Two years ago today we met you for the first time.
You were a surprise. One of the biggest surprises of our lives.
We had been doing the girl thing for so long that a sweet little boy was a bit of a shock.
You were different from your girls from the very beginning.
So different.
So wonderfully different. A wonderful compliment to our family.
Just what we needed.
Watching you grow has been such a joy and being your mother, such a privilege.
You have taught me so much. You have given me the other half of the parenting coin.
I find so much joy watching you with your father. Seeing all the wonderful things I love in the man I married bloom in the boy we created together.
I adore your love for your sisters. That you call them "my girls." That you want to be where they are and do what they do.
You are stubborn. You are loud. You are messy.
You are cuddly. You are funny. You are sweet.
You are strong.
Everyday you grow up a little bit more.
It brings me so much joy to see you growing...
...and at the same time it breaks my heart.
Because you are my baby.
My last.
So today, on your birthday, I want you to know that you are loved.
You are special.
And best of all...
You are ours.
Happy 2nd Birthday Owenfish.
