Happy Birthday Jackson!

Well today was Jackson’s 2nd birthday. We all had a wonderful day together starting with a Big Boy Birthday Breakfast. I haven’t seen him eat so much in weeks, but then again bacon and waffles aren’t usually on the menu. The first thing he noticed this morning was the presents wrapped up in “Cars” gift wrap paper that were waiting for him up on the bar. He kept saying “oooohhhhh” and “yeah” and stalking them from far below at ground level. I swear it was like a vulture circling its prey….it was so funny. I think he was trying to be subtle but that is definitely a skill that he has yet to master. Jackson played all day with his new toys and us and received phone calls of birthday well wishes from all over the planet…literally…ate like a little piggy, got his sugar rush on, and he went to bed a very happy little boy.

Jim and I both had a few moments today where we recounted to each other about the day he was born. Just talking about him back then and looking at him now always gets us choked up. It is still hard to even think about what we went through during those first few days of his life and the weeks leading up to his birth but from time to time we do and I think it has been for the best that we talk when we need to, cry when we need to, and continue to be grateful every day for our wonderfully fortunate lives.

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