In honor of half-birthdays I took my little man out for a mini-shoot today. His half-birthday is tomorrow. Who knew that things could change so much in just 18 months? I'm not going to try to explain how much I love this little guy because all the parents out there know that would be IMPOSSIBLE, but I do want to list a few things that I absolutely can't live without these days.
1. That smile (see picture #1). How can you not love that smile? The best is when I walk into his room when he's first woken up from a nap... to.die.for.
2. His new "language." It isn't quite English yet, but it is getting there. He has this little Japanese phrase (I'm assuming that it is Japanese as I can't understand it, and that is part of his ethnicity!!). He points at what he wants, and then says "Downg keeng lang gow?" This translates roughly to "Can I have that?" Isn't it great how I've thrown my own translation into his language? He could be saying "Give me that before I scream and throw a nasty fit!!" ha ha ha!
3. His dimples. They aren't just normal right-by-your-smile dimples, but they cave in right by his ears. You can tell he's smiling from miles away due to the size of these craters!
4. His laugh. I can't explain it. I won't even try.
5. Every square inch of his soft skin. It isn't baby-soft anymore, but it isn't quite boy-rough yet either. Right now he's starting to get a nice glisten due to the summer sun. No matter how much sunscreen I slather on that little guy he still browns. Just like the top of a biscuit. He still lets me lotion him every night before bed, and he still scrunches his nose each time I drop a dollop of cold lotion on his tummy.
6. His clap. He claps at everything. He claps just to make you laugh. Add #4 to #6, and I've already melted into a puddle of mush. He can basically do anything he wants at this point, and I'd still laugh. He could throw food off his high chair, throw a temper tantrum, pull the cat's tail, smack me in the cheek, and then clap and laugh.... and he still wouldn't get a time-out!!
That's enough for now. I could go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on....................
Happy Half-Birthday sweet little boy!!
Click on a picture to see it bigger, or visit the website to see the full shoot. Click on "Shoots" and then "Half Birthday"!! :o)
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!
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