Growing Up

Dear Kiddo,
So tomorrow is the last day of 3rd grade.  How time flies!  I can hardly even believe it...
You've come so far in the last year.  We've had some bumps in the road, of course, but I'm amazed at the person you've grown into.  I love how caring you are, how you are always willing to help out where you can. Academically you've done fantastic this year.  Your reading and Math skills are terrific.  We've got to work on those organizational skills and getting you to focus and follow through on what you've been told to do.  4th grade scares me just a bit but I have faith in you..faith in us and your teachers.
You will be a big brother soon.  You are so excited and so are we.  What an amazing big brother you will be.  It's so obvious already. 
I love you and all that you are.

Dear Kiddo

We're exactly 1 month from your next birthday. Double digits! I can hardly believe that 10 whole years have gone by. These 10 years have taught me so much. These 10 years have opened my heart in a way that nothing else, no one else, ever could.
I'm so proud of the person you've grown into and I am excited to see the man you will become.
I love you, kiddo.