Post by laurasnowbird on Dec 19, 2007 15:29:41 GMT -5
Wow, it's been six years today. Six years that passed by so quickly I can barely comprehend what I did with them, although they've been full of laughter and hugs.
When did it happen? There was a momentous, magical moment that I completely MISSED. Somewhere along the way I stopped thinking about what makes Ethan different, stopped being sad about what he couldn't do, and started celebrating the things that make him a unique person. Birthdays used to make me a little sad, because they were anniversaries of the advent of disability in my life as a mom. I thought in terms of before and after, almost as if I believed my life would never be the same again.
And of course, to be fair, it hasn't. It's been sooo much better. How I wish I could go back and share with that sad mom the rewards that lay ahead. The joy, the wonder, the magic that is Ethan. That sad mom who had no idea that she had just won life's biggest lottery!
Happiest of Birthdays to the sweetest of my boys. You are the giggles in my morning, the snuggles in my evenings, and the sunshine of my entire life! I am the luckiest Mommy in the world to have you!!!!!
When did it happen? There was a momentous, magical moment that I completely MISSED. Somewhere along the way I stopped thinking about what makes Ethan different, stopped being sad about what he couldn't do, and started celebrating the things that make him a unique person. Birthdays used to make me a little sad, because they were anniversaries of the advent of disability in my life as a mom. I thought in terms of before and after, almost as if I believed my life would never be the same again.
And of course, to be fair, it hasn't. It's been sooo much better. How I wish I could go back and share with that sad mom the rewards that lay ahead. The joy, the wonder, the magic that is Ethan. That sad mom who had no idea that she had just won life's biggest lottery!
Happiest of Birthdays to the sweetest of my boys. You are the giggles in my morning, the snuggles in my evenings, and the sunshine of my entire life! I am the luckiest Mommy in the world to have you!!!!!
&
Susan, Proud mom of Michael (32), Justin (25) Emily (22ds), and Jordan (20).
