My first baby is going to be EIGHT this summer......Oh my. When I had him, it seemed as though his childhood would stretch out forever before me, and I would be in my comfortable place as Mom to little ones for that same length of time. It is shocking how fast things change and how we are always having to readjust to a new normal....new schools, friends, sleepovers, sports, skateboarding, skiing, reading chapter books, things you weren't doing even a year ago. It leaves me wondering if I savored it all enough. Even though you want no part of it, you are so aware of adult life now. You are so helpful to your little brother and sister, almost like a third parent to them. You are able to do so much now, but still need us more than ever, and I don't blame you....with more awareness comes fear about this big world around us.
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I think of you , I think kind, gentle, patient. I think of that moment that they first handed you to me and I fell so totally in love. My greatest hope is that you will remember when you no longer need me (as a little boy needs his Mama) that you are so completely loved.
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Even big boys need their Mama (even though they don't admit it) :)
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