7 years...it seemed only moments ago when I held you for the first time. So tiny, vulnerable. At that moment everything changed...everything. I am amazed at the person you have become and are evolving into everyday. I've watched you grow and learn, try and fail, then try again... and succeed.
I watched in wonder and amazement as you explored the world around you and embraced it. Your love of all things living gives me hope for the future. You asked me just days ago if plants feel pain as I clipped a flower from a bush. You were concerned for the well being of the plant. You caught a crane fly in the house and let it go outside, picked a bug up from the patio and put in a plant so it wouldn't get stepped on.
You love math and you are so good at it. You like to be challenged with numbers and math problems that make you have to think...what 7-year-old does that? You are so inquisitive, introspective and bright.
You are very funny and a constant source of laughter and entertainment for me. You love to laugh and have my sense of humor, much to your moms chagrin.
You are all the best parts of me and your mom. You challenge me everyday to be a better father and a better person.
I am thankful and proud to be your father, and I am blessed to have you in my life. Never change. Never stop learning. Never stop caring for the world. Never stop laughing.
Happy Birthday Apollo! I love you!
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