This morning, Reidie threw himself out of his crib for the first time. It sounded like, “Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! [LOUD THUMP] Waaaaaaaah!”

Then, later, he walked downstairs and said, “Hi, Aidan.” Not Ah-dee, as he’s called his brother since he started talking. “Aidan.”

Sigh. Tomorrow he’ll be off to college.