I Miss You

Gordon -
Gordon was born two weeks late induced.  He loved being in my tummy and did not want to come out.    But when he did, he was so perfect, except for one little squished toe that he had a little too much fun with in my ribs.  We loved him instantly.  He was a very happy baby and had the cutest smiles.  He was always very good at taking naps.  As a toddler, he use to take 4 hour naps.

As he got older, our family grew.  He had a little brother, then a little sister, then another little brother.  Gordon loves babies and each time a new one came around, he loved it.  He was very close with all his siblings.  Gordon wasn't just a brother, he was a friend. 
Neil was closest in age to Gordon, so they shared a room.
Every morning Gordon would start the day singing.  He would sing with Neil and they would talk and be loud.  Then, after some prompting, they would go downstairs and play with blocks, legos, trains, or just go wake up their big brother, Jamin.
He would often help make breakfast.  He loved being able to beat the egg whites for waffles which we have all the time.   His very favourite breakfast was french toast, and he would get so excited when it was made for him.  He would always get so excited about the little things.  Like having a red plate because that was his favorite colour or a new shirt or if I made chicken and perogies for dinner.
Everywhere we went, Gordon was always curious.  He would always say, "What are YOU doing here?" even if it was their house or our house or wherever.  He was not shy.  He would ask a million questions, and wasn't afraid to hug people even if he didn't really know them.
Gordon wanted to be a police officer when he grew up.  I remember taking him to the police station one day to get a police record check and a police officer noticed I had kids and brought some stickers.  Then Gordon started asking questions and another police officer came and another and another till there were about five officers talking to Gordon.  He thought it was the best thing ever.  They gave him stickers and thought they were the coolest.
Gordon loved to go places and do things.  He had this crazy energy.  He would go and go and go.  And then he would ask to go to bed.  He was very bright and I was always amazed how he caught things even though it didn't seem like he was paying attention whatsoever.
I remember going to Gordon's parent/teacher conference.  During the conference, Gordon zipped himself up in his garment bag that he used for his winter stuff with his head poking out and hopped around the room.  His teachers acted like it was completely normal, smiled and said how much they enjoyed Gordon and how he always said the sweetest things.
He loved to draw.  He would tell a story as he drew his pictures.  He loved to draw cars, trains, boats, and airplanes all with their own special gadgets and their own stories.  
Gordon was taking skating and swimming lessons and did music for young children.  He loved all these things.  I enjoyed the time I spent individually with him practicing the piano every day.  It warmed my heart to hear him play.
Every night he always wanted a story and me to sing him Fred Penner's "You are my Sunshine" and his dad would sing his own sunshine song that he made up. It went "Sunshine lollypop, sunshine lollypop, sunshine every day".  Gordon was a ray of sunshine who made everyone smile.  He had the biggest smile and the best hugs.  He had a giant heart and loved unconditionally.
I am so grateful for the 7 years I had with him.  We are all going to miss him so much.  I know some day we'll be with him again.