Happy Birthday!

 To my dear son, Dimitri,

Just a few days ago, you turned a year old. One whole year has come and gone Dimitri. We watched the video footage we have of your birth and were so emotional. You – this tiny little 8 pound baby – changed our entire life. There is no way to describe the immense amount of love and adoration I have for you, my baby. You are so special, and I truly believe not just to me, but to so many people around you. Wherever we go, we are stopped by someone who wishes to admire you. Your smile lights up peoples’ lives. Your babbling brings laughter to those around you.

Your little personality is already beginning to shine. I find it fascinating to see how giving you already are. With no one teaching you, you have learned to share. When I ask you to feed me, you literally take the food out of your mouth and send it to me (I know, it’s a little gross but so cute nonetheless).

You also have a passion for dance and music. From about six months or so, George and I noticed that you would rock back and forth when he would play the guitar for you. We asked ourselves if you could be dancing. It turns out that it was EXACTLY what you were doing. You wake up now longing to dance. We take you out of your crib and the first thing you do is start snapping your fingers and bouncing around, looking for music. I hope you always keep that music inside you. May you always want to wake up and dance. May you always have such a love for life. You have reminded both your father and me of how important it is to celebrate and live!

Another love of yours is reading. Wow, what a thirst you have for books. I know it may sound odd to you, at just one year old, but ask anyone who knows you. I ask you where your books are and you run around bringing them towards me. You want us to read them to you, over and over and over. You point at the pictures, you stare in fascination as we describe the story, you flip the pages and are taken away to another world. I look forward to sitting next to you for the years to come and reading to you.

Finally, one last thing that makes me smile are your first words. I always laugh when I think of what your first word was, because it’s not your typical one. Your first word baby, is CACA! You say it every time you poop and laugh. You say it when you know something is off limits. You also say “kaei” and “kato”. Just recently though, you started saying Baba when you point to him. How exciting it is to be hearing your first words. I can’t WAIT till you also start calling me Mama – that will be music to my ears!

I love you. Those words feel so small compared to what fills my heart. I love you unconditionally. I love you for all your good and bad. May this letter serve us all as a reminder of your beginning passions and may you choose to follow your passions in life my son. You will succeed when you follow your dreams and your father and I will keep an eye out for all your childhood dreaming. Those are the best ones, the most innocent and true. May we celebrate many more birthdays together, as we did your first – IN BLISS.

Dimitri's First Birthday

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