Dear Tyson

Dear Tyson,

 

Hi it's Mom. Son you have no idea how much I love you. How my heart adores you and smiles with so much joy everytime I see you.

 

Today you turn 1 year old. It was a year ago today your dad and I decided to go to Knott's Berry Farm just to do something different and our phones both rang with a strange number while we were in line for a roller coaster. I joked with your daddy " I wonder if it coud be our lawyer"

 

Sure enough we listened to the voicemail and it was her telling us that a young woman was currently in labor and that she had chosen us as her second choice to be your parents. I lawyer called us to ask if we were interested in the situation and of course we said yes.

 

The next hour passed quickly lots of phone calls while we sat down to lunch and eventually the phone rang again telling us it was us! We were to be your mom and dad.

 

Your birth mom had been sent home from the hospital being told she was not in labor but returned several hours later in active labor and was 3rd in line for a c-section. Our lawyer called and said go!

 

As we drove to the hospital about an hour away we got a phone call saying " It's a boy!" We were so shocked and amazed  because for whatever reason we just assumed it would be another girl! We talked about names and our lawyer told us how you were a little itty bitty man but perfectly healthy.

 

As we walked into the hospital we were greeted by your birth aunt and had the most wonderful bittersweet moment with her. I immediatley felt her love for you and thankfully she immediatley felt our love for you too.

 

Tyson the first time we saw you, you were so tiny! You amazing nurse let us hold you right away and told us you were doing great. We spent many hours with you before going to meet your birth mom.

 

That moment in and of itself was pretty surreal. Probably the hardest thing I personally have ever had to do. We sat and talked with her a while and eventually it was time for us to go home and share the news with our family.

 

We returned the next day to be with you more and then it came time to name you! We had no boy names in our mind so we thought lots and lots and threw many names out there but none seemed to suit you. Your daddy brought up Tyson and we both really loved it and then we decided James after your grandfather would also be a great name so Ty.son J.ames it was!

 

Once you had a name it all became so real and I remember looking at the cloack at 1:24pm on August 14th and realizing I would die if I lost you. At that exact moment my heart overflowed with love for you. My second child, my first son, my Tys.on Ja.mes.

 

And here we are one year later and I couldn't love you more.

 

You have the most amazing eyes and infectious 2 teeth smile. You light up at the sight of those you love and dance at the slightest beat of any music.

 

You crawl so fast, with your head down as to lessen your wind resistence or something and you just go! You hate being alone yet play independantly incredibly well.

 

You have minimal interest in walking although will stand for a few seconds if prompted.

 

You love food, all of it, any of it.

 

Your a wonderful sleeper always have been.

 

You love the water and have no fear of it.

 

You bring amazing joy to my life in a way that only you could.

 

In one year Tyson you have changed my whole world.

 

I know what its like to be a mother to two and the joys and challenges that comes a long with that.

 

I know whats its like to expirience the frills and the dresses with your sister and I know what its like to have lots of trucks and plenty of blue with a son.

 

I now know the joy of hearing my children laugh together and play together.

 

I understand now how a hearts love can multiply far more than I ever knew possible.

 

Tyson I wish I could fully express my love for you. My deep desire to be the best mother possible to you and all my hopes and dreams for you. But of all of them the most important being to raise you a Godly man who loves the Lord with all his heart. Because Tyson if you do that, and dedicate yourself and your actions to the Lord you will never go wrong.

 

I love you Tys.on Ja.mes

 

Happy Birthday to You