Nine

He turned nine today. The boy in the middle. My Declan. Nine years ago today, he was born and I became a mom. I had so many words and thoughts about all he has grown to be so far; about the day we had together as a family today; about the last nine years. But they all whirled around me as I stared at him and them during this moment at the end of our day. Instead, I thanked God for that boy in the middle. My Declan. And for every single day I’ve gotten to have with him these past nine years. ❤️