Almost Mine

I call him Almost Mine because, well, he’s like one of my children.  ‘Cept for that whole – he didn’t come out of my birth canal thing….

I can remember the call vividly from iNik to tell me about him.  I was there in the ultrasound room when we learned it was a boy.  (Which was really good news because Lordy, if you had only seen the size of his feet then!)  I was there when he took his first breath.  And it was I who cut the cord and freed him from his mother.  Someday he’ll thank me for that because, I mean, how embarrassing to have to drag your mother with you everywhere. 

I’ve held him, I’ve nursed him (desperate times call for desperate measures), I’ve kissed his boo-boos, I’ve rocked him to sleep, I’ve watched him hit his milestones, I’ve watched him grow up, and I’ve loved him every minute of his life like he was mine.

2002 – he made an appearance at his own baby shower!  Early bird catches the worm.

2003 – Almost Mine and Bug are 5 months apart.  They are like a set of twins.

 

2004 – Halloween.  Who are those girls, and doesn’t their mother ever brush their hair??????

2005 – Ground Hog Day party

 

2006 – Mountain View, AR vacation

2007 – Easter Egg Hunt

2008 – Almost Mine adores Zman so when Zman got his mohawk, so did he.

Today he turns 7.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY Almost Mine!