10 . . . seriously

for a few weeks leading up to j's bday,

i kept thinking

WOW ~ 10 . . . it's a big deal

double digits

i don't feel old enough to have a 10 year old!

  10 years ago this dark haired blessing

melted our hearts

and that grin right there

can turn any other person's frown upside down!

and may even keep him from getting in trouble for a wrong choice

he's a little mischievious

very curious

completely charming

 this one makes me laugh

see what i mean?!

but back to 10 years ago

b/c of some blood work or something

i really can't remember the details

BUT

the nurses brought him to us 

with a medicine cup cut in half

a MEDICINE CUP

secured around one of his hands

to keep some tubing or something in place

i became a puddle

it was pitiful

i try to imitate to him 

how i loved

LOVED to pick up up

and just rub his cheeks to mine

(i can't pick him up though)

but sometimes

okay, rarely

he'll give me

cheekers

as we refer to them

oh i love some baby cheeks

fun & tender

smart & witty

creative & humorous

joyful & spirit filled

determined & spunky

affectionate & playful

are just some of the words

we use to describe JACOB

this

is

my

favorite

right

here

the smile

his eyes

those freckles

thank you jacob for bearing with

me during our crazy cheezy photo shoot!

i promise one day, you'll be slightly thankful!

one day we'll have someone talented to take our pics