Birthday Blessings To You, Baby Feet

The Short One circa 03

Just like we do every year, we'll pose this picture again on your birthday, traveling to the beach ... on vacation ... on your 5th. Four years have passed since this first birthday shot was taken. You gripping w/ FIRM AUTHORITY your daddy's shirt. A bit wary of the gulls. The boat. The loud water.
This year, your feet will surely hang to daddy's knees. Your hand won't grip as tightly. It might even push away. Your hair is so much lighter, more coarse, more boy-like, less baby. Those fat wrinkles on your arms? Replaced by MUSCLE, hot stuff.
Those little hitched-up baby legs have stretched into running legs, cycling legs, "I can do it" legs, going-to-kindergarten legs.
But, those feet still "hint" of the baby. Still kinda fat and "chunk"-like. They won't be next year.
So, let's hang onto the love that is baby feet!!
Let's hear it for BABY FEET!
THREE CHEERS for baby feet!!