Happy 7th Birthday Mario!

Seven years ago on April, 6th 2011 at 9:34 pm, I became a mom to my amazing 11 pound baby boy, Mario Lukka Jovel. Since the day Mario was born he expresses his true colors which are beautiful and brighten up our family like a rainbow! It makes me happy to be able to share our joys and our journeys here on Petit-Swag with you, and since it's Mario's Birthday, I thought it would be nice to share with you the lyrics from one of his favorite songs, Cyndi Lauper's True Colors. When Mario was a baby I would sing it to him when he cried, and it is on our rotation of songs we listen to when he goes to bed. True Colors is also in one of his favorite movies (Trolls) and because we have the Trolls Soundtrack we seem to be listening to True Colors more often lately. Mario also loves Godzilla, science, dinosaurs, Legos, outer space, drawing mazes, exploring and running with his stick ropes - all of this are Mario's True Colors. It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are - and with me and my husband's support - Mario who is not a baby anymore is quickly becoming his own person before our loving eyes and we are so, so proud of him today & every day! 

"You with the sad eyes
Don't be discouraged
Oh I realize
It's hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And the darkness inside you
Can make you feel so small

But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow

Show me a smile then
Don't be unhappy
Can't remember when
I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there

And I'll see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow

Can't remember when I last saw you laugh

If this world makes you crazy
You've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there

And I'll see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors
True colors are shining through

I see your true colors
And that's why I love you
So don't be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful
Like a rainbow"

True Colors Written By
Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly

Artist: Cyndi Lauper
Album: True Colors
Released: 1986

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