You’d think that 10 would have been a huge slap in the face to me as a mother. A decade. Double digits. An introduction to being a tween. But somehow, 11 is the big one for me. I stare at you, and have to squint to see any glimpse of my baby boy. He’s still… [Read More]
A letter to my daughter on her 8th birthday
My sweet baby girl is 8 years old! Time is totally flying, and I am loving the girl you are becoming. While still a bit shy, when you are in a comfortable situation you are really coming into your own. You have SUCH a personality! I’m really proud of how you’ve overcome some of your… [Read More]
Welcome to Double Digits – a letter to my son
Holy Moly, it’s double digit time. You are 10. My heart is in my throat as I type this. My sweet, crazy, caring, always dancing boy is 10. What an amazing journey this last decade has been. Your dad and I are so proud of the young man you are becoming. We’re on the cusp… [Read More]
A letter to my daughter as she turns 7
My darling Emmy Lou, At least once a week, you tell me you want to be a baby again. I try and tell you all the great things about being a big kid, but you remain steadfast in your desire to be an infant. You want a pacifier, to babble incoherently and to be held… [Read More]
A letter to my son on his 9th birthday
My sweet boy, I can’t even believe we are here. NINE! That’s only one year away from double digits. Sometimes it seems like just yesterday your father and I were praying for a baby, and now here you are, a full-on kid. The years are short, my love. We’re now in an entirely different ball… [Read More]
To my daughter, on her sixth birthday
My darling Emmy Lou, Every night before I go to bed, I lean down and kiss your cheek. Every. Single. Night. Did you know that? I listen to you breathe and I take in all the changes that have happened over the course of the day, the week, the year. Now you are six. You waited… [Read More]
A letter to my son on his eighth birthday
My sweet boy, Today you are eight. I try to come to grips with it, but in my mind, I still want to imagine a little boy with chubby cheeks, toddling down the hallway. That’s not where we are. You are an athlete – basketball, baseball, soccer…you name it, you want to play it. This… [Read More]
A letter to my daughter on her fifth birthday
Happiest of Birthdays to my sweet little girl, I am sort of in denial that you are now five. Five sounds so very big to me. It’s not a toddler and most certainly, not a baby . But that doesn’t change the fact that you are and always will be MY baby. You’ve grown a… [Read More]
A Birthday Letter to My 7 Year Old
You came in the bonus room for a second time, rubbing your eyes and complaining that you just couldn’t fall asleep. I walked you back to your room and crawled into bed with you. You scooted all the way over to make room for me. I snuggled up against your warm little body and felt… [Read More]
A letter to my firstborn on his sixth birthday
Today I am the mother of a six year old. I have no idea how this happened. It often seems like just yesterday I was holding you in my arms for the very first time. They say “the days are long but the years are short” and that is never more true than when you… [Read More]
