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Adam James Hooten came into this world on June 13th, 2002 (exactly one week after his dad's 33rd birthday) at 7:01 pm. He could have been born much earlier in the day but I chose to take a nap rather than make my doctor deliver on his lunch hour. The nurses actually had to wake me up and tell me it was time to deliver (how I love a good epidural). Then they had to hold me off because my doctor was stuck in traffic.
He is obsessed with Scooby-Doo, Mario, and Yoshi.
Anyone who spends a little time with Adam knows that he's remarkably intelligent. If you've followed my blog over the years, you've read some pretty funny "Adamisms". If you haven't already read them, click here, or here, or here (my all time favorite), or here (my second favorite). There are a few more peppered throughout this blog, but these are some of the most recent, and some of the best. He has an amazing gift for language, and has had that gift from an awfully young age. He is also playful, and creative, and goofy, and has so much enthusiasm for life.
Above all, I am grateful for his sweetness. He is a gentle soul. He has been in love with the same girl, Bella, since kindergarten. It is a red letter day at our house when he and Bella have a play date. He wants to marry her, and has told me so several times. His devotion astounds me. His sweet personality extends well beyond his crush though.
He still loves to snuggle, and will think of any reason why he should have to sleep in mommy and daddy's room. It breaks my heart a little to always turn him away because I know that the time will come when I will achingly miss that snuggly little boy. But I also know that for him to be a healthy man he needs to learn how to sleep in his own bed.
He tries so hard to please his family. He is remarkably obedient (most of the time), extremely helpful with his brothers, very perceptive about his sister, and rarely complains. He gets genuinely sad when he feels he doesn't have enough play time with his friends. He loves people, and is an open little book. When he was little I had to train him to stop inviting strangers over to our house to play video games. In fact, at one year old he already knew how to play a snowman bowling game on our computer. At the time I didn't think it was all that extraordinary that a one-year old knew how to control a mouse. I know differently now.
I so completely love this boy. He is an extraordinary little soul with a beyond his years capacity for empathy and kindness. He constantly surprises and amazes me. From bringing leaves and flowers to me, to drawing pictures and creating elaborate paper craft gifts for his friends, to jumping for joy for the smallest of treats, I am privileged to watch this boy grow. I am privileged to be his mommy. And while I want to freeze him in time and never allow his innocence to dwindle, I am so eager to see what his future brings. I have no doubt that I will continue to be amazed and astounded by him.
And I am eternally grateful to be his mommy.
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I still have several of my paper "homes" that he has used and entire roll of tape to create and color. They are usually Mario houses, or something to give his mommy or sister or daddy, and then sometimes me. When I watched him in my daycare, he was always the most obedient of my kids and he was never my worry. I could always count on Adam to cheerfully keep babies from "danger" and say Aunt "Rhea...Jacob is....." so I would know if my little guy with Autism was close to trouble. He would know when Jacob would start to get frustrated by watching his behavior, he just knew that he was having a hard time....at three years old! I never ever ever had an issue with him until he knew it was time for Daddy to come get him...then he would keep asking me every two minutes what time it was, for he knew Daddy would be at my house shortly after 430 or closer to 500 pm, depending on traffic or errands. I taught him how to read my clock in the kitchen so he wouldn't worry and could keep track of his Own time... (He was not quite three....and yes, he understood it!) Everything you have said here is true Kristin, and you have a definite Grateful here. Adam is such a Blessing....
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