Here is Damon’s last milestone picture. The big O-N-E. “Is that sign right? I can’t believe I’m 1 year old, Mom!” Me either, kid. Me either. Happy birthday, blue eyes.
1 year old



Here is Damon’s last milestone picture. The big O-N-E. “Is that sign right? I can’t believe I’m 1 year old, Mom!” Me either, kid. Me either. Happy birthday, blue eyes.

Dearest Damon, Suddenly your first year of life is over. It went so much faster than Avery’s first year. One year ago today, at 6:43 a.m., you made your grand entrance to this world. I honestly was scared about having

Recently, we showed you how Damon has progressed into a walker. It only took a few days of wobbly walking before he was strutting around like a pro. Now he acts like he’s been walking his whole life!

Chris and Teresa St. Louis July 4, 2004

We’ve been trying to teach some body parts to Damon. This is as far as we’ve managed to get!

Teresa Ellenberger Park Undated photo Circa 1982

Over the past six months or so, Damon has made huge strides (pun intended) in his movement, going from barely crawling to walking in that short amount of time. I knew he would be walking before his first birthday, and

Chris, Mike Shin-ya and Casey April 2011

Yesterday we introduced Damon to Mommaw and Poppaw’s pool. He was a little uncertain at first. But once he saw Avery having a good time, he joined right in. After swimming awhile in Daddy’s arms, we moved Damon to the

Teresa and Jon Undated photo Circa 1978