Right down at this face.
Not just because it’s a fabulous photo depicting someone with impeccable taste in athletic teams while also demonstrating the fact that I am winning in motherhood now that I’ve successfully convinced my children to do my bidding, but because he looks so 11.
Which is as surprising as it is expected, since tomorrow he will celebrate his 11th year of living awesomely.
I look at him sometimes, his head hovering dangerously close to my own, and I lose my breath. Like, my ability to actually inhale and exhale completely escapes me. Because he’s so beautiful. And so big. And, just so, so… big.
I don’t even know where the last 11 years scampered off to so quickly. I feel the same, but I know that also, I can’t be, because he’s here and all big and different and stuff.
If I had it in my character to do so, I would actually feel old. Right after I got through feeling lucky, and happy, and maybe a little suspicions that I get to call him my own.
When I found out I was having him and that he was going to be a him, I was not even remotely aware of how much I was going to love him. And, need him. And rejoice in the opportunity to just sit on his bed at night and listen to him tell me some crazy geeky story about something crazy geeky.
Even when he’s acting all broody, and moody, and 11, I can’t imagine what life would be like if I didn’t get to have him. And know him. And learn how to be a better human while also being his ridiculously cool mom.
I guess we both got lucky.
Maybe me slightly more than he…
*I’m linking up with Mama Kat and her seriously world famous Writer’s Workshop.
He is gorgeous. That one pic on the top right of the collage is the one you are gonna have to beat girls off over.. seriously .. Happy Birthday Dude 1
Aww. Happy birthday to #1. He’s such a handsome dude.
Awww. My oldest dude and dudette are eleven now, too. A fabulous age. And I’d say that you’re both equally lucky.
The first and third pics are killing me. Happy birthday to #1. It really is hard to describe, this feeling we have for our kids, what they do for us, to us, give us (even when they’re being moodly little asshats (I’m looking at YOU, 11 yr old girl child living in my house!)).
Awwww so sweet! Love this!
And I agree with the ladies above. Be prepared to hold off the ladies. He’s so handsome!
This was beautiful. You have three gorgeous kids!
Happy birthday to your 11 year old!!! I seriously love that last picture…his face is priceless :)
I know that exact feeling you are trying to describe. I feel it every time I look at Cady. The girl that made me a momma.
Priceless.
OMGosh, You made me a big Sissy-lala at work….crying b/c it’s so touching and funny and loving and I’m a sissy-lala now…THANKS! BTW LOVE the pictures but my fave the one with the hate. Happy Birthday DUDE, sure it’s gonna ROCk b/c your mom does!
time does pas so quickly. kelley—the road goes ever ever on