Happy Birthday Gage!

I can't believe my little baby boy turns a year old today! Everyone says how fast it all goes but it seems like this year has been so long just because I can't think of what my life was like before having him. He's such a part of our family that we almost seem like a pretend family without him. Gage has been the perfect personality to come into our family. He's laid back and very content to just be around. I feel like he's already figuring out how to live a happy life. Seriously- nothing gets this kid down! He has taken some serious hits and sicknesses and you wouldn't even know it. He's rough, tough and everything that it means to be a little boy. We wrestle for hours on the couch and rough play by throwing him on anything that offers an ounce of padding and he just keeps coming back for more. His Grandma Brower thinks that he'll be one heck of a wrestler someday cause he just goes for you and doesn't hold back a bit. I've had several fat lips to prove it! Another thing that I love about my son is that he is so curious about everything. Food, the puppy, anything that makes a noise. And the funny part is that he'll just sit and watch it for a while first to try and figure it out and then he'll go after it. He sure is one observant kid. And what he lacks in willingness to smile he sure makes up for in classic expression that could have only come from his Dad. Gage will take any "perfect" photo opt and use it as a chance to take it to a whole new level. He's just so full of expressions and it's made being his photographer a trip and a half. Another thing that I really appreciate about Gage is that he's not loud. He rarely cries and is not into whining (yet) so it's enabled me to retain my sanity, which as we all know is priceless. The few times he's been really sick and has cried for 30 mins straight I realize that I love him so much for his quiet personality. I feel like I don't write what I love about Gage often enough so excuse the Gage fest that this blog is becoming but I really love my little boy so much and am so excited to see what kind of a sweetheart he's going to end up being. Happy Birthday Gage!