Dear Henry XIV

Dear Henry,

 

Today you are eleven months old! For the last two months, Jacob has been saying, with raised eyebrows and a look of disbelief, “He’s going to be a year old!” That milestone is creeping up. While I’m looking forward to celebrating it, it still blows my mind how much you’ve grown since last December.

 

You are starting to cruise around now, and you’d stand up if you could figure out how to get your feet under you. You’re very good at repeating what we say, from consonant sounds to, one time, “Question.” Daddy, Jacob, and I will say, “Achoo!” to get you to laugh, and after a while, you start saying it too. I’m not sure how much you’re saying with intention, apart from “Mama”—and “Daddy” once—but you are a chatty guy nonetheless. You sing at church, too, which the cantor thinks is adorable, but forces me to bring you to the back sometimes.

 

Every chance you get, you grab a ping pong ball or two. Once they’re in your hands, you won’t let them go. Months ago, I bought you a package of onesies in color “boy.” I couldn’t figure out why there was one with a raccoon in the midst of the dogs and trucks. Now I know. This is how you feel about your ping pong balls. When you crawl on the hard kitchen floor with them in your hands, I can hear you clicking along, like a terrier. Or a cyborg. A cute cyborg. But still.

 

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You are learning to sleep through the night, but it is taking longer with you than it did with Jacob. It’s fascinating that you are such different people in so many ways, but you are both sweet, loving, and very, very funny.

 

There is so much more I could write about how loved you are, but—in part because of the whole sleep-training thing!—I don’t have the brain power right now. Words couldn’t do it all justice anyway.

 

I love you with all my heart,
Mom

 

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Dear Jacob XXVI

Dear Jacob,

 

Today is your baptismal day, and we are celebrating! You are starting to understand what celebrations like this mean, and it is so much fun to see you enjoying yourself.

 

We are still in the midst of potty training, and I am learning a lot about being a mother—your mother, in particular. I imagine I’m getting glimpses at your temperament, but I still don’t know what’s particular to you and what’s typical for a little guy your age, so I won’t make assumptions. Some days are not so great, but we are trying to forgive each other and start over when we can. Yesterday you told me you’d still love me and give me hugs and kisses when you’re fourteen, and I’m holding you to that.

 

You are a sweet, sweet boy, and so funny. This week you started saying, “I’m kidding! It’s a joke!” after you say something funny. You repeat everything, sometimes out of context, and with an adorably crinkled brow. You have a perfect toddler voice, and say things like “elatopter” for “helicopter,” “tortatilla” for “tortilla,” “ray-day” for “ready,” “kick-a-lee” for “quickly,” and “breftist” for “breakfast.”
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One moment in the last few weeks stands out as characteristic of where you are right now. You were pulling on Henry or doing something I didn’t like (but that Henry probably thought was funny), and I told you, “Don’t!” You didn’t let up, and I said, “Stop!” Right away, you smiled and started singing, “Don’t Stop Believin’”—still one of your favorite songs.

 

Jacob Bear, I love you so much and I’m so proud of the little boy you are. You are a son of God, my dear, and I am blessed to be your mom.

 

With all my heart,
Mom

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A Happy Halloween, Indeed

When I was growing up, I thought Halloween was about trying to stay warm outside at night while accumulating as many essentially free packets of Reese’s Pieces as possible.

 

Now that I am the mother of a food allergic child, I’m learning that it’s about a whole lot more.

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It’s about finding a friend along the way, about running across neighbors’ lawns, about counting how many dogs there are in a single neighborhood, about the satisfying bag dump at night’s end, about Pez and pretzels and fruit snacks that wonderful grandmas provide, and about sharing your loot with family who didn’t make the rounds.
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This year, I don’t think Jacob really understood that he was missing out on anything. Probably because there was so much awesome in his day. Only once did I explain that the candy we set aside to share would hurt him, to which he responded that the food at his grocery store would hurt me. Yes, I told him, it certainly would. There are some foods that are okay for some people and not for others, and it can go both ways.

photo-3I continue to pray that his allergies will resolve, and that in time, he will enjoy every part of Halloween—Reese’s Pieces included. But for now, being a well-loved, pretzel-eating, Pez-obsessed dragon dinosaur is enough.

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