Happy Birthday Baby! - Gavin is 1 today

That was then







Mommy and I were talking about what we were doing one year ago yesterday. I either had the day off of work, or I got off early we are not sure, but we remember going to Biaggis' and talking about you. You were mere hours form coming into this world, and we were completely in wonderment of what it would be like to have a baby of our own. It was a nervous night and the next day we got to meet you. It has been an absolute pleasure raising a little boy like yourself.
This is now!

This little light of mine

Gavin,

In getting to know you I am getting to know the little me. I was talking to my uncle Pete and he mentioned that when I was your age I had the same type of thumb callousness from sucking my thumb that you have right now from sucking yours. It made me think back to the time your grandma put this nasty liquid on my thumb to get me to stop sucking it, and I would suck on it and spit it into my pillow until I couldn't taste it any more. I think I was about 12 years old when I finally stopped sucking my thumb. It was a really old age to finally quit, and it was tough, but I was tougher I guess. It just took your daddy a while. I am really enjoying all the kisses you have started giving us. Your mommy and I are so happy that we can ask for kisses and you will give them to us as often as we ask. I'll tell you a secret, we have to control ourselves so we don't wear you out because we can kiss you all day long. It is that wonderful. It's even better than ice cream and candy if you can imagine that. I would trade the entire contents of Willy Wonkas factory for just one Gavin kiss.

I love you,

Daddy