My 6 Year Love
He will always be the man I’ve loved the longest, and the hardest, and most unconditionally. Every man who might wander in to my life for however long will always come second to him.
He is my sweet son, Bishop. He’s the person who made me grow up. Who, when I was pregnant and scared, I swore to always protect. He’s the person who would scare the bejesus out of me when I was pregnant when he slept and I hadn’t felt him move and I would jiggle my belly and make him wake up because I was terrified something had happened to him.
He is six years old today. Six years of unconditional love- on my part. He is the first person I loved without fail or flaw.
He is my constant challenge- my boy who will push me to limits I never knew I had.
He is a big brother, the big brother who- when a little boy pushed his sister in line as school- responded with “I’ll FIRE him! And then he won’t have a job!”
He is the little boy who discovered a love for soccer this year- and discovered that he just wants to WIN. (Working on that one.) He’s the kid who can literally run up and down the soccer field 3 or 4 times and still not be tired.
He is the little boy who, when his sister is sad (and it wasn’t because she made him mad and he hit her), he will go and get her stuffed horsey to make her happy. And then will come to mommy or daddy to tell us she should get out of time out or needs a hug or whichever.
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He is the son who knows when mommy is sad, even if there are no tears, and crawls up in the bed next to me to cuddle and give me kisses. He can heal any broken heart of any size.
He is the boy who has discovered Rookery milkshakes are the best milkshakes, and the slides on Coleman Hill ( the slides ” on the mountain”) are his favorite, and that mommy takes him downtown a lot to do fun stuff. Downtown is cool. But he is also the boy who loves going to the museum near mommy and daddy’s houses, and has a fit when he have to leave and missed the planetarium show.
He is the growing little man who discovered that he is really enjoying learning to play the violin this year- if only he could learn it even faster because he wants to play it NOW.
I’m so grateful for all of his teachers and administrators, we’re at one of the best schools in Bibb County- and for any naysayers out there about our public school system come and talk to me. I’ll set you straight happily.
I see my little man and I just can’t BELIEVE he is six!!!! Where did the time go?! It feels like it has been so long and yet so short.
I work so hard to make sure he has happy memories, because I’m terrified that he will become a teenager someday and break my heart worse than anyone else can.
And because, every child deserves a happy childhood. There are moments of course when he hears the word “no”, in fact he hears it often because I love him and I want him to know he can’t always get what he wants. But then there are also times when those sweet eyes look up at me and I melt, and in those moments he could get all that he wanted- but many times it’s just a cake pop from Starbucks or simply a hug and a kiss from Mommy.
This is my six year love. My love who has learned to open doors for ladies, and then follows it with saying “After you, my ladies!” Who protects his little sister. Who protects his Mommy. Who loves with all of his heart. And he will always be the man I will have loved the longest.
Happiest of birthdays to you- my sweet baby B!
Love to you, Bishop boy
Molly
