AJ - my cousin's son - my nephew

Throughout my life, I have been considered the youngest in my family.  Until about a little over a year ago, my first cousin, had her first baby boy, AJ.  I was finally not considered the youngest, and I was ecstatic to see my nephew.   Seeing him for the first time, was probably the greatest thing in the world.  I had never grown up to see little babies, and be able to feed them or play with them.  Because of this, I was finally getting the opportunity to do so.  I have never felt this feeling before, of holding a baby and seeing a new life come in to the world, and especially to our family.  As he got to be a little over 1 years old, he started to learn who I was.  One day, I was at their house and I started to walk away from him, and all of a sudden he screams out DEENA! He said it so perfectly I turned around with a huge smile on my face and I could not believe that he has already learned who I was.  I gave him a big hug and I started to play some sport games with him.  I had never felt this feeling before, and even though he is my first cousin's baby, I feel extremely close to him.  I love him with all my heart and I miss him every time I walk away from him.  Having him in my life is amazing and I can not wait until he starts to get bigger and bigger.  Oh and I will not forget that when he grows up, I will make sure he is mature and he knows what he is doing! :)