7/3/1995
I tucked you in as a newborn babe - close to my heart
And to God I prayed
I’d do no harm and help you grow strong
In the blink of an eye – the first year was gone.
I tucked you in, a stubborn two - “I do it mommy!”
My prayers to God grew
I’d do no harm, Lord help me be strong
In the blink of an eye – the terrible two’s were gone.
I tucked you in - three, four and five
With God’s grace, help us to strive
We’d do no harm, make our family grow strong.
In the blink of an eye – three, four, five were gone.
I tucked you in - six, seven, eight, nine
Each night thanking God that you’re mine
We’d do no harm, Lord help us be strong
In the blink of an eye – six, seven, eight, nine…gone.
I tucked you in - ten, eleven and twelve Praying to God, you’d find yourself
- Kind and true, confidence built strong
In the blink of an eye – ten, eleven, twelve were gone.
I tucked you in - on the eve of thirteen
Thanking the Lord for the glimpse that I’ve seen
Of the man you’re becoming with character strong
In the blink of an eye – the little boy gone.
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I did tuck Mason in last night, wondering how thirteen years have gone so fast. How Mason was just Si's age, how I was just walking him to school like I'll do with Ella this fall. And looking at him, I see such a kind, funny kid - growing into a warm, caring young man. I can't ask for more.
Justin and I were talking last night - how young and naive we were when we had Mason. He broke us into parenthood gently. A fun, easy going, beautiful child that left us craving to be parents again (and again - but probably not again).
We didn't have a name picked out when we went into labor. A baby popped out and we decided he looked like a Mason. The old English definition of Mason is "to make" - he made us a family and he has made me and Justin better people by being his parents.
We love you Mason Paul!
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