Dear Tanner,
Today you fell probably five times and bumped your head, hand, elbow...the list goes on. Only one resulted in a bump! You are always on the move with the energy of ten kids. Lately, at night right before bed I carry you up to your room and rock you in the glider in the corner of your room. For those ten or 15 minutes you lay your head on my shoulder and are still. No falling, no bumps to be had...for that moment in time we are both perfectly at peace. This is my time to let all of the worries of life, as you'll come to find out are always there no matter where you are at in your life, melt away. During this brief period of time every day you let me hold you close and while I rock you I feel your little heart beating and your breath upon my neck. Sometimes I think about what you will be when you grow up, other times I think about places I want to take you and occasionally I think about absolutely nothing at all. But no matter what I'm thinking about or not thinking about...I always soak up every second of this time. Thank you for giving me this one on one time with you...I will always cherish it whether you are 16 months old, 16 years old or 60 years old (yeah I'm thinking I'll live that long...after all modern medicine is only getting better). I hope you enjoy this time as much as I do and continue to...even when you are 16.
Love you forever,
Mommy
