It is Cedar’s 6th birthday today and I have not yet put up pictures from Dawson’s 3rd birthday, which took place over a MONTH ago. Feeling veeeeery guilty. In fact, now that I think about it, I’ve also forgotten to put up pics from his first day of preschool…
…and his recent SURGERY! (What’s wrong with me???)
Since his birthday, he’s had surgery to repair a ‘hydrocele’, which, like a hernia, is basically a hole somewhere in his guts that was leaking into his body.
Fun.
I had a hernia when I was in my late teens and I was hunched over for a week, wincing in pain every time I coughed, sneezed, or laughed. Dawson has a nice scar on his abdomen now, too, but on the afternoon he got home, he was dancing around acting like nothing had happened and within a day, was back to full activities. He didn’t even need any pain medication!
Anyway, back to birthday time…
Last year, when Dawson turned 2, he still wasn’t eating solid food. He stared at his cake, everyone around him ate like fiends, and never touched it. Only weeks later, everything changed and he began eating - the reason for the change still bewilders us, but we’re certainly not complaining.
This year, he’s grown a ton, turned into sporting superstar (soccer, hockey, golf, frisbee, bike riding - you name it), started pre-school, and is kicking everyone’s butt at Memory Game.
The best part of the birthday (and the development of his personality over the last year) was his sense of humour. He decided that for every present he opened, he’d make this ridiculous face and dance around the room in celebration. Here’s the evidence…
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This post was written by Steve Pratt on October 26, 2008
