Dear Adalyn
October 8, 2017 Dear Adalyn, You are five today. Five sounds so old to me, so legitimately a “kid,” so beyond-baby, poised at the edge of a chapter, ready to jump into the next phase of childhood. You keep growing, growing, growing, getting longer and leaner and smarter and stronger. You are becoming you. Today, we celebrated you with orange rolls for breakfast, glitter tattoo art, lego building, LC romping, a rainbow carwash per your request, waffles for dinner, a Green Bay win complete with popcorn, and Tag You’re It. It was perfect, because it was You. Yesterday, you pranced around at one of our normal chaotic gatherings that you think is a normal birthday-party, your friends in “Addie-gear” of sparkles and costumes and creative fun; you were thrilled about life. I can’t believe you are five. You are still shy around strangers, but want to be friends with everyone in your class. You are funny and goofy and try to sneak armpit tickles daily to make...