June 12, 2009

Six Years Ago Today . . .

This little love nugget came into our lives amid the chaos of a move, a new job, and a house renovation. He brought with him a wave of calm and peace and he's been doing the same thing ever since. Now he is preparing to become a big brother for the first time. It has been a sweet experience to watch him transition from being the "baby" {also known as King of Our Universe} to accepting and eventually embracing what is going to happen in a few weeks. He's gone from tears of sorrow at the first news that we were having a baby, to kissing my stomach every morning as a way to say "Hi brother, I love you."

He can run, skip, hop, SNAP!, tie his own shoes, count to 100 and beyond, read books, add numbers, spell words and pretty much capture my heart on a daily basis. All this evidence proves is that it's true - my RedDog is S-I-X years old. Happy birthday sweet boy!


ps. I'll try to capture a few of our birthday traditions and blog about them next week.

8 comments:

Tobi said...

Happy Birthday Red Dog! I hope you have a fun filled day!

TracieCarter said...

Seeing Red Dog as that lil baby just makes me ache to hold another newborn!!! Good thing a friend is having her baby next week to satiate my needs! PHEW! You are still looking as fabulous as ever! Thank you for the self portrait! I was just thinking, "Man, her pregnancy has gone fast!" for me :)

Lori said...

Here's a high five and a huge hug for the Birthday Boy RED DOG! Have a great celebration.

Lori Gerten said...

What a beautiful baby he was and a really cute kid! Tell him The Minnesotan Gertens say, "happy birthday"!

Emily said...

Happy Birthday RedDog!!!

Apis Melliflora said...

Red Dog, what a cute baby you were. Six is a big year! Enjoy it! I'm snapping for you!

Apis Melliflora said...

Red Dog, oops...you're entering your seventh year and, yeah, that's even bigger and more magical than six.

Kernal Ken said...

Red Dog, you make me happy. Can't wait to see you tomorrow, hope I can find your birthday present.