2!
April 3rd, 2008 -- Posted in Look, Love, Remember | 8 Comments »
So our little Gavin is two today. He woke up at 5, came into our room and snuggled (quietly even!) until 7:15. Bliss! He giggled until I was awake, and we began our day. Dancing, bellowing, spinning, laughing, jumping, and teasing. Oh — and lots of eating!!
He had his second breakfast of the morning with Grandpa Kaminski. My Dad’s staying with us for a little bit while my Mom recovers from open heart surgery. I wish you all could have seen it. Besides the back-and-forth teasing between them (fighting over which train was whose), they also teased back and forth over toast, ketchup, and scrambled eggs. When Isaac decided that he was done with his big pile of eggs (our 4-year-old is our toast-with-honey connoisseur), I fell into daughter-mode and passed the plate to my Dad to finish off.
The birthday boy objected loudly. After all, the eggs were on a Diego plate which was clearly meant for him. And he was still hungry. So Gavin began his third breakfast of the hour.
Two peas in a pod these two gentlemen — Grandpa at nearly 85 and Gavin at just-now 2.
Both forceps-delivery. Both the second living child after a traumatic loss. Both extended nurslings. Both incessant teases. Both meat-and-potatoes men. At age 5, I imagine that Gavin’s shoes will be in a similar condition to his Grandpa’s there in the photo. See them? Brand new and already scraped up from the walk to the photographers.
Both so full of life and fun. And I am blessed to know them both. Happy Birthday, my Gavin! I pray you have as long and happy a life as your dear Grandpa!