Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Seven

Dear Luke,
Today you turn seven. SEVEN!  I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around the number and the fact that the little boy pouring his own cereal in the morning is the same baby that was born with a part in his hair seven years ago :)





When I have a hard time believing that you're the same little baby, I see you smile and the resulting dimple makes me feel like it was yesterday that the nurses were commenting on your right cheek dimple and my left cheek dimple and how together we have a perfect set :)


You are silly and serious and smart. Soooooooooo smart!  Like.... you can subtract two digit numbers from four digit numbers in your head smart!


You're everything I imagined you would be, while being completely unexpected and surprising at the same time. 



You ask THE BEST, most inquisitive and higher level thinking questions and don't let me off the hook with an answer of, "I don't know".



You're logical and you do best when you know the "why" behind the instructions. 



You are a GREAT big brother, albeit a little bit bossy :)




You love Legos and Minecraft and playing outside.


You will spend HOURS out in your sandbox and I am continuously surprised and impressed by your Lego building abilities. 




I have a love/hate relationship with your independence :)  I LOVE that you make your own breakfast and put your own clothes away, but I kind of HATE that you don't need me to walk you to your classroom in the morning (let's be real.... that gig lasted about 2 days).


You give genuine, thoughtful compliments and have the best manners.


You are DESPERATE to lose a tooth, but as of right now not a single one is even the teeniest bit loose :) 


You hate wearing jeans, love to drink tomato juice and have a scary-good memory.


I've been trying my hardest to convince you to stop growing up (I even offered you a new Lego set!), but you're determined to keep getting bigger :)  


I am so proud of you, Luke-Man.  Proud of the little man you're growing up to be and proud to be your mom!

Love you to Maine and back!!!

- Mommy 

21 comments :

  1. I remember like it was yesterday the day Luke was born. I cannot believe it's been 7 years. I just can't believe how fast this life is going. Luke is such a sweet boy with a HUGE heart! All three of my kids just love him so much...he is absolutely precious. Happy birthday sweet Luke! We love you so much!

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  2. Happy Birthday to Luke!! I love that he was born with a part! Haha! So glad we got to look back on the last seven!

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  3. Such a sweet post. I could bawl. Happy Birthday Luke!!!!!

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  4. Such a sweet post. My Luke turns seven on April 30 and he is desperate to loose a tooth as well. And just like yours...not one is even close! Have a great day celebrating!

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  5. Love this - what a sweet way to celebrate who he is :) Gosh kids grow up too fast! My oldest is only 3 and I already feel that!

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  6. Happy birthday Luke. It's so crazy how fast time goes. Hope enjoys his chocolate cupcakes with green icing

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  7. Awe! happy Birthday to your biggest little man! Hope his day is fabulous!!!

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  8. Happy Birthday Luke! Have a day full of love and laughter and friends and family. God bless

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  9. Such a sweet post! Happy Birthday Luke! ;)

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  10. Happy birthday to your sweet boy!! Hope he has an awesome day!!

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  11. This is so sweet! He might not be able to appreciate this post now but he will one day! (And it might even bring tears to his eyes!)

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  12. Happy Birthday Luke! I love all the sweet pictures :)

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  13. Happy 7th Birthday, Luke!! I've so enjoyed watching him grow up on your blog :)

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  14. This is such a sweet post! hope he has a wonderful birthday and u are doing a great job momma!

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  15. Aww! He sounds like a wonderful son! You're doing a great job!

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  16. What a sweet letter to your now 7! son! I love this! Enjoy this day mama. My oldest turned 26! Yes 26! yesterday and I had lunch with her and her boyfriend and marveled that this beautiful, smart young woman is MY DAUGHTER! They grow up so fast and I love that we like to keep them little for as long as we can.....while letting them become independent and beautiful human beings! Happy Birthday Luke!!

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  17. Happy Birthday to your sweet boy and Thank You for sharing him with us! He is one handsome kid and he sounds like the absolute sweetest, although you can see that just in his face....sweetness is written all over it!

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  18. Beautifully said! Happy birthday to your precious little man!

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