Today is Caleb's Birthday. 20 years ago, at this moment, I was 3 hours removed from delivering our first born son. Many many boys would follow, some even as "older" brothers, but none were our first. After two girls he was the first blue in our house. He was fat and lazy, funnily not at all an indication of his school years. I think he was just chilling, maybe he was just giving me time to catch up? The years that followed were always busy with Caleb. He had the most incredible vocabulary and always made me smile as a little boy....at nearly two he passed me in the hall complaining that I made him loose his balance...Friends called him "preacher" because of his funny ways. He would sing to everyone who would listen. His favorite song at 3 years old? Jesus is Coming Soon. In kindergarten he told the teacher that numbers went on and on forever and were impotent...lol..she laughed in the retelling told Caleb, "I think you mean infinite?" He used words he didn't even know he knew:)
The years of parenting have flown by. The years of enjoying this neat son continue. I so wish he were here today. I wish I could hug him and tell him just how much he means to me....in person:) Instead I will thankfully spend it sending messages and talking to him. It's almost like MY birthday when he calls. Caleb? He will spend his day in a big old sandbox called Afghanistan. He will spend in with men and women who, like him, are all special and all unique.
But today Caleb is the most special and most unique because he is the birthday boy:) I love you Caleb, Happy Happy Birthday:)
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