Birthday balloons

No, it's not my 17th blip. Today the youngest of my 4 babies is 17. He was born 9 weeks prematurely and wore doll's clothes for the first few weeks until he could fill the prem baby sizes. He looked like a little bony wizened old man with a hairy back, and when he curled up he got stuck in the body of the babygro, with the arms and legs flapping loose. Now he is a 6 foot tall healthy young man studying for his international bachalauriate, ju-jitsu black belt, Duke of Edinburgh gold award and various drama and music exams. Can you tell I'm proud of him? It seems just months since he was just a little scrap clinging to life. Time, slow down please!