Soren's Fake Birthday
Well, you'll see that I posted Soren's Happy Birthday video two days after his "real" birthday. This year we moved his birthday! We had his party planned for May 1st and thought it might be confusing to have two different birthdays, so when April 29 rolled around we just didn't tell him it was his birthday. I have to say that felt pretty crummy to have this special day and not even mention it, but yesterday it was all worth it. It was great to wake up and start all the fun birthday events and conversations. To start off the day I borrowed a tradition from my friend Katie - I told him the story of the day he was born. Here's the story:
Once upon a time Daddy said "Mommy, I think we need to have a boy in our family." So, mommy thought about it and said, "Yes, Daddy, let's have a boy."
So a tiny, tiny baby started growing in mommy's tummy. It got bigger and bigger. Every day daddy would ask "Mommy, is today the day for Soren to come out? I am so excited to see him!"
But, babies take a very long time to get big enough to come out and so Mommy would answer "Sorry, Daddy, not today."
The next day Daddy asked, "Mommy, how about today? Is today the day for Soren to come?"
But Mommy said, "No, sorry, today is still not the day for Soren to come."
The next day Daddy, who was so very excited to play with his boy, asked again "Mommy, is Soren going to come today?"
And this time Mommy answered "Yes, today is the day. I think Soren is going to come today."
"Yippee!" shouted Daddy.
"Hurrah!" shouted Mommy.
They were both so happy that Soren would be coming to their family that day. Daddy drove Mommy to the hospital to see the doctor so that she could help Soren be born.
"Doctor," said Mommy, "Today is the day for Soren to come out. Will you please help him?"
So the Doctor helped Mommy, and Soren came out! Everyone was so happy and so excited!
"Look," said Mommy "My wonderful baby boy Soren is here!" And she held him close and snuggled him up.
"Oh, I love him so much," said Daddy. And he leaned over and gave Soren a big hug and kiss.
"Welcome, Soren," said Mommy and Daddy. "We are so glad you came to our family!"
Once upon a time Daddy said "Mommy, I think we need to have a boy in our family." So, mommy thought about it and said, "Yes, Daddy, let's have a boy."
So a tiny, tiny baby started growing in mommy's tummy. It got bigger and bigger. Every day daddy would ask "Mommy, is today the day for Soren to come out? I am so excited to see him!"
But, babies take a very long time to get big enough to come out and so Mommy would answer "Sorry, Daddy, not today."
The next day Daddy asked, "Mommy, how about today? Is today the day for Soren to come?"
But Mommy said, "No, sorry, today is still not the day for Soren to come."
The next day Daddy, who was so very excited to play with his boy, asked again "Mommy, is Soren going to come today?"
And this time Mommy answered "Yes, today is the day. I think Soren is going to come today."
"Yippee!" shouted Daddy.
"Hurrah!" shouted Mommy.
They were both so happy that Soren would be coming to their family that day. Daddy drove Mommy to the hospital to see the doctor so that she could help Soren be born.
"Doctor," said Mommy, "Today is the day for Soren to come out. Will you please help him?"
So the Doctor helped Mommy, and Soren came out! Everyone was so happy and so excited!
"Look," said Mommy "My wonderful baby boy Soren is here!" And she held him close and snuggled him up.
"Oh, I love him so much," said Daddy. And he leaned over and gave Soren a big hug and kiss.
"Welcome, Soren," said Mommy and Daddy. "We are so glad you came to our family!"
You guys are the greatest parents. That brought tears to my eyes. Now you need to go and make a book about it with pictures! That would be a treasure! Especially with all your great photos!
ReplyDeleteSure there isn't another one wanting to come out?! (wink-wink)