Sometimes I try to look into the future and imagine what you will look like. First as a boy then as a teenager, and finally as a father yourself. Will your kids look like me? Today I wonder what you will grow up to be.
Every time I brush my teeth you get the biggest grin and watch me intently, so maybe you'll be a dentist. You laugh when I am not fast enough to cover you up and you soak everything in the room, so maybe you'll be a practical joker. You've figured out how to unfasten and dismantle a diaper, so maybe you'll be an engineer. Your feet never stop moving. While you eat, you kick. While you bathe, you kick. While you ride in the car, you kick. So maybe you'll be a soccer star. (Or a kicker for the Mississippi State Bulldogs!)
Cooper, whatever you decide is your dream, I hope and pray it will come true. I pray you will be successful and have joy in your life. I know you will be great. Because you already are!