HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONAH
Wow. One year. What a cause for celebration. In fact, I feel like it's my birthday. So many changes in one year. AND we actually managed to keep this boy healthy and happy for 365 days. Such a milestone and such an accomplishment. This is coming from a person who has done some pretty challenging stuff: I lived in a foreign country where I didn't speak the language or know a soul, I joined a speech club so I could try and conquer my worst fear, I wrote a thesis. But raising a baby is an entirely different kind of challenge. One that has, unlike my other pursuits, nothing to do with being selfish. Yes, I brought this kid into the world, but I had no idea what I was in for ( and thankfully no new parents do, or the human species would have died out long ago!!). Jonah is absolutely my universe. He is changing everything about me-how I look at the world, how I view myself, what I think is really important in life (i.e. it's way better to have a good time playing in the dirt tha