Dear Lincoln and Carver,

There’s this book that I can’t seem to finish without choking up and crying. It’s called Love You Forever. 

Lincoln, you have about a 2 minute attention span so we never really get past a few pages. However, today you had me reading more than a few pages. I read up to the point where the little boy grew and he grew and he grew… Until he moved out of the house. And I started crying. You see, it’s a mixed bag of emotions. On one hand, I’m sad that eventually the both of you will grow up and leave. But on the other hand,I want the two of you to grow up, become productive members of society, and have families of your own. See, one can’t happen without the other. Truly a mixed bag of emotions.

Carver, I was able to sing the song to you today as you were becoming a little bit fussy. And you actually stopped and looked at me. I feel like in that brief moment, we finally bonded as mother and son. I hope as the days go by and you become bigger and more cognizant of your surroundings we will have more of these moments. 

I love you both.