happy birthday

happy birthday to a boy who...

thinks he is turning 5

but who is really turning 3.

to a boy who...

loves balls,

especially basketballs,

but he insists on calling them soccer balls.

to a boy who...

still likes to ask for

"maggie's baba with a lid on it with milk in it"

every time he has a rest.

to a boy who...

has always loved sleeping.

this is a boy that will sleep until 9:00

even after a 3 hour nap during the day.

every morning he wakes up he asks if his rest is over.

to a boy who...

still loves climbing into his parent's be at night

to snuggle with his dad.

he likes it best when he can lay right on top of the blankets.

to a boy who...

loves to eat

but only if it's candy, meat, cheese, or noodles.

he has radar for candy.

who will not eat the bread on a sandwich.

and who also must eat the second he wakes up.

to a boy who...

never wants to wear shoes.

who takes them off every tie we get in the car,

in fact, he takes them off almost everywhere we go as soon as we arrive.

and he loves leaving his shoes in the car and refuses to carry them in

but is so proud on the occassions he does put them away in his drawer.

to a boy who...

loves being a brother.

sam is his best friend and playmate

and maggie is the love of his life.

he can't kiss his sister enough,

and who has the cutest voice & biggest smile every time he says

"miss mag!"

to a boy who...

is obsessed with scary guys.

it goes far beyond frightmares now.

anyone who looks a little rough is a scary guy,

or who is wearing a mask,

and they always find their way into his thoughts at bedtime.

to a boy who...

is so much like his dad

yet really like none of us at all.

he has the freest spirit of anyone i know,

laughing all the time

and always content with his decisions and the things he does.

to a boy who...

loves people

and will let you blatantly know by saying

"i like you now"

to a boy who...

we like a lot, too.

he is constantly bringing laughter into our home with his quick whit and charm.

we are so lucky to have him.

we never dreamed 3 years ago that our sick little NICU baby would ever turn into the sweet wild monkey that he is now.

happy birthday

to a very special boy.