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My Dearest Major,
Happy double digits to the fiercest Diva Boy on the BLOCK! Lolz. It feels like yesterday that I was cradling you in my bed in Weston, freshly born, with those deep, dark eyes and that gentle and wise spirit. I had been so deeply afraid throughout my entire pregnancy with you. Crossing my fingers, wishing on every star, finding my faith in whispers from angels, praying and hoping that the soul I was carrying this time would join me here earthside. I hadn’t thought much about the details of the little boy I was waiting on– just that I wanted and needed him so desperately that it made my heart ache.
From the second you were born, and I finally got to hold you in my arms, my perfect son, I felt the immediate knowledge that you were exactly the boy I was meant to have. I recognized you in all of your gentle ferocity and quiet confidence. My heart knew yours.
Now, ten years later, my heart still knows yours in the same way, and my mind is so fulfilled by the journey of getting to know your spirit more and more with each passing year. You are so amazingly brave. You are so true and steadfast in who you are. You love what you love so deeply, and you show up proudly and loudly for the people you care about. I love watching you enrich your own life with all of the adventures and deep dives you go on.
The past year has been one of transformation and grounding for you. I’ve watched you both anchor yourself and also grow in so many ways, challenging how you view yourself and how you view the world and your journey within it. I’m so proud of all of the work you continue to do on yourself, and the way you have been pushing yourself along your path of self-discovery. There are so many adults who aren’t even brave enough to do this work, and it makes me insanely proud of you to see you square your shoulders to the challenge and take it head-on.
My sweetest boy, you are my heart’s prayer answered. These ten years have been so wonderful with you in them. We needed you more than you’ll ever know, just exactly the way you are. I hope you know that every facet of you is exactly as it should be, and every leap you take leaves a trail that I chart in my memory forever. I cannot wait to watch you grow, and change, and show us even more of who you are and will become. I’m so proud to be your Mom, and even happier to be your friend, too.
Keep shining, Major James! Here’s to TEN and the best years ahead!!!
Yours always, Mama
