31,334,914 Seconds: We Can Let Him Expand

We can, but seriously, should we? He's such a complete little package at less than one year, why should two be any better. We've heard they can be terrible. Above, he is shown pre-1, still, and cute with long hair. He is shown in the hair-cut chair, and he will lose some of that hair shortly, and with that hair cut our little, little infant becomes a boy.



And above is the after (at 31,354,525 Seconds), looks good huh? Here's a couple more befores:


6,559,772 Seconds: Our little boy, above, pictured on Mother's Day weekend. That swing is now long stored away, along with those pacifiers. Fortunately, he gave up his pacifier early on, and he's never had a problem giving up his bottle. His blankie is another story, don't mess with the blankie. His expressions have developed; now he'll stare at us wondering what that blank stare is on our face, instead of vice-versa.


6,562,717 Seconds: Above, it's hard to call him a monkey now, except in the figurative sense. Bummer. But, now, he can really climb and get up on things. For example, he still thinks it's OK to take a dive off a bed, or climb without consequence down stairs. Monkeys, however, are born with an innate sense of space and gravity. Grant still doesn't have the hang of simple Newtonian physics, like a monkey would by now.


22,276,002 Seconds: At this time, we still had hope for the Cowboys. I know. I know. I still had hopes for my fantasy football, too!! Look at the hope in our eyes; we were so young, so naive, betting it all on da boys, on Romo and his pinky.


4,144,597 Seconds: He is less than two months shown above, and quite a handful. He could barely coordinate his hands then.


-20,604,720 Seconds: He didn't even have hands at this time. When I saw these indicators shown above, I said, "Holy [Sheep Herders] I am a dad, my boys can swim!" Kelly rolled her eyes and said something like: "Hey, buddy forget your boys, this is bigger than that!" She was right, of course.


Starting at 31,354,525 Seconds, the family today had a Sunday Celebration for Grant's Birthday , but like other doors, this one, shown above, will stay private until at least 31,536,000 Seconds. Our prayer is very similar to the one on March 3, 2008, though: Lord Grant us the patience and strength to guide our son Grant further into this World. Notice how even then we tipped you off to his name. Thanks, we appreciate your attention to these matters.