Dear Tegegne: You're Almost 5!

Dear Tegegne,

Hey little cutie. You’re turning 5 on September 20th, 

and we can hardly believe it. I think of the day we 

first met you and how much you’ve changed. I am so 

proud of the boy you are becoming. Thanks for loving

Ababayeh and I so much. Thanks for forgiving us, as 

we learn as we go just like you do. Thanks for being 

such a good big brother to Hensley. You are sooo

patient with her, and you often tend to her needs

before Ababayeh or I get to her.  

For your 5th birthday you’ve requested a bug cake,

which changed to Spiderman, then cheeta. You said

that it was okay if Fields was born on your birthday...

you’d share with him but you had an idea. He gets one 

present and you get lots of presents.You’re having four

friends over for dinner and a bon fire. The meal you picked

includes chocolate milk, chicken strips, and chicken fries. 

Your recent questions include: “Ababayeh, what is the 

fastest jet ever? Is a cheeta faster than that jet? Can you

run faster than a cheeta? Where do asternauts park their

rocket on the moon? Do you see that light? I think that’s

God shining. I want Norah and Jaylen to come on our

camping trip...and Hensley. How old do I have to be to

be in 7th grade?”

We were running errands when I started to go into early

labor and I asked you to pray for Fields and I. You 

started praying out loud right then, without hesitation. I love

you, Tegegne. Thanks for helping me out so much while

I am on “bedrest.” You bring me water and find my phone

multiple times a day!

You’re kind. You’re thoughtful. On a daily basis...”How was 

your sleep, Dad? Mom, how’s your dinner tasting? Hensley, 

here’s your bunny...can I have that toy back. please?” 

Love, 

Mom