Happy Birthday Little Brother!

February 19th, 1975 is a day I will never forget. It was the day I was no longer the baby. It was the day I became the MIDDLE child. HE came into this world. He was cuter than I was. He had chubbier cheeks than I had. He got more attention than I did. I resented him so....but it was so hard to resent him because he was so dang cute!! Today is my little brother's birthday and I couldn't be prouder and happier to be his sister today, despite how I felt in our younger years. :)

Look at this adorable face! How could I resent this? Even when he got me in trouble he was still dang cute! I still remember hearing my mom sing him that song by John Lennon called Beautiful Boy. John used to sing it to his son Sean Lennon when he was just as young. In fact, I used to say my brother looked like Sean Lennon when he was young.

And now....he's grown to be a handsome young man. My little brother is 34 but he could fool anyone with his youthful handsome looks!

Checkout those arms. He's not so little anymore! His hobby besides being a doctor? Lifting weights!

Me and my brother at my mom's wedding...

Here is Jeff and my niece, Paris during my niece and sister's visit to Charleston, South Carolina where he lives and where he is finishing his fellowship at The Medical University of South Carolina....

I'm so proud of him. He is now an accomplished doctor of Hematology/Oncology. To be honest, I actually purposefully left some smarts behind for him to have. Aren't I generous?

He's never without friends! Here he's with a group of fellows at a conference in San Francisco. Just look at all these young doctors!

I've missed him for so long. He hasn't lived in California (our home state) for the past 10 years or so. In fact, I think he's been in medical school that long! We maybe see each other twice a year if we're lucky but this year he's going back home. This is his last year of his fellowship and he will actually be in practice in California! Yay!! All of us siblings are close but my brother and I have been mistaken for twins several times and I can actually say I'm happy to hear that. :) I love him very much and while he will always be my younger brother, the brother that teased me until I got in trouble, the brother that was once a little snitch to mom and dad, the brother that was spoiled, none of it compares to the bond we have. We will always and forever be very close and no matter how far away we are, we are always together in spirit.

I LOVE YOU JEFF!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE BROTHER!!!