Love letters are nearly a lost art — never mind, letters of love from a parent to child is still surviving!
My sweet boy,
You are five today!It sounds like such a big boy age.Right?
In the coming fall, you’ll be starting kindergarten. ohh wow isnt that exciting one!
I don’t understand how time went by so quickly. It seems like just yesterday you were learning to walk, talk and navigate this crazy thing called life.
You are still such a joy. Your giggle is infectious and everyone who hears it agrees.
You delight in figuring things out and your intelligence constantly astounds me. I can never remember what kids are “supposed” to know and be able to do at this age, but regardless, you make me and your father so very proud.
You are sensitive like me. You don’t like to disappoint us and are quick to apologize once your moments are over.
You are spirited, full of energy and zest everytime.
Running is still a pleasure for you. You’re figuring out soccer now a days which makes us happy..and you’re excited to learn piano that makes us feel glad. We are eager to try baseball next.
This year you fell in love with Ninja Turtles ,variety of super heroes and Power Rangers (much to my dismay) and you still love to play games on my phone. Angry Birds is one of your favorite.
You love preschool andyour teacher mrs smith. You delight in figuring out mazes and puzzles and you have started taking interest in reading.
Your love for building blocks and legos is just endless!Good keep it up dear!
You try to memorize our address and try to figure and learn our names in case of an emergency, and you are figuring out how to spell your friends’ names too. When you have play dates, you and your friends play a lot with freezebee and cars i know u are so fond of cars !
U r very fond of watching TV your mickey cartoons and all so this year we decided to celebrate your bday at disney with your best pals disney characters!Hope u would enjoy!
I remember scolding u for watching television for long and also when u confuse urself saying 31 to 13...I feel sad but cant help I cant control my anger when u makes such silly mistakes as I know u can do it correctly! You joined kumon-pathway to success.. last month..Iam proud u love studies
your love towards cleaniliness is endless u try to keep everything right on place and forces me too to do so...ur this habit reminds me of my MIL she too is like you
You have troubled me a lot for eating which I cant ever forget in my life but now u have started improving a bit
You have started loving tortilla specially jalapeno one then pringles and bread ...I love u telling me that mom I want crispy bread...u love frooti,tang and mango juice now a days..
You love banana and strawberry smoothie which makes us happy..
You are unique. You use big words in the right context often. Now a days u want us to talk to you and u wont allow us both to talk with each other...your unconditional love is bournvita milk!
You say Iam complain boy and we love it!
You love to read ,draw ,paint and sing .Now a days ur liking towards hindi songs surprises us a lot!you say ur nursery rhymes so well with correct tune that we admires it!
Your song of Idli makes saku happy! and others too admire ur marathi poems...now a days u talk a lot on phone with grandma,moushi and atya...u even know how to dial their nos...
your rhythmical songs u learnt in preschool during music class u sing them so well that makes us delighted...
You’re not really into swimming which makes me sad sometimes, and tay kwan do but that’s okay. You speak your mind freely, which gets you into trouble sometimes. Don’t worry, I understand. I am exactly the same way.
I tried to understand how you came to be this little boy, when it seems like just yesterday I brought you into this world. My eyes became watery as I realized how quickly time has passed. I sometimes feel like I didn’t savour enough, didn’t pay attention enough, didn’t take time to really soak you in. But all I have to do is reach back in my memory and pull out the hours, days, weeks, months and years I’ve spent being your mother to travel back in time. I am thankful I have a good memory.
I have learned a lot about myself since you came into my life. In more ways than I can count, you’ve made me a better person.
You’ve shown me how to live life through your eyes – with gusto, innocence, raw emotion and unconditional love.
You’ve rekindled the spirit of the child I once was, which is why it’s not uncommon for me to instigate the childish behavior that permeates our home. Tickle fights, building forts, doing crafts, hours spent lying together, making silly faces, helping you beat levels on ur fav temple run game,playing variety of games till our tummies hurt from laughing so hard – you have inspired me to live life more freely, to savoir each moment, to live and be present in those precious moments.
I want you to know that I am trying and will always try to be the best mom I can be. There will be bad days, for both of us, but no matter what, I’ll always love you and be here for you. You’ve put me up high on a pedestal and I know you worship the ground I walk on (most days) and I promise to try to live up to your expectations. But I need you to be cool with it if I don’t always. Because I’m human, too.
Here are some things I want you to know, not just today, on your birthday, but always. Because, believe it or not, there will come a day when the pedestal you’ve placed me on will collapse and you might hate me. There will come a day when my advice will fall on deaf ears and I won’t be the “most amazing mom ever.” So please, remember this today and always:
I love you more than I could ever love anyone. Ever.
You are, without a doubt, the best thing that’s ever happened to me.
You have made me a better person.
I will always be here for you. Whether you need me to make sure there’s no monsters under the bed or soothe your first broken heart, I will always be here.
We have a special bond that was made for just you and me. That bond can never be broken. Ever.
I am proud to be your mother.
I am emotional as I write this. Yes, I shed some tears. Time is moving too quickly for my liking. I want to hold on to you – your smallness, your innocence, your giant heart that you wear on your sleeve- forever. I cannot believe five years of our lives have gone by. So much seems like yesterday. So much has changed.
Happy birthday, Small Human. Thank you for making my life so wonderful and challenging; easy and difficult; so full of love and uncertainty and fear and worry and laughter and pure happiness. You are the living, breathing piece of my heart that was grown in my body and now walks around outside of it.
You are the greatest piece of me that could ever exist in this world.
You have a big year ahead, my darling Wonderbug, one with lots of changes. But no matter what comes your way, I know you will flourish and prosper. Thank you for taking me on this journey with you. I can’t wait to see what’s next.
I love u a lots!
Love,
mama
