{"id":2113,"date":"2010-06-09T18:51:56","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T23:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/i.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=2113"},"modified":"2010-06-09T21:58:29","modified_gmt":"2010-06-10T02:58:29","slug":"four-years-ago-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=2113","title":{"rendered":"Four years ago today.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"newborn Josiah\" src=\"http:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/family\/sleepy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=209\" target=\"_self\">Four<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=208\">years<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=167\">ago<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/?p=210\">today<\/a>, I became mom to a boy.\u00a0 I had no idea how messy\/sweet\/fun\/loud\/exciting life would be!<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_364\" style=\"width: 303px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/p_1600_1200_9C27D02E-EF59-4A5B-AF2F-67F1FC5CC8D4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364\" class=\"size-full wp-image-364  \" src=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/p_1600_1200_9C27D02E-EF59-4A5B-AF2F-67F1FC5CC8D4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Josiah&#39;s front yard splash party, with a surprise visit from the sno-cone truck!<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Josiah, you touch my heart in a way I never could have imagined.\u00a0 You&#8217;re still a sweet snuggler, loving to climb up, curl into my lap and lay your head on my chest,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/photos\/family\/06-july\/earlydays.jpg\"> just like you did when you were tiny<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 You&#8217;re still holding my hand most days, and I&#8217;m clinging to the moments, trying to burn those soft little boy hands into my memory.\u00a0 You&#8217;re polite, quite a conversationalist, and full of curiosity.\u00a0 You&#8217;re an amazing little cyclist&#8230; just like your daddy and your sister. You love Analise so much, and you call her, &#8220;my friend, Analise&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I know I rush you on our errands, in and out of the car, but I so enjoy your company. You&#8217;re fun to be with, and I love seeing the little guy you&#8217;re growing into.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been a big year for you&#8230; 2 days of preschool a week, potty-training, learning to ride a bike without training wheels, giving up your pacifiers, leaving your little bed for a BIG bunk bed, and the top bunk no less!\u00a0 I can&#8217;t believe you&#8217;re 4 already!\u00a0 It&#8217;s going to be another busy fun year!<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_364\" style=\"width: 303px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/p_1600_1200_887AC18A-D29F-47D0-ABF7-9CB411D7ED6D.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364\" class=\"size-full wp-image-364 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.toonesalive.com\/blog\/family\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/p_1600_1200_887AC18A-D29F-47D0-ABF7-9CB411D7ED6D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At our last bike race in Atlanta, looking cool in the bike cap.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four years ago today, I became mom to a boy.\u00a0 I had no idea how messy\/sweet\/fun\/loud\/exciting life would be! 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