Showing off the chubby neck

Tonight I asked Elijah HOW BIG IS ELIJAH like I do every day and a millisecond later he was throwing up his arms, giggling uncontrollably. I think he wants to show off his big chubby neck (look at that thing)! He is most definitely proud of how big he is.











And, would YOU cut off this beautiful hair?




I want to share a part of the book that we have read and love so much that our wonderful Dr. Moga stars in ("Walk on Water" by Michael Ruhlman). Here is my favorite quote from Dr. M:

The author asks him to define "grace."
Dr. Moga replies with: "A moment of clarity. You're not yourself, you're an instrument of something else. When I was in thoracic surgery, doing a pneumonectomy, taking out part of a lung, I had to sew the pulmonary artery back together with one hand because I was holding the trunk of it with my other hand. I didn't even think. Forehand, boom, boom, boom, boom, four backhand, and it was done. The guy I was training under said, 'Frank, that was a moment of grace. Never forget it.' I hadn't realized, I was surprised, but he was right, and to this day it delights me to think about it...that's what I strive for. Larry Bird was once asked about Michael Jordan after a game between Boston and Chicago when Jordan was on--really on, even for Jordan--and Bird replied, 'That wasn't Michael Jordan, that was God.' That's when you know you're there--when it's not even you."

I love that! How did we get the best surgeon EVER?

Tomorrow night we are bringing Elijah to my sister's house and then we're heading to Florida early Friday morning. I'll tell Lissa she has to upload lots of Elijah pics while we're gone! People are counting on you, Lissa! :)

Really? I get to be on the beach in two days? I don't believe it. All I know is snow, cold, sickness and hospitals. THE BEACH???