Wow, time sure does fly.  Was it really a whole year ago that my son was born?  Everyone tells you that it will, but it’s a whole other thing to actually experience it.  I put together a video of Eli’s life so far (watch it on his FB page!), and it is absolutely mind-blowing to see how much he has changed.  He had so much black hair, then he was practically bald, now he’s got lots of brown hair.  He was super skinny, then he filled out nicely, now he’s got chubby cheeks!  He couldn’t hold his head up, then he could sit up, now he can pull himself up and take litle steps if he’s holding on to something.  It’s all so overwhelming, and it’s hard to put one year so full of profound moments into words.  I can say that all of the clichés are true: the time does fly, every day is something new, you feel a whole new kind of love, that being a parent changes your perspective on everything – all totally true. So what else can I say?

I don’t know what on Earth I did to deserve such an amazing little boy, but every time I look at him I feel like the luckiest guy in the world,

Happy Birthday, Eli!