06 April 2007

a birthday for jeremy.


today is my husband's 31st birthday. i can hear him two rooms away singing a vocal part on his new song "Daylight." a giant chocolate chip cookie the size of a tire is in the oven baking and soon will be decorated with blobs of chocolate frosting. eli is asleep in his swing after a busy morning during which we made homemade birthday cards, and helped jeremy on a hunt around the house to find his gift: Recording The Beatles.

eli and i are proud of him for so many reasons. beyond the fact that he's pouring his heart into a new album full of brilliant artistry and heaps of perseverance (and he's doing it all to take care of us, his family), we are proud of him for being such a caring husband who rarely fails to love his wife well, no matter the extent of patience it requires. and we are proud of him for being such a dedicated new father who handles every middle of the night diaper change without a complaint, and tears up at the sight of his son's tiny face. not every man has that depth of sensitivity.

every april 6th, i have the opportunity to stop and really dwell on all the amazing things about this person i am so blessed to share my life with. and this year it's even better because now we have eli to help us celebrate.




5 comments:

Jason said...

what a stud! hope you guys had a good night celebrating.

jenni said...

Happy birthday, Jeremy! And what adorable pics of Eli. To me, he looks like both of you in these pictures, more than Kierstin, Jr..

:)

Christine said...

utterly adorable!!! i love your precious family.

Lauren said...

so sweet! i'd love to meet that sweet baby boy (and say hi to his mama, too ;) ) next week when i'm in nashville for a few days :) ella and i are staying with alice and evan for a few days (while matthew's on tour and robert's in europe for work), and would love to connect with you, if you're free :)

Unknown said...

SO CUTE!