The Boys

Jack - 5 1/2 years old
Jack, when I think of how much you and I have gone through in these past five and a half years I want to cry. Tears of joy of course. You have molded me into the person, the mother, I am today. I can still say hands down you were the best baby ever. You are so your mother's son in every way shape and form. And I'm here to tell you that is not a bad thing. Your punctuality, your anal retentiveness, your stubbornness, your self confidence, your wits, dude, those things are going to carry you far in life. I've been waiting probably since you were 2 or 3 for Kindergarten to start. And now that it is actually starting - I am freaking out! How am I going to let you go? You are going to make your own friends. You are going to do things by yourself - all day long. Without me there! How can that be? It's not that I'm scared of any of this, it's that I am bursting with pride at the seams. I am so freaking proud of the kid you are today and I am filled with excitement to find out about the man that you will become. I know the job of a mother is never done - but seriously, I've been working my big butt off for over five years molding you into this most of the time well behaved young man. You have literally been my life since day 1 of your existence and now I'm just hoping that I've given you the best wings that you need to fly. Because next Tuesday, I know you are just going to soar. I seriously love you with my entire being.

Finn - 3 1/2 years old
Finn, every time I look at you, I smile. You are, swear to God, the cutest boy in the entire universe. I don't know what it is about you. Your petiteness. Your huge smile. Your cheeks. I just want to devour you. You are at a very challenging age right now, thinking that you run the show around here. Soon you will realize that is not the case and you will stop pushing my buttons. But when you are in a good mood, my goodness - your imagination is off the charts. You would play with your toys for 10 hours if I let you, or if your brothers didn't disturb you. When I sneak into a room and listen to your imagination running wild, I just want to kiss you because I love it so much. I've never had much of an imagination and I so admire that about you. Your daddy asked you tonight if you could run upstairs and get something for him and you replied : no sorry daddy, I can't. I have to go to Gotham city. I mean come on, dude! You are amazing. You are so sensitive and you definitely wear your heart on your sleeve. I feel like I'm still getting to know you and understand you. But I just love you to pieces. When you aren't being crazy shy, you are such a chatterbox to people and you have no fear to ask anyone to play or to share with you. You go right up to groups of older kids and show them your awesome batman scooter and you are such an entertainer. I can't wait for you to develop new social skills this year in preschool. Finn, I seriously love you with my entire being.

Leo - 1 year, almost 2 months
Leo, you are the most social baby I have ever laid eyes on. No matter how tired, hungry, or crabby you are - if someone makes eye contact with you, you smile. You eat anything and everything we put on your tray and you are finally napping a solid 2 hours a day. You are talking more and more every day. And you are learning quickly to stand your ground with your brothers. Soon you will be able to take out Finn! Watch out, Finn! Leo you have completed this family in so many amazing ways I can't even begin to describe them. I love having three boys. I absolutely love it! I can't wait to watch you grow up Leo. And I can't wait to get into more of a routine this year. I know you'll miss your oldest brother, but you and Finn will become BFF. I love you with my entire being.