Dear Holden,
On Monday you turn six years old! It is
hard to believe that six whole years have passed since you completed our
family, but at the same time, it feels impossible to remember a time without
you in our lives. It is such a treasure to watch you grow older – in fact, it
feels like you have changed so much just even in the past few months. You just
moved up a couple of levels in reading at school and it seems like it is
starting to magically click for you, which thrills me. You are absolutely
thriving in Grade 1, despite being the youngest in your class. You love playing
video games with your father and watching scary movies like Jurassic Park and
Goonies. You are an incredibly voracious eater, so much so that I am cringing
thinking about our grocery bills when you are a teenager. Your favourite foods
are sushi and tacos (in fact you get angry when a Tuesday passes without tacos,
and you requested sushi for your birthday dinner at Bubie and Zaidie’s tomorrow). You love dinosaurs and Gross Guys and Captain Underpants and Peppa Pig
(still) and calling everyone and everything a butt cheek. Best of all, you still
love stuffies and are such a cuddly boy; you are always up for a good snuggle
in bed or a hug under a blanket on the couch while we watch a movie. You are still
the Class Clown (I feel like this will never change) and you try to make
everyone laugh with your very impressive comedic timing.
I am so proud to be your mother and so
thankful for what a wonderful little boy you are turning out to be. Earlier
this week you were the first one ready and downstairs on a school day and when
I came down you proudly proclaimed to me “I turned on all of the lights, and
plugged in the Christmas tree, and cleaned up some garbage on the kitchen
table, and took out our lunch bags, and fed the cats!” And my heart melted at
how independent and capable and strong you are. But no matter how grown up you
may seem or how many inches you grow, you will always be my baby boy (and you
agree with this!) and I hope that you will always, always remember that.
Happy Birthday my sweet Holden – I wish
nothing but joy for you this year and all the years thereafter.
Love,
Mama
