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To My Son on His 4th Birthday

April 2, 2008 by Elaine

From the moment you were put into my arms I knew you were something special. On this, your 4th birthday, I can hardly believe what an amazing, smart and beautiful child you are. It baffles the mind. I am so lucky because God has put us together as mother and son. There are so many sweet and wonderful things that I hear and see from you every day. Here are just a few…

I see you play and I love the way you make up characters and stories.

I hear you speak and am amazed at your large vocabulary.

I see you sleep and I love the way your body parts hang off of the bed.

I hear you laugh and I love the beautiful sound and how contagious it is.

I see you learn and am astounded at how quick you pick up on things.

I hear you cry and I only want to make it all better.

I see you with your Daddy and my heart is full as I see how much joy you bring to each other.

I hear you talk sweetly to your brother and it makes me so happy that you have each other.

I see you with your friends and I am so happy that you are forging these relationships.

I hear you say, “I love you Momma,” and my heart melts.

I see you smile and I hope that you can always be that happy.

I hear you pray and am so happy for you to know God.

I see your future and it is bright.
I love you so much my Benja – there are no words to describe the feelings I have. Only a parent knows the love they have for their child. I hope your birthday brings all you have wished for and that you can see and feel how much you are loved. Happy Birthday my sweet boy.

Love,
Bubba
(yes, that IS what he calls me…)

And now, some pictures.


Filed Under: Birthdays, Milestones, The B Man

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Comments

  1. TheAngelForever says

    April 2, 2008 at 12:05 pm

    Happy 4th Birthday . . . a wonderful look down memory lane.

    The Angel Forever

  2. KC says

    April 2, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    WOW… great post.. loved all the pictures..
    Happy 4th birtday..

    also have to comment that this post is the 7th blog I went to today that one of the bloggers kids were having a birthday.. must be a great day to be born..

  3. Crazy Daisy says

    April 2, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    great post! Love the progression of photos!

  4. Marni Tiani Self says

    April 2, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    Your kids are adorable!

  5. Brittany says

    April 2, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    He is Handsome! Happy Birthday, Ben!

  6. Natalie says

    April 2, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    Happy Birthday Ben! Kirstyn is singing as I type this! 🙂

  7. Kami says

    April 2, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    He is a handsome one! And sweet to boot, you are blessed indeed.

    Hope his day is specatcular!

  8. Nicole G says

    April 2, 2008 at 7:14 pm

    What a cutie! Happy Birthday!

    -Nicole

  9. Kimberly says

    April 2, 2008 at 10:39 pm

    He’s so handsome! It’s amazing how fast they grow, isn’t it? Personally, it scares me to death.

  10. Reluctant Housewife says

    April 2, 2008 at 11:18 pm

    He’s a real cutie. Happy birthday!

  11. Almost Catholic Momma says

    April 3, 2008 at 12:13 am

    Happy Birthday to your adorable little man. The birthday post to him was so sweet. The pictures were cute too.

  12. projectmommy says

    April 3, 2008 at 4:49 am

    We did do very similar posts today, huh? Wish him A VERY VERY VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY for me!

  13. Kelly says

    April 3, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    Thanks for visiting my blog. Happy Birthday to your little guy too–those are some adorable pictures!

  14. Becky @ Boys Rule My Life says

    April 3, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    OH, what sweet pictures! I especially love the last one. What a beautiful boy!

  15. Jenn says

    April 5, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    Happy Belated!
    I love the picture of him with the spiky hair. He’s a cutie!

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Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 16 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five "kids" together, ages 21, 18, 17, 16 and 15 and crazy but cute dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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