Friday, 7 October 2005
happy 9th birthday, alex!
Today is Alex’s 9th birthday. We started the day with his big-ticket gift—a Lego Mindstorms Robotic Inventions 2.0 set—and will end it with a dinner at the Space Needle (his requested venue).
I realized today that in some ways, Alex inspired my first blog, long before “weblog” made its debut in the dictionary. Take a look at this pregnancy updates page…stories about my pregnancy, each individually dated and presented in reverse chronological order. Sure looks like a blog to me. :)
There are other nice things on that long-forgotten site, as well. A photo of Lane holding Alex in my hospital room the day after he was born, the detailed birth story (warning: contains gory and painful details), and even my far-too-optimistic and ultimately useless birth plan.
It’s such a cliché to say “they grow up so fast.” But that’s because it’s so very true. He’s not a chubby-cheeked baby anymore—he’s a sleek pre-teen with a sharp wit and an impish smile. But he’s still my baby.
Happy birthday, baby!
