On the eve of Seven…

Seven years ago I had no idea what I was in for.  I had walked around Sams club that October 1^st, huge and miserable, lots of people asked, “Oh! When are you due?” to which I would reply, “TODAY!!” I walked and walked and ate spicy food and did all the tricks we could think of, after all it was your due date and I was ready to meet you!

Later that night I went in to labor and hours upon hours later, you were here.  That’s the day, seven years ago, that I found out who I really was in this world, your mom.

Now here we are seven years later… and because it wouldn’t be your yearly letter without me saying it, this past year was by far my favorite!  You have continued on your course of amazing.  You are so bright and kind and special.  You’ve come out of your shell even more this year, but continue to be reserved and mellow, you’re a thinker and rule-follower, yet a leader of your own.  You’ve gained a voice and an opinion, your own point of view, thoughts and ideas for this world around you.  You inspire me every single day to be a better person, I look at you and see only goodness, you strive for good even at the young age of six, (now seven) and it floors me. 

You have a laugh that makes me smile from my toes, together we can giggle for hours at a time and the harder we try to stop the more we giggle, giggles turn to belly laughs, belly laughs into faces that hurt when we try to smile.  You are clever and smart, at this age academics come easy, you excel in math and in reading too.  You put concepts together and you work hard to understand, never taking for granted how easy things come, but always working to do your very best.  You recently started karate and so far you love it!  You play basketball and golf with your daddy.  Your new school offers tennis club and you can’t wait to give that a try.  Speaking of new schools, you started there today and you shined like the super star you are!!  I’m so proud of you, handling the change, the newness and un-familiarity so well!!  You continue to be that go with the flow, laid back, relaxed and easy child, we love you so much!

This year you took up cards!  You play Euchre and you are really really good at it!! Everyone who sees (or hears) you play is amazed that at 6, and now 7 you not only play, but get the game and are so good.  You’re fearless and we all fight to be your partner!!  It’s just another one of those little facets that makes you so you.  You are equal parts, smart, kind, funny and oh so stinkin’ adorable!!

We continue to be the Disney fanatics we’ve always been.  You still love it and I still love seeing your face light up at the things you’ve seen hundreds of times before.  This year you figured out that the Characters you see there are not the real Mickey and Minnie (etc…).  “Mommy,” you said to me, “I know that it’s just people inside of costumes, I could feel them when I hugged them.”  Oh it made me laugh… So I told you that yes, they were people in costumes… Then you went on to say, “I mean, Mickey has to be so busy filming his show and making movies, like he can hang out at Disney all day…” and that my son is why you are my favorite person ever!!  You’re just so clever and smart and innocent and honest and everything I love.

I cannot thank you enough for all that you bring to my life.  You are my true joy.  I promise to continue to work each and every day at being the best mommy I can be, the mommy you need and want and deserve.  Thank you for teaching me all that you do, for making me a mommy, for everything that you are.  I love you more than words can ever say, I am so proud of you.  Seven years old, amazing…

I love you more,
Momma