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Five year ago plus a few weeks I was one huge pregnant lump. Have you ever seen a pregnant belly so protruding like that when it was only a single baby in there?
60 pounds people. I gained 60 pounds.
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Then I gave birth to this toddler. Ten pounds, eleven ounces of per, raw, pink, handsome, awesome little man.
He stole my heart instantly. Then sprained my pelvis. But I still loved him.
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He was a great baby. Not fussy, a great sleeper, and good to go. We all loved him tremendously.
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How could you NOT love that face? Like Tom
Selleck with his single cheek dimple.
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YOU WILL LOVE ME!!! And we did.
(Picture courtesy of Mimi.)
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There it is! There's the dimple! (And some chewed up apple bits, too. Sorry about that.)
Ach. My heart hurts remembering how sweet he was. And my pelvis hurts a bit, too.
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His love of airplanes started early. His first flight was at only 6 weeks old. (Not here, obviously.)
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Josh did "the lips", sticking them out and to the side while making snorting sounds.
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He didn't talk until three years old. Until then he yodeled and pointed to get what he wanted.
Oh, and he did. He was spoilt rotten!
(Photo courtesy of
Patti Brown Photography)
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He's always loved blue like any boy should.
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He's always been very good with change, travel, fun, and dirt. Sand took awhile longer as did crashing waves. To wash his hands off he's rather be patient and wait for a wave to reach him rather than go up to the churning surf.
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People have always been drawn to Josh. Maybe it's his dashing good looks, sweet personality, or warm heart.
This young Obama look-a-like had fun playing with Josh while we visited The Bahamas.
(This boy, 18 years old, looked EXACTLY like Obama. Fa-
reak-
eee.)
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Josh discovered the pleasures of a good head rub from a pretty girl at the tender age of three. "A" and Josh were often seen playing together. Notice the pine cone hairbrush she was using. He was in heaven!
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Then one day, he woke up, came out to the living room and somehow he had grown up. He was all big and manly and mature looking.
What happened?
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And now here he is, though I guess going by his shirt you can't see him. He turned 5 yesterday.
5.
Years.
Old.
Oh,
lordy. Time is going so fast! He's still my great boy, wonderful little man, dude of my heart.
Happy Birthday (yesterday) my baby boy. I love you more than the world!
(And my pelvis feels fine, thank you.)