He'll be a butterfly, someday

but for now he is my caterpillar.

"Why?!?!"

Seems to be the word of the month!

"Do you love me?"....why?

"Dad, do you have to go to work?"....why?

"Tyler, am I your buddy?"....why?

"Is it raining outside?"....why?

I don't always have all the answers to his questions but today when he was standing on my feet dancing with me in the kitchen and looked up at me and said,

"Mom, do want me to stay little?"

I knew the answer

"Yes, son, you know that I do."

"Why?"

"Because if you get too big you won't be able to stand on my feet and dance with me."

The day is coming when it will all be a memory. He is going to spread his wings and fly.

I heard this song today and as I fought back tears I thought on my kids...

"You're gonna be"

by Reba McEntire

6lbs and 9oz. lookin' up at me

Like I have all the answers

I hope I have the ones you need

I've never really done this,

now I know what scared is

Sometimes I'll protect you from everything that's wrong

Other times I'll let you just find out on your own

But that's when you'll be growin',

And the whole time I'll be knowin

(chorus)

You're gonna fly, with every dream you chase

You're gonna cry, but know that that's okay

Sometimes life's not fair, but if you hang in there

You're gonna see that sometimes bad is good

We just have to believe things work out like they should

Life has no guarantees, but always loved by me

You're gonna be

I'm afraid you'll have to suffer through some of my mistakes

Lord knows I'll be trying to give you what it takes

What it takes to know the difference

Between getting by and livin'

‘Cause anything worth doing is worth doing all the way

Just know you'll have to live with all the choices that you make

So make sure you're always givin' way more than you're takin'

(chorus)

You're gonna be

Someone's everything

You're gonna see

Just what you are to me

You're gonna fly with every dream you chase

We just have to believe things work out like they should

Life has no guarantees, but always loved by me

You're gonna be

Always loved by me