Thursday, May 3, 2012: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM! It was great to hear your voice this morning! It really did make my day. I remember everything about the day you were born. Adriana Coronel Tenorio (AKA Adriana Howitt Coronel, Ari Coronel, Ari Coronel Tenorio, Ari Howitt, Ari Howitt Coronel) was amazingly beautiful with you in her tummy. I remember the surgeons walking through the entire situation with us the day before. I was so proud of her. I have nothing but respect for what a woman goes through bringing a life into the world. I have your actual birth on video Sam. It was amazing! Most newborn babies cry when entering the world, and understandably so. You were sleeping when you were born. As you came out of Adrian’s tummy, you were sleeping on your stomach. Perhaps you heard all of the noise in the room at that moment because you tried to lift up your head to look around then went right back to sleep. You were so adorable. After the nurse cleaned you up a bit, she put you in my arms for the first time. Since you were born a month early it would be another 12-hours before we saw you again. Doctors wanted to be sure you were healthy and breathing on your own correctly, etc. You are the picture of health and I think I can speak for Adriana too when I say we are extremely grateful for that.
Being a Dad has been a humbling experience. I love being your Dad! I am honored to be your Dad. At the same time I don’t know why Adriana belittles my role in your life like she does. I don’t know why she keeps you and I apart as father & daughter, while she tries to replace me with someone else. It’s a sad and unfortunate situation. I am sorry I will not be there to share your special day with you today. Thank Adriana for that. However I will see you on Saturday. In a way it works out for you because you get to celebrate your birthday twice.
3 ½ years. My heart is as somber as the weather today. I know I said it before, it’s always worth saying, I am absolutely honored to be your Dad. That’s why this hurts so much Sam. I love you more than life itself. Adriana knows this and there are some people who think that she is jealous of that. The kind of evil that she has shown both of us will never be understood. Believe me Sam, I no longer feel like I should protect you from the truth. And as we all know, Adriana is deathly afraid of anything that resembles the truth.
We’ll save that conversation for another day. I LOVE YOU BIRTHDAY GIRL!
