One year ago today our son was born. It was a cool autumn day with little sun peeking through dark clouds over Lake Michigan. We headed to the hospital in the early morning for my scheduled C-section, feeling excited and full of love for the little guy we were about to meet. He was born before 8:00 that morning; a perfect, no-complications birth, thanks to the skill and compassion of many fine folks. I vividly remember the feeling of him being pulled from my body, the first breath I took after he took his own first gasp of air, and the sweet cry that pierced the room: the tiny sound that we waited nearly 40 weeks to hear. Travis is the best surprise we can ever imagine receiving. To say he is a gift from God is an understatement. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb." Psalm 139:13
The birthday boy wearing his birthday shirt! 
Look closely - there are two more bottom teeth in there.
Travis loves his birthday gifts! From daddy and mommy: a push toy with a removable front that has lots of fun activities. From Cassidy: a firetruck! 
Our almost-always smiling guy.
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