We began the countdown to Colin's birthday on Saturday. This Friday, March 5, he will turn 10 years old and we will have a child in double digits. Yikes. I am thinking that this may be as detrimental to my health as turning 30 was. Double digits. Ten years ago, on this day, we were childless and clueless. Everyone told us the standard, "Just wait, your life is going to change so much." And we smiled and thought we knew it all, everything there was to know about parenting. I mean, after all, I had practically raised several children that I babysat for and Ryan was no stranger to small children being that he already had 7 nieces and nephews. We thought we knew it all :) This week I know I will be busy reflecting on him and how much he has taught us as parents. He is the firstborn, the example, the "experiment" - meaning, we have tried it all on him and, if it worked, we used it with the others; if not, we tried something new and improved, again, on him. He is the one who made us parents first, the one who ultimately made us a family. How special he is to us and how honored we are to be his parents for the past ten years and the years to come. Ten years ago, on the night - or morning technically - Colin was born, we called our parents, both sets, to come join us in the hospital for his birth. They arrived and not too long after, Colin made his appearance. They were all with us for our first child's birth and they were all with us again this weekend to help celebrate his almost ten years of life, just us and the four of them. A very special way to kick off a very special week.
At almost ten, you are capable of lighting your own candles on your birthday?
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Happy Birthday Colin! I have 2 in double digits and one of those will be a teenager next year. They certainly grow up too fast. Hope your birthday week is special.
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