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Happy 6th Birthday Alexander!!!!

Alexander came into the world 6 years ago if you can believe it. I remember writing on this blog that very day and saying how good of a baby he was and how he slept all day, ate well, and was just the best baby. Oh father time has showed us the many sides of this wonderful little creature. As it turns out he wasn't a good sleeper, he ended up being a lazy eater and was so horribly demanding my poor mother in law was strung out all day from watching him. Believe it or not, he is still that way today. He at least sleeps through the night now (thanks to all day Kindergarten) but begs on a nearly daily basis to sleep with us or at least snuggle with mommy before bed. Rarely is either of those allowed. As far as eating goes...he can't eat enough to get full most of the time but what he will eat varies from time to time. If it's chicken and noodles, he'll eat that all day long. Note eating noodles is a fairly easy task. He will go all out on a man size steak though and not balk at all about it. And demanding...oh my. Ricardo has graciously stayed at home with Alexander over the past 6 years and worked out of our house and taught karate classes at night. He knows first hand this little man's level of neediness. At the same time, we both know his level of intelligence, caring, love, and last but not least his strong will that we hope will take him far in life. But regardless of all the idiosyncrasies my little manny has, he always brings a level of joy to our lives each and every day that wouldn't be there had God not blessed us with him. He has taught me patience I thought I'd never have and at the same time a level of irritation I thought I'd never have. I also never thought in a million years I could love someone like I love him. It is truly a love only a mother can know. Happy Birthday Little Manny! I'm so glad you're mine!