Happy Seventh Birthday Noah!

Today is Noah's birthday and we are together RELAXING. We are in the mountains doing the things that feel good like sleeping in, watching our favorite shows, and gearing up for some quality time in the snow. Noah thrives outside with space to explore on his on terms. Today, he wants to try to cross-country skiing. It could be an epic disaster but, the outcome is less important than the experience and I can't wait to try this with him. My gift to him this beautiful day is to provide him with opportunity. That is my gift to him everyday. I gave brought him into this world to experience it and that is what every day is about. It isn't about pretending every minute is wonderful. That is not real. What is real is sharing in the good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful. It is about growing through struggles together, and coming out of it better people. Noah challenges me in ways I didn't know were possible. He makes me and his father face our on demons and baggage. Noah is a knowing person,  sophisticated in so many ways but, he is also a child which is important to remember. His feelings and emotions are so big. They are bigger than any seven year old I have ever seen. He thoughtful nature sees the truth in what is happening. There is no pulling the wool over his eyes. There is no sheltering him until he is older. His sense of inquiry and curiosity for people and their feelings is enormous. It can be a lot of a little boy to hold. I am doing me best to help him grow into his on curiosity. He is less about toys and more about activity. He always has been. As I baby he wasn't the least bit interested in having toys hanging from his stroller. He wanted to see your face not a toy. He wanted to observe people and expressions and the movement around him. He is much the same today. Always observing, taking it and making meaning of it. Today my baby who can into this world with so much anticipation and love is seven. His feelings are as big as his eyes and his smile and I love him so, so , so much.