Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Happy Birthday, Marshall!

Dear, Sweet Marshall-do,

We just wanted to take a second to say a very heartfelt happy birthday to you, our amazing son.  And to recollect some of our favorite times of the past year with you...here are a few...

Holding you to sleep in the early days

All your fantastic noises(humming while eating, early grunts, important speeches of what we hear as jibberish)

Making you laugh has become one of our greatest acheivements to date.  Your laughter is so sweet and addictive.

Watching you learn to become mobile, pull yourself up, grab a toy, put food on a spoon, clap, splash the water, eat on your own, drink on your own, cruise, and, just yesterday, take your first real steps.  When you do these things, your face lights up with pure joy.

Seeing the happiness you bring to others, the walls you break down and the neverending friends you are able to make.

Growing ourselves as parents and seeing each other in new and wonderful lights full of unknown strengths, shedding insecurities and wanting to be the best we can be for you.

Marshall, we love you so much, it makes us so warm and fuzzy all inside and out every time we think about it.  We hope that we can fill all your years with us with joy, love, peace and richness and that this is merely the beginning of an incredible life for you. We know, for us, that you have already enriched ours more than you can ever know.

A very very happy birthday, sweet love bug,

Mom-mah and Dah-dee

1 comment:

SHIFT said...

OH man, thanks for the sweet cry.

Happy Birthday Marshall! It's been fun and bittersweet to watch you grow from so far away. I can't wait to meet you again, and to see all of your amazing accomplishments.

Can't wait to make funny noises on your tummy!

We can laugh at the dogs when they lick your feet!

Let's make silly faces at each other and see who cracks up first!

Love you and see you soon!

XOXO
Autie Becky