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July 13, 2007
By Margot | July 13, 2007
Happy 7th Birthday to Sam, our amazing little (getting big) boy! Sammy, you are our inspiration. You have a wicked sense of humor and a quick smile that goes straight to the heart. I love to watch you laugh (a couple of nights ago you were laughing so hard at Charlie Brown that you couldn’t breathe very well). You are shy with people who don’t know you but anyone who takes the time to get to know you is always a fan for life. You are so mechanically smart that you can fix things and figure out puzzles and mazes way beyond your years. You have always been freakishly coordinated (rode the neighbor’s razor scooter at age 2, rode a bike without training wheels on your 4th birthday and can hit a ball pitched anywhere near your strike zone). You are becoming quite the skateboarder these days. You are my fashion consultant and always help me pick out what to wear if I’m going somewhere. You always want to wear the latest and coolest stuff and are an Imelda Marcos of shoes (you are currently out with your father and Andrew trying to talk Dad into buying you new colored Converse for your birthday). You remember things about people and what they like and what they wear, details that we are amazed you catch and you are very kind. You are a great big brother. You love torment both your little brothers (and me) but you produce acts of kindness towards all of us that take my breath away. You are very persistent and will try anything (including different types of food). You have taken what would bring most adults to their knees in stride, mostly with a smile and just get on with it. You take 40 pills a day without complaint and are proud to show people that you can now take 4 at a time. I’ve seen you throw up and then run out to play with your brother and your friends as if nothing is wrong. Your father and I sometimes want to shout from the rooftops about how wonderful you are and what an amazing spirit you have even after all you’ve gone through and are going through. We want the world to know that you are our hero and our friend. You have skipped soccer camp for the last two days and I couldn’t get out of you why you didn’t want to go but I think it has something to do with your birthday wish that you wrote last night with your tutor: “My birthday wish is to run faster.” I would give anything to be able to give you your wish.Your daddy is working so hard to find medicines that will give you your speed back. You didn’t dwell at all though. As soon as your tutor left you said to Andrew and I, “Come on, let’s go outside and play basketball” and we did.
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Sammy, we love you and we are so proud of you. You teach us how to live every day.
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Love,
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Mom and Dad
Happy Birthday too to Hannah Mikulak who turns eight today! We can’t wait to go to the circus with you!
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