As we look back on the last year, your daddy and I are
filled with total and complete JOY. When we brought you home from the hospital,
we had no clue what we were doing, or what we were in for ;)
With the support and guidance from family and friends, and
your patience – we figured it out. Day by day, we learned what you needed, and
how to be a family.
I can’t begin to describe in words what the last year has
meant to us. We have seen you grow from a tiny 6lb 1oz helpless baby, who
needed to be woken for regular feedings (the nurse has to flick your feet to
make you cry – don’t even get me started about how I felt about that), to a
standing, crawling, giggling, opinionated little boy.
As a celebration of your birth, we kept it classy, and
headed to Frickers for dinner last night. Frickers is the last meal I had
before going into labor with you, and I’m fairly certain it was their fried
chicken that did the trick.
Over dinner, in between feeding you and entertaining you, we
chatted about how our lives have changed in the last year, and how we feel. It
all comes down to this: you are healthy, you are happy, and you are more fun
than ever. I will forever miss the tiny baby who could sleep curled on my chest
for hours at a time, but I wouldn’t change a single thing today.
Today you laugh and smile, you feed us food and mimic when
we say ‘vrooooom!”. You are all boy – you are curious, and happy, and into
everything. I can see you learning in everything you do. Your plastic bath time
book is your favorite, and it goes everywhere we do.
You’re standing on your own and have (almost) 7 teeth! You
splash in the bath, walk on our feet, and snuggle on my shoulder in the early
hours of the morning. You have opinions, and you’re loving and sweet. You are
the most perfect little boy for our family. I wouldn’t change a single thing.
May the next year be filled with a million more laughs and
cuddles, more ‘vrooooms’ and plenty of discovery. May the next year be filled
with even more love.
Thank you Jackson, for putting up with us. We are so very
proud to call you our little boy. Happy happy FIRST birthday!!!
Alright... queue the tears. I knew I couldn't make it all the way through without them ;)
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One year ago, today.
You hold our hearts, now and forever dear boy.
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