Happy 11th birthday Sam! (Of course, it is late:))

Sam, you turned 11!! I cannot believe that my Super Sam is 11 already. Next year you will be in middle school and that is just a shock to me! Where did the time go? Well, this year was an interesting one for you. After two seizures, very scary seizures for you and your parents, you were diagnosed with epilepsy. Thankfully, the doctor thinks it is something you will outgrow. So for now you are on medicine and that makes us all rest a little easier. That being said, you are a bit of a booger taking that medicine. You are not a fan of taking pills so every morning and evening you take apart the capsule and mix the medicine in with yogurt. It is a mess but you get it down! Thankfully the epilepsy hasn't changed much else about your life. You are still the life of the party and full of spunk. You still live with your heart on your sleeve. You have a ton of friends and each of them are genuine friends to you. Your best friends these days are Karl and Tyler. Just about every day after school you are playing with one of them. You are in Ms. Bendickson's class with Karl, and that makes life great for you! You are playing soccer and dad is the coach. Of course your team name is the Fighting Irish and of course, Karl is on the team. You are really fast when you want to be which is about 50% of the time. The other 50% you appear to be running around looking busy but not really looking to touch the ball;) You also took up basketball this year. You played on a team through the YMCA. It was a fun team and I was really proud of your effort. It was something new for you and you had a great attitude about it. You were fun to watch! However you feel on the court, you show with your whole body. You are very entertaining! You have always been and continue to be my most tender hearted kiddo. Dad and I have to be very careful when we discipline you because you are really hard on yourself. Even when I am not disciplinig you but talking to the other boys in the room with you, you feel the need to defend yourself. I have to regularly remind you that I was not even talking to you. Sam, you are funny, social, and friends with everyone. You are kind, sensitive, and get your feelings hurt easily. You wish for a world where right and wrong is clear and justice prevails. Unfortunately, in a world with three brothers, justice isn't always served. I love you buddy, and I am so proud to be your mama! Happy birthday Sam!