One year ago today, you, Samuel Bruno, were born. It's been only one year with you but it's also been one. Whole. Year. You are our constant light, our biggest struggle, the answer to many questions, the reason for so many new ones. You have grown so much, your hands that clutch at my shoulder when you're scared are still so little. You are the reason why I get up with a smile in the morning and sometimes, go to bed after a long day, feeling defeated. Without you I'd feel lost and without purpose, with you I sometimes miss being able to drift aimlessly through the day. You make me question my abilities constantly but one gaze from you, one small gesture of trust and I know I can give you everything you need. There is nobody I know better than your tiny soul but there is also no one who surprises me more than you. Every day with you is full of endless possibilities to explore, though, repetition is what shapes our time together.
You are the best thing that ever, ever happened to us and there is no contradiction in that.
Thank you for making us the happiest people on earth, we cannot wait to see what you are up to next.
Life with you! It's the biggest adventure there is.
We love you more than we can fathom.
Sarah, this is beautifully written, expressing all the ups and downs of parenthood in just one short year filled with many long nights.
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