To My Second-born Son:
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| First breakfast with Mommy |
I will never
forget the day you joined our family. You
must have been anxious to meet us, because you arrived in record time! Only 67
minutes after I checked into the emergency room, I was holding you in my
arms. You were such a beautiful baby…dark brown (almost black) hair, and such a
pretty olive-skin color! At 6 pounds 13
ounces, you were no smaller than the average baby, but you seemed incredibly
tiny to Daddy and I, after your brother had come out at a whopping ten
pounds! I remember sitting in the
hospital that night, and instead of holding you, we kept laying you out on the
bed with us to talk about how small you were!
The next morning, I propped you up on the pillow next to me while I ate
breakfast, and Daddy took our picture. I absolutely love that picture of you…so tiny!
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| Meeting big brother for the first time! |
Your first few weeks of life were very busy…we brought you home to Grandma and Grandpa’s house, where
we were living at the time. Those first
days were spent packing up our things, trying to get your big brother used to
having another little one in Mommy and Daddy’s life, and adjusting to life in
our new home. You were such a good baby. You slept a lot, and snuggled with your “bobo” blankie (before you were born,
your brother referred to you as “bobo”).
As if you weren’t beautiful enough when you were born, you just kept
getting more and more beautiful! Big eyes
like mommy, dark skin like your Grandpa, and the cutest little body! You loved to be in your big, soft swing (you
looked so tiny in there!), and Mommy had to watch you every minute, because your 21-month-old “big brother” was not very good with baby brother! Don’t worry…he didn’t mean it!
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| Your first Christmas! |
Through these past two years, you have grown into such a
handsome boy. Your hair has gotten a little lighter, but your skin is still
to-die-for brown. You are still so little,
and I cannot believe that it has been two years since that day, when Grandma
and I welcomed you into the world and Daddy came running in only two minutes
too late! You have learned to hold your
own with your big brother, and these days it’s usually him that comes running and crying for Mommy!
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| Your FIRST birthday! |
Although you may be small in size (you are still only about
25 pounds), you have enough personality for a whole boat-load of kids! You love anything Toy Story, and you run
around the house with your arms outstretched, yelling “Buzz Lightyear to the
rescue!” You love juice (I’ve never
seen a kid drink so much of anything…) and now you just walk over to the
cupboard, get out your cup and lid, and bring it to me or Daddy to fill
up. You are talking more and more every
day, especially these last few weeks. You
call your brother Sam “Sammie”, and you follow him around like he’s the only
person in the whole world to you. I pray
that I never, ever forget these days
with my boys, and that I always remember the adorable things you both do every
day. We thought that you would be the
quiet one of the bunch, but you are proving to be quite the feisty one! In
fact, you threw yourself quite the fit last night in the frozen aisle at
Wal-Mart! But hey, most of the time you are a sweet, sweet boy. That's all that matters!
You are so precious, Cooper Alonzo. You are loved by so many, and at the top of
that list is your Mommy, your Daddy, and your big brother Sam. Our family would not be complete without you, and that day we brought you home in
your little blue shirt with the brown squirrel on it was one of the best days
of our lives! You bring so much joy and
laughter to our home, and we love you more than you will ever know.
Happy second birthday, my little second-born. Mommy loves you.
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