It’s been two years. TWO YEARS!! I’ve spent today just thinking over and over again about the day that Will was born. Will that be what it’s always like? I wonder. I wish my mother was here so I could ask her if she always remembered the day I was born.
I never gave a whole lot of thought to the whole birthing process – to me it was a means to an end. I didn’t have plans for what I wanted it to be like, I just wanted it to start and be over and for them to give me the baby already. But now everytime I think about it and then I look at it him – I can’t quite believe that this beautiful, hilarious, stubborn, strong boy lived for all those days inside of my body. It’s almost too surreal for me to contemplate.
I wanted to make an awesome video montage for Will’s birthday…but yeah I didn’t quite get around to that on on our vacation. So stay tuned I vow that will be done before the end of August! In the meantime kid, let me thank you for a few things…..
Thank you for making me laugh so very, very hard and so very, very often. You may not realize it yet but you are a natural performer. Your facial expressions and your smile light up every room you’re in.
Thank you for making me grow up, eat better, go to bed earlier and realign my priorities. If it wasn’t for you I’d still be spending all my dough at bars, dancing on tables and making out with random strangers. I’d also be eating 3 pounds of pasta at 9pm and kid myself that it was good for me because there was a tomato on the sauce jar.
Thank you for introducing me to many new and wonderful people. Who knew you’d be such a friend magnet? And because of you and our rough start, I was reminded just what an incredible group of friends I had already made for myself. We are blessed dude, blessed.
Thank you for being such a joyous addition to our family and for giving us something to look at instead of having to talk to each other….we were getting bored anyway.
Thank you for making me deal with some fears – snakes; regurgitated food and the Wiggles.
Most of all, thank you for the last 730 days. We’ve had some dark days my lovey and we survived them. We’ve had some awesome, incredible days and enjoyed them together. We will have more dark days and hopefully, many more incredible days – but we’ll get through them together. You and Me. Our team.
Happy Birthday to the awesome Willski….your mommy thinks you’re pretty amazing.
Fabulous perspective, Sara. I am now going to thank my children for all of the wonderful gifts and life lessons they have brought me.
Oh Sara. It is so early in the morning and I am already crying. He is an incredible kid, and you are an incredible mom.
Balling my eyes out here!!! Took me on a trip down my own memory lane.
More parents should take the time to thank their kids for the things they bring them!!
Awesome!
OK, you know I’m not a crier but…..weep! Makes me wish I was blogging my kids’ lives. Happy birthday Will. You are, in your mother’s words, one awesome, funny, loud, kid and I love you for it. I’m looking forward to seeing you grow up into the awesome, amazing person that I know you will be. Kisses!
AMAZING post Sara!
He’s so lucky to have these to read when he’s older.
And your mom always remembered the day you were born as vividly as you will always remember Wills.