My son just turned 4! :')

[jh2586]

It's bittersweet. I know there are many more moments like these, but I feel like this is the first one where it really hit me that he's growing up so fast. He's not a baby anymore! Where does the time go? Happy birthday son!

 

[Mike95060]

Enjoy it Jeff. My kids turn 9 an 6 this year. Blink and you will miss it.

 

[mlm]

Congrats. Lots of good times ahead :thumbup

 

[mean dad]

Time for him to get a job and stop being a burden on his family.

 

[two wheel tramp]

:love

Congratulations Jeff. He's a cutie pie.

 

[JesasaurusRex]

Good looking kid, happy bday

 

[bruceflinch]

Congrats! Fun age!

 

[Bowling4Bikes]

happy birthday to your son.

my oldest turns 13 this year...sheesh

 

[Climber]

4-10, IHMO are some of the best years to be a parent. It's also some of your busiest years as a parent.

Stay involved with his life, the next 6 years will be the important ones for getting in your influence in shaping who he's going to be when he becomes an adult. Spend the time with him because once he becomes a teenager that time goes down substantially and your influence on them drops considerably and you'll just have to trust that you gave him the foundation to make the right decisions on friends and how he takes in new information that will influence his decisions.

 

[shadowVLX]

Congrats. That's one handsome boy

 

[Gixxergirl1000]

OMG he's adorbs!!! Wishing your young man a Happy Birthday!! arty :bday

 

[budman]

Enjoy the years Jeff. My son turns 38 in May :facepalm

 

[Kim]

Happy Birthday Lil' Dude!

Mine is gonna be 15mos. SO. MUCH. FUN!

 

[m_asim]

They grow up too fast

 

[Lex Talionis]

It's bittersweet. I know there are many more moments like these, but I feel like this is the first one where it really hit me that he's growing up so fast. He's not a baby anymore! Where does the time go? Happy birthday son!

I got that same feeling, like a punch to my gut, when I looked over the Sunday paper one morning after breakfast at my daughter standing in the middle of the kitchen. And noticed, for the first time, her shoulders were becoming squared off instead of sloped. My daughter is now 26 and has been my best friend her entire life. I still feel that little bit of pain/remorse I felt that morning, knowing she wasn't a baby anymore, I loved her infant/toddler years.

Keep your son close, he will grow up to be your best friend.

Lex

 

[two wheel tramp]

4-10, IHMO are some of the best years to be a parent. It's also some of your busiest years as a parent.

Stay involved with his life, the next 6 years will be the important ones for getting in your influence in shaping who he's going to be when he becomes an adult. Spend the time with him because once he becomes a teenager that time goes down substantially and your influence on them drops considerably and you'll just have to trust that you gave him the foundation to make the right decisions on friends and how he takes in new information that will influence his decisions.

Climber is right. I was thick as thieves with my kiddo all throughout elementary school. We had our rough patches but our strong bond was an asset during his teenage years.