Oh, Alas ! I missed so much !

This is a special blog, it has been a week, I had forgotten my password and no time, no time to do the whole reset my password thingy.
I should have though, as it has been a momentous week, highlighted by the birthday of my first Born.

Let me tell you something about him.
Firstly, one can't help but notice he is very handsome. Blessed with gigantic hazel eyes, long eyelashes, gorgeous full lips, and beguiling dimples in each cheek, fortunately or unfortunately for him, this will long be the thing most people remember him by.
Born as two devastating cyclones moved down the WA coast, reeking havoc only days after he was born, and named only 12 hours before him, it is not unusual for him to be described as a human cyclone, but in a manner of affection.
The first thing you noticed about him as a newborn was his lips, they were huge, and definitely required some growth on his part to fit them.
As a baby, I would be stopped everywhere by people staring at him for ages, he got comments wherever he went about his looks.
My mother told me, on me explaining the people in the shops, that "every mother thinks tier baby is the most beautiful looking baby in the world", she was eating her words , however, when she overheard some people in Myer coming back to tell their other relatives, to "come and look at this AMAZING looking baby".
There is more to my son than his looks though, and if you can get past the purely skin deep, you will see a treasure of immeasurable worth.
Deeply empathetic, he feels things deeply, particularly other's pain. I often have mothers coming to me to tell them how he has assisted their child at school when they were upset.
He has a very strong sense of justice, he shows outrage at things he thinks are wrong.
Trees being cut down, people committing crime, and some political judgements all attract his attention.
He is a media buff, watches the news with great interest, and has a love for history.
He enjoys the cut and thrust of politics, including working from sun up to sun down in the federal election to help his mum and dad's friend get elected.
He is a very capable sportsman, exceptionally good at the rugby codes, and better than average at most other sports.
He is strong and confident, has a large vocabulary, and revels in public speaking.
He is not a boy easily ignored.
He still enjoys a cuddle with his parents, and we treasure every moment with him.
He has taught me more than any other person I know, he made me a parent, he has challenged me and delighted me, and brought an enormous amount of joy into my life.
Happy Birthday to my 9 year old.