08/29/2026
Happy 14th birthday to my Maddux š¤
You are smart. You are funny. You are witty. You are kind. And you are the one I hoped for for so, so long.
Round 6 of IVF. The final 2 embryos. You were born a fighter, and from the very beginning, you did things your own way. Your own timeline. Your own space. Your own moves.
And somehow, that is still so perfectly you.
Keep being you, kid. Keep being someone who doesnāt conform. Someone who happily embraces the term nerd but can also go out and kick ass on the ice.
Math team. Hockey. Reading countless books. Tennis. D&D. You have never felt the need to fit into one box, and I hope you never do.
The world needs more people who are unapologetically themselves.
I am so proud of the person you are becoming, but if Iām being honest, I would be happy to keep you 14 forever.
Keep making your own path. Keep doing things your way. Keep being exactly who you are.
I love you more than you will ever know. ILYSM š¤ Happy 14th birthday, my boy.