dear nathan,
when i looked up on the stage tonight,
i didn't recognize you at first.
your high pitched voice has been replaced with a deeper low sound.
you have grown out of your pants & now look down on me when you talk to me
( with new silver brace bands on your teeth).
i swear you are growing every taller everyday.
you are chatty some days & quiet some days when you
walk in the front door after school.
you have given up your after school mini-bag of microwave popcorn
for a small bowl of lays potato chips.
you still take your lunch to school everyday.
the exact same thing.
one bottle of dasani water, one pb&j on wheat bread,
one donut stick and one mini-bag of crackers.
you love the trumpet, carry it back and forth to school each day on the bus & the house is filled with your sounds on weekday afternoons.
you are carrying your phone around all the time now
& its always charged to the max -
both of these are new for you.
you are busy texting a new friend and making
it to all the band extra sessions and events :)
you find time to watch espn, you tube, play xbox
and get your homework finished each day.
you are following the presidential debates &
often ask appropriate questions about national security,
national debt & politics in general.
you are wearing your hair longer these days.
you are busy with school activities between band &
junior historians club - you always have somewhere to be.
you still love to memorize anything & everything -
you quote sports all the time.
you are growing up.
it seems like just yesterday
we brought you home from the hospital.
enjoy.
keep smiling!
each day is a gift.
love,
mom
i didn't recognize you at first.
your high pitched voice has been replaced with a deeper low sound.
you have grown out of your pants & now look down on me when you talk to me
( with new silver brace bands on your teeth).
i swear you are growing every taller everyday.
you are chatty some days & quiet some days when you
walk in the front door after school.
you have given up your after school mini-bag of microwave popcorn
for a small bowl of lays potato chips.
you still take your lunch to school everyday.
the exact same thing.
one bottle of dasani water, one pb&j on wheat bread,
one donut stick and one mini-bag of crackers.
you love the trumpet, carry it back and forth to school each day on the bus & the house is filled with your sounds on weekday afternoons.
you are carrying your phone around all the time now
& its always charged to the max -
both of these are new for you.
you are busy texting a new friend and making
it to all the band extra sessions and events :)
you find time to watch espn, you tube, play xbox
and get your homework finished each day.
you are following the presidential debates &
often ask appropriate questions about national security,
national debt & politics in general.
you are wearing your hair longer these days.
you are busy with school activities between band &
junior historians club - you always have somewhere to be.
you still love to memorize anything & everything -
you quote sports all the time.
you are growing up.
it seems like just yesterday
we brought you home from the hospital.
enjoy.
keep smiling!
each day is a gift.
love,
mom
