Dear Michael,
You arrived on Christmas eve nine years ago and you were and always will be the best Christmas present we could have ever hoped for. Today you are a strong, tall beautiful boy with soulful chocolate eyes. You are sweet and sensitive and loving. I love that you tell our life long friends that you love them and give them hugs and extra hugs when you see they are upset. Though when boys your age are around I have to remember to not brush your face affectionately or reach out and hug you. This is a new revelation, this needing to be a little separate from Mom. I so celebrate all these little milestones that you are growing up good and strong.
You love playing Legos, dressing up in play clothes and being imaginative with your brother. You won't admit it but your brother is your best friend and buddy.
You are smart and love to learn anything about nature, animals and science. This year you found swimming as a new passion. You were terrified of pools at the beginning of summer, you wouldn't let me teach you. We had many conversations about facing fears in life and by the end of the summer and a swimming camp you were swimming like a fish and learning all the strokes. How proud I was to see you boldly swimming back and forth across the pool, knowing that it wasn't just a new skill learned but one of your first fears met and faced down.
You met a soul friend. You met him at a museum, began talking about Legos and never stopped. His father and I looked at each other and said "I guess we need to get them together". You also experienced him moving away and the sadness that comes with that. Now you keep in touch with him through letters, email & phone calls. Calling friends, what a new revelation! I love overhearing your short conversations, mostly about your newest Lego creations.
A few days before your birthday you had some best buddies over and a birthday sleep over. You asked for lavender cake and said it is your favorite. You boys actually fell asleep quickly and woke up way too early, exhausted but so happy.
It's such a privilege to be your Mom. I love you with all my heart!
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