Happy Birthday Tobey Jude!!!!!

My precious, beautiful boy is 8 years old today. How did that even happen? Because it sometimes seems like yesterday that I remember seeing his face for the first time, I was being wheeled out of surgery and a nurse said "There is your boy."And there was this little guy with tons on black hair and huge eyes, and I fell in love with him at first sight.

Having a kid like Tobey Jude, birthdays are different. First off the emotional.."Why me?" starts creeping in. You start thinking about what he should be doing right now. At 8, Tobey Jude should be obsessed with Lego's and battling me on doing homework. And then you realize that he is obsessed with vacuums and he will never battle me on homework...he never has any. I wish as a Mom I could stop doing those comparisons, but I can't.

But, Tobey did do some great things for the celebration of him. He actually blew out the candles on his cake, and when people told him Happy Birthday he clapped a few times! He was quiet today, I think because he was so outgoing yesterday he needed to chill a little.

Sometimes, when you have a kid like Tobey Jude you just want people to know him and love him. And today we had that. It just happened to be on his Birthday (I don't really believe in coincidence, this was a God thing) some leaders and members of our Church along with some dear friends laid hands and prayed for our family but especially for Tobey Jude. I can't explain the love that was in that room, and feeling God in that room. I am eternally grateful for the family we have found, and there are not enough words to ever express that. We are so blessed.

As you know I am what you would call a fan of The Beatles, and sometimes before Tobey goes to sleep I sing and sign this song to Tobey. On our way to Church today it was played on the radio, again not a coincidence....

Happy Birthday, Beautiful Boy! There are days that I don't know if I am going to make it through with you, you can wear a Mama down. But there is not a single day that I don't thank God for you, you amaze me, make me laugh, make me cry. Mama loves you....