Dear Corban,
Your little brother, Callan is growing and progressing. We’ve
been delightfully busy keeping up with him. He came to us from heaven with a
natural strength physically paired with a determined curiosity. This means that
our Curious Callan has gotten into his fair share of mischief.
To chart his growth, which often is in the upper 80s or mid
90s percentile, I’ve dutifully taken a photo every month on the 4th
to help show just how fast he has gone from his 9lbs and 21” and grown to be
over 20lbs and somewhere close to almost 30” tall. If he keeps with this trend,
we shall have a giant on our hands in a couple years. Here are a few of those
images, to help show some of that growing up we’ve witnessed.
Callan is our second miracle. At times we tearfully imagine
what it would be like to watch you, Corban as you would take Callan by the hand
and together you’d explore the world. Callan get’s really excited and breathes heavily
in anticipation of any new toy and attempt to cross the room or sneak around
barriers to go upstairs, so we sometimes wonder how you’d show your excitement,
Corban. It seems Callan is often smiling off into the distance, as if he is
still able to see you as you watch over our family. We know that the veil
between this life and heaven is often thin for little ones, so we know that
Callan is blessed with the ability to see and interact with you. Sometimes we
find ourselves jealous for that connection as well, so that we could see you
and feel you close by during the harder moments.
Christmas was especially emotional as we realized that this
would have been your third Christmas, Corban. You’d be the one practically
jumping out of your PJs to get to the things you knew Santa and your parents
had waiting under the tree. Instead, we did our best to encourage 10 ½ month
old Callan not to open those presents until Christmas morning. And come
Christmas morning, we woke him with the sound of jingling bells so that he
could feel a measure of excitement and anticipation as we carried him
downstairs to the tree. Don’t worry, Corban, Callan had the present-opening
down to a science by the time Christmas finally came. We’re sure you helped
encourage him in his many efforts to practice opening gifts in the days and
weeks leading up to that time! That’s one example of how we know you have a
sense of humor, Corban.
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| Our Christmas Card |
With this new year in our view and many unknowns ahead, we
are so grateful to our Heavenly Father for all that He has given us. Our lives
have been filled with joys and bounties not explainable or attributable to
things of this earth. We know He is there keeping close watch. We also feel you
near, Corban, during the moments when our hearts are saddened and our spirits
are dampened by the various low moments in our lives. We love you, son. We hope
you feel that love as you watch us interact with your little brother. We long
for the day when we can hold you and play with you just as we do with Callan.
We’re so grateful for Jesus, His atonement and resurrection that allow us the
hope and assurance that we will see you again. So, until that time when we are
reunited again, know that we cherish your memory forever in our hearts.
We love you, Corban. We will never forget you.
Love, Dad and Mom (and Callan).
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