Our son Wilson is turning seven on Halloween. It seems like just yesterday that he was born. Here is a link to our blog post from last year where we shared about Wilson's unassisted home waterbirth. Happy memories from that day!
Joey crocheted Wilson a tie. Mommy crocheted a hat and scarf. Joey helped Mommy (because Joey is a much better sewer!) cut and sew a cashmere hat out of an old sweater. Now, Wilson is set for the cold weather at school! Daddy is carving something special out of wood. We will also make a felted banner with Wilson's name.
Speaking of names, Wilson has four names, just like our other children. We create our kids' names from family members, trying to represent both Jennifer and Rick's sides.
Ara: "King", Armenian, great-grandfather's middle name
Wilson: "Protector", English, great-great grandparent's surname
Cerda: "Handsome", Philippino, grandmother's surname
Tan: "King", Chinese, father's surname
Cousins are coming over to celebrate the birthday and then trick-or-treat in our new neighborhood. We will end the night by singing our song (see last year's blog post for words) that we wrote for Wilson before he sleeps. Happy birthday to our sweet, piano-and-guitar-playing, singing-and-dancing-loving son! We are inspired by his zest for life...pure joy.
