One of the effects of head surgery is that the entire head feels the effects, even if the surgery was isolated to a small area. Due to Josiah’s cranioplasty, his head has swollen so much that he barely looks like the handsome son we once knew.

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Well… Sometimes he still does!

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Thankfully, the swelling should only last a few more days. And, hopefully, Josiah’s recent foray into the world of being a full-time bad boy will end with it. (In reality, Josiah’s recent rebelliousness is most likely due to the fact that he can’t tell us when he’s in pain.)

The birthday gifts keep pouring in (only four days to go!). If you haven’t seen the most recent gift from Grammy and Poppy, click here.

This time the gifts are from Amie, Matt, and Acacia — our family in Eureka, California. Here’s a little series of us opening the present…

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Of course, we couldn’t forget the obligatory me and Dad photo to tie all of this up.

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We is cute ain’t we?