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Guess whose turning the big O-N-E tomorrow??? My little Devin! Oh my gosh. The time has passed so quickly. So much has changed since he was born, like new jobs and a new place to live. Last year Dylan spoke "Dylanese" (a language that sounded a lot like Chinese) and didn't have hardly any hair on his head. A year later, he has such a large vocabulary and I can't get him to stop talking. Today his hair is a big mess of curls and uncontrollable. Last year my dad was in the hospital because he fell off a ladder three days before I was to give birth, broke one leg and severely hurt the other. Today he is walking with the help of one crutch and taking Dylan out to explore the world.

And what has my little Devin been doing and how has he been changing over the last 12 months? So much. He came into the world about two and a half weeks early because I was in so much pain and discomfort. I basically begged my doctor to do the c-section early. I couldn't imagine being pregnant another week in the hot August/September Atlanta weather. (This coming from a woman who loves the thought of being pregnant and who can't wait to do it again for the third and maybe final time!)

Devin came in so little weighing only 7 pounds and 15 ounces (compared to his big brother who weighed 9lbs 10oz!). Now, well he's still my little guy being on the short side, even though the boy loves to eat. He's so curious, inquisitive, funny and so many more wonderful adjectives. I love his smile and his laugh. He makes the funniest noises when trying to communicate with a lot of clicks and "Bah! Bah! Bah's" He crawls around the house so loudly that you know where he's going. He cruises around the furniture like a pro. And will take his first steps whenever he's ready.

Before I ever thought about having a second child, I would read articles about women wondering how they ever could love the second child as much as they loved their first. I thought that was craziness, but then it happened to me. I love my first born so much and I couldn't imagine loving anyone else that intensely. But then I met Devin Andrew. Wow! Talk about love at first sight. He was just so small and precious. It was meant to be. Now I can't imagine life without him. I can't even describe the feelings that rush up in me when I look at him. I thank God every day for the two precious gifts that he has given me in Dylan and Devin. I am so blessed. I say this while trying to keep these two from fighting over blocks. Oh well. It's all part of life.

Be blessed.