Our Love is Four

Benjamin, Today you are Four!

 You have grown so much this year.

You no longer wear a diaper, or use a pacifier, or sleep in a crib.  You go to sleep almost all by yourself and you stay in bed all night – well – usually.  You know so many of your numbers and letters and you can trace and hold your pencil like "los mayores."  What a very big boy you are!  

We can't believe that it has been four years since you came into this world. 

You were born a bit past 3am.  Sometimes you still wake up at that time to come into our bed.

The doctor noticed you had a strong grip. You are still so very very strong.

Your eyes were closed and you tried not to open them, for a few weeks actually. Today, you still wake up slowly.

But there is so very much about you that we could never imagine that early morning you were born.

Who would have known that you would have such a great sense of humor? You make us laugh, and the children at school too.

You are so athletic.  We can't believe how high you can climb, how perfectly you somersault and how you can already do flips on bars at the playground.

You love to entertain and are very good at making sure that everyone has a little something to eat or drink.  You are also very good at sharing your food and your toys….well, except for vanilla ice cream and I understand that my love.

We never knew how much you would like to dance and what incredible rhythm you would possess.

Ben, you are so wonderful and there are so many people who love you.  I bet your birth-mom is thinking about you today - we know that she loves you very much.  How can we measure how happy we are that we were able to adopt you and be your mommy and daddy?  We can't.  It's simply immeasurable.  Grandpa, both of your Grandmas, your greant Grandmother and all of your cousins, aunts, uncles and friends love you MUCHO MUCHO MUCHO.  

Happy, happy, happy Birthday our love.  You have made all of our dreams come true.   Now it's our turn to help you make yours come true.