1 year.
Graham you flew through the past 12 months
and filled our lives with an abundance of joy
and indescribable love.
You bring so much joy to so many people...
We are truly so grateful for the blessings
that the Lord has poured on us
through your little one year of life.
You are a speedy, speedy crawler.
You can go up and down the stairs now!
You can stand on your own for a good 20 seconds,
but then you realize you aren't holding on
and you squat back down.
You think it's hilarious when we try and discipline you for
touching things that aren't for your little hands.
You watch us the whole time while you're moving over to the
Blue Ray player to see if we notice.
We do. And we try to suppress our laughter.
You love books, cars, balls, bubbles, and dogs!
These things make your little face light up
with the hugest grin and most times you give a little chuckle.
You never get tired of any of your books.
Your head will snap and turn to any sound of motor vehicle.
You are quite the thrower.
You love any ball and play catch with us!
You bring us the bubble pack as soon as you see it! (Bubble was your first word!!)
Anytime there is a dog bark or a dog in sight you get SO excited and reach your hand out to pet it. Even if it is no where near.
You love food and will eat just about anything.
Some of your favorites are avocados, mangos, blueberries, green peas, and macaroni and cheese.
You like to feed your self with your fingers
and don't really love anything pureed.
You make it very clear that you have had enough
of us feeding you with a spoon.
You transfered over to a sippy cup and
get a kick out of throwing it or dropping it.
The higher the better.
You still adore Jaffy. He's been a constant since month 3.
You started dropping Jaff out of your crib
to get a reaction out of us.
But then you are devastated to wake up and
find he is not there to stuff in your mouth or use as a pillow.
Sometimes in the morning or after nap I can hear you talking
and I'm certain it is to Jaff.
You give high fives and kisses. It is the most precious thing.
Especially when you volunteer a sweet kiss without us asking.
You just open your little mouth and lean in...
It melts our hearts. I cannot even explain.
We are pretty sure you can say bubble, car, bird, and book.
You think you can say a lot more
and we love hearing your grunt and babble.
You love to laugh now. The big belly laughs.
You like to change what you think is hysterical from day to day.
Today it was Dad saying "Honk-honk".
You've been laughing at sneezing a lot lately.
You crack up when you chase us on our hands
and knees around the couch.
Daddy catching the ball after you try and throw it down
gets you laughing all the time too.
You are so ticklish and we have a lot of fun "getting you".
The transformation from meek, newborn Graham,
to independent, toddler Graham is astounding.
We just keep saying, "Oh my goodness, he's such a big guy."
And you are. You are such a sweet, sweet blessing from the Lord,
and we are so amazed that He has in-trusted us with such a
healthy, joyful, inquisitive, adventurous,
humorous, sensitive, and loving son.
Happy Birthday, Graham Thomas.
We love you to pieces.
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