Well little man…back under the knife tomorrow to correct your cleft lip. Since your cleft palate surgery, only weeks ago, you recovered so quickly and you’ve benefited so much…in the last 48 hours even starting to string words together. I love the way you laugh and how your personality is emerging so brilliantly…you are going to be so strong willed and I think a little mischievous…okay, perhaps a ‘handful’ of mischievous! It’s almost impossible to conceive that it was only 4 months ago that we came together in China…our time and experience together as a family so much deeper and profound than simple time can measure. Alex, you have captured our hearts and love…and we have quickly surrendered to your charm and embraced your beautiful soul…everything about you is lovable and tender. I think tomorrow will be hard…I think tomorrow we will be forced to take a couple steps back, and this makes me a little sad. It is however an essential surgery and those steps no matter the direction, or how big or how small…I know that on the other side of this event you will emerge strong and shining and brilliant, I suspect even more so. As we struggle through the next few days, and as this trauma fades too…find some comfort in our hugs and kisses, smiles and hands. Let’s do this one last thing and be done for a long while…we love you little man.
Photo by Lawrence Lewis (2012)
*********************
Lawrence Lewis
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi
About Lawrence Lewis
I do a number of things professionally...but most of all and the true purpose of what I do through "my work" is to provide for my family, be a good husband and great father, and try to make a difference as a world citizen...I guess it's not much more complicated than that 🙂