John Reece

Whew!  I'm sitting here looking at pictures from Reece's first birthday party, which just ended a little while ago, and I'm getting all misty-eyed.  It's hard to pinpoint what I'm feeling...I guess it's a mixture of emotions:  pride, happiness, and love, of course...and also maybe a little sadness (okay, a lot of sadness) that this baby is growing up so quickly.  I will say, however, that I'm grateful that this one is taking things a little slower than his older brother.  Thank you, Reece, for letting me hold you, for crawling, for being a mama's and daddy's boy, for not being in too big a rush.  We aren't in a rush either.  Take it slowly, sweet boy.  You've got all the time in the world...