Dear Lainy,
You are 11-years-old today! Hard to believe. This morning I was looking at pictures of you as a brand new baby. You were so little. A beautiful baby. Daddy and I look so young too! We didn't know what we were doing! Sometimes I think we still don't know. We've all grown a lot these past 11 years.
A lot has happened since your last birthday. We had just moved to Idaho and you had just started 5th grade at a brand new school. (In Idaho your birthday is the first week of school! Do you like that, or did you prefer having it the last week of summer like in Massachusetts?) You were a brave new girl at school, and you fell in with some really awesome friends. I can't tell you how happy Daddy and I are about that! Good friends seemed to be hard to find in your grade at the Dobeare. It was the only thing I didn't love about that school. I'm so happy you've got some fun, smart, kind friends to be around here. It was an answer to our prayers for you.
You also tried a bunch of new stuff: gymnastics, soccer, softball... You would have tried more, but sports are kind of funny in Idaho. We'll figure it out. We want you to try anything you'd like. Experiment with a bunch of things and find out what you really love.
Then there was the part where you were sick for 3 months. That was so hard. I hated seeing you suffer. I was so grateful when we finally figured out that you needed your tonsils out and got your surgery scheduled. But then the recovery was so awful! I was so worried about you. I would go into my room and cry at night because I felt so helpless. But you're made of strong stuff. It was hard, but we made it.
I'm so happy you are well and whole again. I'm excited for this next year. I'm happy that you are still in the elementary school. Leah and Sam look up to you so much! It will be fun to have you all in one place. And Benjamin adores you. (Thank you for always being so helpful with him!) Daddy and I love you so much. We love that you want to talk with us and be involved in our conversations. But we also love that you still wanted toys for your birthday this year. You are growing up into such a fun young lady! Don't be in too much of a hurry, okay?
Happy Birthday sweet girl.
Love,
Mom
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