dear jonah,<\/p>\n
it’s currently 2:49 AM on your second birthday.
\nyou had the hardest time getting to bed tonight.
\nbut i don’t blame you.
\nyou know what today is.
\nyou’re a lad from your mother’s own heart, we live for birthdays.<\/p>\n
we added a few extra verses to your baseball song tonight.
\n“do you have a baseball mitt, a baseball bat.
\nyour baseball shoes. do you have a baseball helmet + some baseball friends.”<\/p>\n
baseball is your v e r y favorite thing. dad + i kinda hoped you’d be a basketball lover.
\nbut the way your eyes light up when you hear “baseball”
\ngives derek jeter a run for his money.
\nyou have dad’s baseball cleats waiting by the door every night he gets home from work.
\nyou sleep with your baseball hat + talk me into a bat every time we go to the store.
\nyou woke up wanting a glass of milk twice tonight,
\nbut you were really scheming for a way to get to your mitt.
\nwe love your love for baseball.<\/p>\n
tonight as we rocked on the swing,
\nyou put your head on my shoulder + pretended to be asleep.
\ni fell for it. twice.
\n45 minutes later you f i n a l l y fell asleep + i snuck out of your room.
\ngrandma + i just covered your floor with yellow birthday balloons,
\nso when you wake up – – – you’re going to go nuts.<\/p>\n
jonah, i am so lucky to be your mom.
\nyou have more energy than i have in my dreams, but i love you for it.
\ntoday is going to be full of all of your favorite things.
\ni can’t wait to see your face when you realize all of your favorite people
\nare here to celebrate y o u!
\nyou probably won’t remember it, but that makes it even better.<\/p>\n
i love you more than you will ever know.
\nhappy birthday my dear.<\/p>\n
love,
\nmom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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