Tiptoes to Mount Ezra

I am unaware of anyone that has ever loved sharks as much as Ezra loves sharks. He also loves the number 7, his "I love you" is saying "5-2" (which also equals 7), he loves tip toes, fake laughing, snuggles (on his terms), kissing cheeks if you make deflating balloon sounds and swinging, whispering, yelling, hiding in mom's hands, squeezes, foot rubs and bubbles. But most of all he loves sharks.

We have shark boots, shark shirts, shark shorts, shark pillows, shark blankets, shark rain boots, shark shoes, shark weighted vest, shark cup, and if you can't get him to do something you tell him "sharks do it". We take 7 sharks with us when we leave, or sometimes "5 sharks and 2 sharks".

At first it was all about "Baby Shark" and then when I realized this was going to be a thing, I decided if we were going to be under the sea all the time we were going to learn about sharks for real life. So he got a Shark Field Guide and into the trenches we dove.

Ezra LOVES popsicles (that he calls "ahoo"). He will pick a popsicle for everyone in the room while getting his own. Everyone gets one of everything, always.

He loves to walk on his tiptoes and hates cold floors.

Danny Go is a good go-to (especially the shark episode).

Watching any child grow and explore is my favorite. There was a friend when my second oldest was born that held her in just pure wonder and said "just imagine, she is seeing everything for the very first time. Like this doorknob!" he looked down at Jada "This is a doorknob, Jada Mae, this is going to open you up to wonders you can't even imagine. You'll use these every day!" I remember watching him and I totally adopted that mentality of watching the world through the eyes of my children...and trying to see how their brains operated. Each one of my five children was different.

All of them were wonderfully different. Each had their own learning style, love language, play style and interests. I was able to figure them out pretty easily and was always approaching with wonder and curiosity on how to dive into their world and interests even more. Ezra was even more curiouser. This sweet boy hated sleep, loved cold, but needed warmth at the same time, he loved rain sounds to sleep but HATED the sound of water from the shower or washing dishes; he loved the sunshine but needed sunglasses but the sunglasses had to be grey, not sepia tones. He was (and is) such a fun puzzle to solve. And never have I ever seen a child so happy to just be. His world is so far removed from what this chaotic world provides. He has zero concerns for anything (except for dogs...yikes, the fear of dogs is INTENSE!). He is strong (ungodly strong), brave, so sweet and absolutely incredible. Through all of the struggles and trials, this boy is the boy of my dreams. I could not ask for a better boy to call my son.