Elias Enrique Ramirez

I do hope Elias likes sports and will root for the Dodgers and Lakers with me. It’s different with two girls and their lack of interest in sports. 

Elias looks different in pictures than in person. I guess that’s true for a lot of people. 

Such a hard life.

I feel bad for Elias because I think he gets the short end of the stick as the third child. I don’t have the same time that I had when big sister was born. The novelty has also worn off. I don’t love him any less, but it’s different. 

This is Elias immediately prior to taking a bath.  This is him in the bath. 

Elias looks like an old, Asian man in this picture. 

For Elias’ check-up yesterday, the doctor said he was in the 98th percentile for length. Maybe he’ll be tall enough to play basketball!

Elias, You’ll never meet this man because he passed away less than a week after you were born. But your grandfather was someone that represented a core value that I hope will be instilled in you one day - that of forgiveness. Much can be said, but given many difficult circumstances that he faced, he chose into a life of forgiveness and grace. Learn that. Embody that. Live that.

It’s a hard life being an infant.