My sweet baby boy was born. He was 8lbs and 1oz. We were stationed at Ft. Benning, GA at the time. The coolest thing is that he was born in the exact same delivery room his father was born in 31 years earlier. What a coincidence.
We celebrated today the birth of this extraordinary boy. There's so much I could say about my little Gavin. But the word sweet says it all. He truly, truly is. His little sister has been sick this week. And even though there was a party planned for him at daycare today he declined. He told me that he didn't want to go without his sister. So his party could wait.
We spent the day together, the three of us. His older brother was in school so he missed out on the fun. We had a cookie cake for breakfast at Gavin's request. Lunch at McDonald's because that's every four-year-old's favorite place to dine. Later he were supposed to have dinner at Applebee's, because after McD's that is his all time favorite. But he told me he would rather wait and do that this weekend when his Mimi is here so she can "join us". It's on my schedule for sure.
Perhaps the BEST part of the day was a call from daddy on Skype. He's in Iraq for those of you who don't know. Seeing the smile on his face makes EVERYTHING in life better. He was thrilled to see his "big boy" on his birthday. And Gavin shared with his daddy the gifts he chose at Wally World. A Black and Decker chain saw (toy version of course) and a drag racing set made by Hot Wheels. We were all happy to be part of his joy.
What a blessed day. Though having Joel home with us would have made it so much better, I could not have asked for more under the circumstances. The smiles were worth more than all the gold on this great earth.
Thank you all for letting me share.
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