retain.
I tried to enlarge the picture, but couldn't see his missing teeth.
Posted by: Leigh | Monday, April 14, 2008 at 12:46 PM
I just did a double-take on this photo, Sparkle could be my son's twin in this photo! Same smile, same white teeth, same cool sunglasses!
Posted by: Anna | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 05:50 AM