Maybe the fastest year of my life.
I have been so incredibly blessed by this little guy for the last 365 days. Each day is a gift and a miracle. He has taught me a lifetime's worth of lessons in self sacrifice. And for each hard moment there are a billion wonderful and beautiful moments.
The first time he smiled.
The first little coo.
The first giggle.
The first time he reached out for me.
The first time he crawled toward me, walked to me...
And now when he grabs my legs and waits for me to look down at him so that he can reach for me to pick him up.
Of course there are the fits, the crying, the bumps and bruises, the night-time feedings. But those are but a speck of dust in this year of joy.
What a great and mighty heavenly Father we serve. I am beginning to scratch the surface of what He means when He says that children are a gift from the Lord. What a blessing our little Graham is. As we try and fail everyday, may we truly give him over to our Father for all things. May we continue to try to love him as Christ loves us.
We love you little monkey!
4 comments:
Happy Birthday, Graham Cracker!
OH Leslie. I remember looking at these photos last year for the first time. Tears.
P.S. I was thinking about you the whole time while I was doing the Swiffer post.
Happy birthday, Graham! Miss you guys. I am finally commenting on your blog...and I'm joining the fun. Don't get too excited. I have LOTS to learn!
Oh, I missed the move to blogger.
Happy Birthday little Graham. We love you!
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