Every day in Every Way, it's Getting Better and Better....

This is a little bit of a sentimental post, but I was thinking about this today on my ride to work from daycare.

John Lennon wrote a song for his son that I sing to mine all the time. It is called "Beautiful Boy". I played the song all the way to my PT appointment the day I found out that Monkey was a boy. It was the song that I hushed him to sleep with while we were in recovery after he was born. It is a song with many memories. I do change the words a tiny bit to fit a mommy and I take out Lennon's son's name, but the sentiment is the same.

The Lyrics are:

Close your eyes,
Have no fear,
The monsters gone,
He's on the run and your daddy's here,

Beautiful, Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,

Before you go to sleep,
Say a little prayer,
Every day in every way,
It's getting better and better,

Beautiful, Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,

Out on the ocean sailing away,
I can hardly wait,
To see you to come of age,
But I guess we'll both,
Just have to be patient,

Yes it's a long way to go,
A hard row to hoe,
Yes it's a long way to go,
But in the meantime,

Before you cross the street,
Take my hand,
Life is just what happens to you,
While your busy making other plans,

Beautiful,Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,

Darling,
Darling,
Darling Sean.

I don't know how it happened, but it feels like just a blink and my little guy is growing up. It is true, every sentiment in Lennon's song. I can't wait to see what my little man grows into. If I do my job right, he will be a man who is loving, kind, respectful and understanding of all people.

But for now, I get to watch him grow. I have watched and continue to watch him explore and learn. I have shared his excitement and enthusiasm for life. It is amazing what a baby can teach a grown up. I try to take time to just exist with him and try to take pleasure in the little things. He is incredible and every day he teaches me more.

But every day, he and I are also forming a bond, a close bond, that I hope will continue as he grows from my little boy into a handsome young man. Every time he smiles, every time he cries, everytime he needs me.... he knows I am there from him...

It is the awesomest feeling in the world.