he played eight

Jacob is eight-years-old today… I must admit it’s been a hard one for me.  I’ve been watching a lot old videos and looking at pictures from the infant/toddler years and have been missing that beautiful, chubby, little boy. He’s changed so much this past year…in ways I can’t even explain.  He just seems older.  So grown up.  I’m sure there are many factors contributing to this – his longer, darker hair; the thought of this being his last year in the early elementary school; his love of reading; his understanding of the world.  I’m not sure when it happened exactly, but at some point last month I woke up and he was just big.

Here are some pics of that sweet baby boy of mine…pics I’ve (apparently) been looking at too often this past week.  I know I’ve said it time and time again, but God sure gave me a beauty.