Dear David,
Happy, Happy Birthday! YOU ARE 5!!! You have been waiting for this day for a long time and it's here! What, a big day for you! It's hard for me and Daddy to believe you are already 5! My how the time has flown by! Seems like just yesterday you were placed upon my chest, after a grueling 27 hours of labor and 2 hours of pushing. I said then and will say again now...Becoming a mom was the reason I was created. I didn't know what my purpose in life was until I held you for the 1st time. You are the sunshine of our lives and we are so proud to be your parents and blessed that God is letting us have you in our lives!
You are such an inquisitive little man. You are always asking us questions. Hard questions. You want to know how things work, why things don't work, what certain words mean, where cities, states, and countries are, any kind of question you can think of to ask, you do!! You also ask us a lot of faith questions. Why can't God hear us? Where is Heaven? Why does God create good and bad things? Always asking us questions, always keeping us on our toes. Many of your questions, we send you to Pops, because he is very good at explaining how things work, etc. Sometimes we don't have the answer to your questions and sometimes you answer them yourselves. Your faith questions always amaze us and gives us an opportunity to really teach you. We pray that we are leading you and guiding you in the right direction and also giving you the opportunity to find out the answers on your own. You are certainly a thinker. We love that about you, David, and we can't wait to see where that takes you in life.
This summer has been a wonderful summer to watch you grow and mature and become soo brave! You are now a roller-coaster ridin', tube-ridin', swimming, and no-fear little dude! We are so proud of you for wanting to try new things and watching you experience them for the 1st time has been so much fun! You've really surprised us this summer and at the same time, given us some relief! The new-brave-you will do GREAT at Kindergarten!!
David, you are such a great big brother! I love to listen to you talk to Daniel when you don't know I am listening. I love watching you two play together and pretend together. You are even gentle with him 95% of the time! You both fight like brothers on occasion, but that's to be expected. Now, if I could just convince both of you that wrestling isn't something we have to do all day long! :) You take the role of being a big brother very seriously and I love to witness you teach Daniel new things.
Yes, you are now 5 years old, 44 1/2 inches tall and getting ready to start Kindergarten. But, that doesn't mean you aren't my baby anymore. I know I can't pick you up and hold you the way I used to do, but I do love it when you snuggle me up in the mornings. You are and will always be Mama's baby...so don't forget that! :)
We are excited to see you continue to grow and mature this year! Just not too fast! :) Kindergarten is just around the corner and that is an exciting and scary change! We pray daily that you have the confidence you need to begin such an important part of your life. Soccer season is also around the corner and we are excited to see your new maturity at work there too! We love you, David, and we are super proud of you and who you are becoming. You are silly, sweet, smart, sassy, creative, inquisitive, and just an all around great kid. You push my buttons daily and then leave me smiling at the end of the day!
I love you sweet boy. These past 5 years have been full of adventure, change, laughter, tears, and love. We pray for you daily and know that God is at work in your life. Happy Birthday baby boy!!
Love, Mommy
