Oh! You should hear him laugh!! It's unlike anything Ican explain. It's so perfect. And he knows when to use it, too. He doesn't just throw it around, he waits for just the right moment. He uses it sparingly, despite our best efforts. He'll smile for nuthin'. He'll giggle if you give him reason. But a good ol' laugh, he'll gettcha when you're unprepared. 
I love taking pictures of him in sunlight. His eyes are so blue, even pictures can't do them justice but sometimes he'll catch a beam in the corner of his eye and it bounces out and fills the room with joy. (That was so good! I get gooshy points!!)
And then, a picture from almost a year ago, when his future was so uncertain, when every three days we thought we were going to lose him, when no doctors could ease our minds with optimism because he wasn't expected to make it. Seems so long ago now, but it's still real hard to think about. I remember his time in the NICU and I try to focus on the incredible work that so many people put into his survival, on a daily basis, for four months. I focus on the first cry he made when the surgeon pulled him out and how, at that moment, I knew that our son wasn't ever going to stop. And he hasn't. Today, I'm very, very thankful for our son and all of the love and support that so many people have given us over the last year. Very, very thankful.
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