Up at night

Dear Liam,

Tonight you were up, as you are most nights.  As I was comforting you I felt your soft cheek on my shoulder, smelled your baby breath, heard your little yawns and wondered to myself what does this little man's life have in store?  What will you be when you grow up, will you play sports, have an easy time with school, fight with your father, cuddle with me on the couch at night before bed?  You've already grown so much it's hard to remember how small you once were.  As excited as I am to see where you'll go, I don't want to leave where you are.  I love my cuddly little baby who keeps me tired by still waking up at night, insists on eating dinner before we do making us eat in shifts, gets into everything imaginable and frustrates a worn out from working all day mama because you also smile when someone sneezes, belly laugh when daddy tickles your tummy, and touch me softly when you're breastfeeding.  In just a few days you'll be an outside baby for just as long as you were inside and everyday after that the world will know you longer that I alone knew you...please don't grow up too fast.
Mama