happy birthday!!

18th august, 2007

7 pounds, 13 ounces; 20 inches

18th august, 2008

21 pounds, 8 ounces; 29 1/4 inches

happy first birthday to our beautiful little boy! the past 366 days have been filled to the brim with love, wonder, amazement, amusement and we wouldn't want it any other way. the day you were born, it rained. it's funny, the things i remember, but it had been hot and sunny for days and days, but the morning you were born was the beginning of an entire week of rain. seems fitting, since you were such a refreshing event! we'll never forget your first cries, that sweet little face... those first days with you were utter bliss. since then, you've grown and learned so much! now you are crawling everywhere and almost ready to walk, you have learned to give yourself a sippy cup (sometimes it just doesn't want to cooperate with you...), you LOVE peas, make a goofy squishy face when you go out in the sun, have developed quite an attitude, have already lived in two states and the list goes on and on. what a miracle and a joy you've been- here's to you, cole ryan... happy first birthday!