happy birthday

Charlie

Happy Birthday!  

(November 24th)

Okay, the posting of this is late. Last March when your Dada and I had some time to kill on planes, we talked about your birthday and what we wanted to do. We knew it was going to be on a Saturday this year. We knew it would be at the end of the craziness of Thanksgiving. We knew we wanted your first birthday with us to be special.

So we decided we would spend the day together, just the three of us. (We didn't count Joey in on this day.) We decided we would go up to Ethiopian Diamond and not only celebrate you, but your culture. We had movies picked out for you and Dada to watch in the back while Mama drove.

{playing your new keyboard with Dada. one of the few times you weren't crying.)

 

Apparently you didn't like our plans. The previous three days had been too much. Wednesday you had your two-year check-up and a chest X-Ray (it was clear), Thanksgiving, and on Friday we built gingerbread houses. You woke up fussy and the screaming started as we were leaving the house and went up a level as we tried to get into the car. Your Dada and I looked at each other and decided we would spend the day at home.

So we did what you needed. We stayed home. We snuggled. We rocked.We got back to normal.

We love you Charlie! Happy, belated, birthday hon.

Love
Mama