The more things change...

...the more they stay the same. Here's a picture of Reed on his first night in his "big boy" bed, in July 2004.

And here's Reed this past Monday night....notice the book in his hand (and notice that it is a kids encyclopedia, of all things).

That picture of Reed as a not-quite-2-year old is one of my favorites of him, even though you can't even see his beautiful face. It was a preview of the kind of kid he'd be, one who loves books and needs them much in the way he needs air and water.