I thought you would be here yesterday….14 years ago. But after a few hours of false promises, I quit hearing from you and fell asleep in the early hours. I wanted to see you so badly, terrifying as it was to think I would finally meet you. I wasn’t sure how I was going to handle it, but I knew meeting you was the right choice. I should have known that night of false promises was leading to follow through the next day.
I didn’t know what adventures meeting you would finally bring. More fear than ever, because you were so special from the moment I saw you… I knew you were different. I didn’t know if I could be what you needed me to be for you.
You made your path, lived by your own milestones…. Never living to others standards, but far exceeding anyone’s expectations. You didn’t talk to me, until you were good and ready, but somehow always found a way to communicate exactly what you wanted or needed.
You became a sidekick for your older sister as soon as you learned to walk, mind readers for each other that still amazes me today. You are best friends with the others and their need for your presence grows every day.
You are the peacemaker. You are the steady, the reliant, the consistent.
You stole my heart in ways I never thought would be possible, with memories I replay over and over in my head. I live for the moments you come to me for hugs, or just to sit together. You smile melts my heart.. Ever. Single. Time. Especially the occasional mischievous one.
You are my sunshine, in so many ways, my hope, my secret treasure.
And you…. Are absolutely perfect.
Happy birthday