Feliz Compleanos Joey

Well Joey you have had a year to make your way around this planet of ours, What do you think so far? I know what I think of you as my my nieto. To say you have brought joy and happiness into our lives is an understatement. You are a giver Joey. When you enter a room or a beach you bring with you smiles, so many smiles and your contagious laughter that seems to be endless. You look into our eyes and let us know who you are which is a very happy human being. Everybody I'v known spends a lifetime trying to achieve what you have accomplished in one year. Most people do what is expected of them and create a life mould from others desires of ourselves but you already have that figured out and you do what it is that you want and have created your own mould, kind of a free spirit mould or a Joey mould. There will always be bumps in the road but as you keep smiling and laughing these bumps will be easy for you to get through. Joey you bring us so much which we should all learn from ; like caring, sharing, genuine communication, warmth, freedom of expression, doing what is important to you, growing as you see the need to grow, your love which seems endless, just being you and not trying to be any body else. You are simply perfect Joey because you decided this is what you are. As we all tell you as well as everybody else that you are so beautiful, well you are more beautiful inside believe it or not. You have so many things we all had and lost, but you know how to keep the things that are precious; love, compassion, humor, smiles, integrity, having fun. We need to all watch you as you teach us so many lessons. We need to learn your lessons like following your heart. You have taught me lots in your first year joey and I thank you for that. These are things I will not forget and I love you more than you will ever know for being you.

All my Love,
Grandpa Heard

These pictures are from my cellphone so they aren't the best quality, but these are a few of my personal favorites over the last 2 months or so. I have a lot more but here are just a few for now!

Love, Daddy

Hi Joey,

I caught a couple cool new videos recently of you. First another laughing fit while your Buffer (Rocky) runs around the room, and also a video of you climbing up the side of your crib all by yourself! You do that all the time now, I it's a good thing to show you. Sorry the quality isn't that great, the video is from my cellphone.

Love, Daddy

Hi Joey,

I just wanted to post a couple of videos of you from today. Actually I was talking to your sister last night and she requested some videos and I told her I would take some today. So I figure I will post them here for her and everyone to see. You were getting very close to crawling today and I took some video of you on the bed trying. And another video of you hangin' out in your jolly jumper.

Hi Joey, it's your daddy. Long time no post, but I will do my best to post more regularly from now on. Lots has happened over the last six months since you were born, and you sure are getting big! And today you had your first hysterical laugh! Rocky was running around the room with your stuffed Pooh bear and you just found it incredibly funny to say the least! You started laughing uncontrollably for the first time. I mean, you laugh quite often but not like this. It was more of a laugh attack and it was hilarious! I managed to get some video, but I missed the best part. I caught the end of it and then it just sounds more screeching, which you do a lot of too! Have a look for yourself:



Anyway, I have to get back to work. I will post more soon and just remember that I love your more than anything in the whole world! Well.... you're tied with your sister!

Love, Daddy