You are my sunshine boy. You are my somewhere over the rainbow. You are the one to laugh the biggest laugh and blow the best kisses and give the longest hugs like you wish you could just nestle in for the day. Thank you for the boy you are turning into. Thank you for wheeling yourself in your wheelchair and finding the independence your dad and I have prayed for. Thank you for working harder than I ever could at swim and equine and physical and feeding and speech therapy. There are deep changes afoot in you my son. Thank you for loving books and music more than movies. You are your mother\u2019s son. Thank you for dancing in the car and flirting with every grown up that passes by. Thank you for drawing others out of themselves to see that different is good and you are amazing. You cast a light that brightens the path of everyone you meet.<\/p>\n
Birthday #4<\/p><\/div>\n
My wish for you, my son, on this most auspicious day is that you may serve God and love him and that you will help everyone who meets you do this same. You are a kid-sized blessing. I wish that you may find happiness and freedom and that school will bring knowledge and friends. I wish that you may always feel the love that your dad and I and your brother and sister have for you. It\u2019s so big, my son, that love\u2026so bottomless you can\u2019t imagine. We will always have your back. I wish, as the years go by, that you will not miss a single opportunity to ride roller coasters and play sports and use your voice to let others know how smart you are. I wish for you all the things that every mother wishes for her son. Because you are my sunshine boy. You are my miracle. You are the one who made me a mother and for that I will forever be grateful.<\/p>\n
Now blow out your candles and make your own wishes and I will pray they all come true.<\/p>\n
Love you forever,<\/p>\n
~Mommy<\/p>\n
My birthday boy.<\/p><\/div>\n
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