The adrenal gland is an amazing organ. I’m told every mammal has one, no matter their size. After today I believe it. Ryan is just around 18 pounds and I’m convinced that his adrenal gland weighs in around 10. Today, many of our good friends and family joined us to celebrate Ryan’s 1st birthday. The day was a beautiful, sunny 84 degrees and everyone was in good spirits as we all oooed and ahhhed over Ryan stuffing his face with cake and playing with the packaging of his new toys. Jenn and I had the day planned out pretty well down to the early start of 11:30 AM.

Up until June 19th, 2010 there were a few things you could count on. You knew the sun would rise, that coffee would taste delicious in the morning, the Mets would choke well before October and Ryan would take a nap between 9am and 11am. Not today. We tried to get him to sleep but, in the end, it was no use. Guests started showing up a bit early and it was too late, Ryan wasn’t going to nap. He partied hard for the rest of the day, flashing smiles and making everyone laugh with his infectious giggle. It’s pretty clear to me that he was running on pure adrenaline that was pushing him through. His only rest was a twenty minute cat nap on great-grandpa’s lap. Good for him an his adrenal gland!