My Big 7 Year Old

It seems like just yesterday that we were in the hospital waiting on his arrival.  Tomorrow, our boy will turn 7 years old.  Man, he's come a long way.  If you look at him today, you would never guess that at one point he weighed less than 4 lbs.  (His lowest weight was 3 lbs 11 oz at 1 week old.)  Today he is a happy and healthy 60ish pound, 4'1" little boy.  He will be beginning 2nd grade and going to a new school in about 3 weeks and I am not quite sure I am ready for that yet.  He is growing up way too fast and I can't seem to find the slow down or pause button.
It's hard to believe he is this amazing little being who reads very well, can do mental math in a snap, loves working on things with his Daddy and so much more.  He is the same little being that we prayed so hard for and held our breath for so long praying that he would hang in there.  When he came early, the next phase of the journey started.  We are now light years away from those days and are constantly amazed by the new adventures we face every day. 
Happy birthday to our amazing and wonderful 7 year old! We love ya Monkey!!

 William 4 days old.

Ready for his 1st grade graduation.