I called by daughter in Jamaica the night before last and got a pleasant surprise.

Through the beauty of Skype and video phone calls, I had an opportunity to see my favorite grandson -- Lexington Wesley Kastner -- enjoying himself in the bathtub. Lex celebrated his first birthday 11 days ago, and he also has grown his first tooth and taken his first steps.

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This is one happy little guy.

Whether he's playing with his sister, or with his parents or just sitting there by himself, he always seems to have a big smile on his face. He's also all boy. When you look at pictures of him, all the way back to the beginning, there's no doubt that this is a boy who is going to grow up to be quite a man.

It's a funny thing about time. The next 12 months will pass very slowly for Lex. They'll be 50 percent of his life so far. But they'll pass very rapidly for me, making up less than 2 percent of my my life so far.

Very strange.

I'm looking forward to spending some time with young Lex in a couple of months. We're planning to spend some time in Jamaica this winter, and we're looking forward to seeing both Lex and his big sister Maddie, our favorite granddaughter. That's the nice thing about having just two grandchildren. They can both be favorites.

When Maddie was born, we called her the Amazing Baby.

I guess Lex can be the Great Little Guy.

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