My little Dude is 5 years old today.
Those of you who read my blog on a regular basis know what a friggin' sap I can be around milestones. Today is no different. I have a nice pit in my stomach and a big ol' lump in my throat. He is five...
The day he was born was one of the best in my life.
I remember both Starchy and I being so dang excited to finally get to meet him. Labor took a little longer than I expected and was DEFINITELY a lot more painful then I had planned for.
But the moment I laid eyes on him...I was done for.
He was the most beautiful baby I had ever seen (disclaimer: I think I was suffering from new mommy euphoria, because looking back at pictures I can now see he looked more like the bald Stooge).
The nurses wanted to take him from me to check him over and I remember thinking "No need ladies...my little man is perfect". If I would have been a cartoon I would have had two little hearts where my eyes should have been. I was smitten.
I can honestly say with every ounce of my being, that five years later I feel the exact same way.
The Dude, thank you for being my little man. I am so proud of the thoughtful, generous boy you are growing up to be.
Happy Birthday, I love you from the bottom of my heart.
Love,
Mom
5 comments:
Happy birthday, Dude! Hope you had a fun day!
Peanut's Grammy
Wow, what a great milestone...
Lucky Mom!
What a little CHUNK! Cute then, cute now! Happy Birthday, Boy!
Happy birthday, buddy! I am a sucker for naked baby pictures - he was just as cute then as he is now!
Happy Birthday to a handsome little man. My son will be 5 soon enough, which just blows my mind as much as I think it does for everyone at every milestone birthday.
Aside from that, I don't think that euphoria is limited to moms, because I have the same experience looking at my kids' newborn pictures now. I'm not sure what I was smoking, for most of the shots I took.
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