"My girl your light is so bright. You are not only hilarious, but also brave, confident, incredibly determined, thoughtful and at times a bit spicy. You're  my little independent, capable three year old who continues to humble me and everything I thought I knew about parenthood."

"You keep me on my toes in the best way! A  “Mama, watch this” from you, grabs my attention differently than when those words come from your brother. You are Brave and reminded yourself of this when it came to meeting Santa this year, quietly muttering "CC brave" to yourself repeatedly." 

"Charlie you have been such a gift, born just before the Covid 19 pandemic rocked the globe;  most of your short life we've been hunkered down navigating an ever changing new normal, but mostly soaking you up." 

"There are few things in this life more beautiful than bringing new life into the world. Birth will take you to your limits, and then past them. Just before Charlie was born there was a point where birth felt stronger than me, but the process is so incredibly divine. The surge of hormones that cascade through the body dictating what needs to happen. "