Happy
Birthday little man! A year ago our lives were forever changed in the most
amazing way when you came out screaming at 11:13 am. You are a whole year old and we cannot even believe it! Last year, around this time, we were waking
up from our first sleep and couldn’t even believe you were ours to keep! Our miracle baby was finally here and
we were so thankful! A whole year
later, you are amazingly independent at a whopping 22 lbs and 30 inches
long! Really, where has the last
12 months gone?
At
one year, you’re walking and running. You love to eat but can be very
particular about your textures.
You love mashed potatoes, zucchini pie, broccoli, and grits and have a
newfound passion for peach milkshakes!
You mimic sounds and things that we do and just love being chased and
learning the alphabet! You are
trying so hard to talk and make all the right sounds, but haven’t quite figured
how to put them in words yet.
You
have five teeth in your mouth right now, three at the bottom and two at the top
and we are looking forward to being on the other side of this particularly
heinous teething spell. You have
grown into size four shoes, and still fitting in most 12 month size
clothing. You love playing with
the remote control and any other item that we use daily and that’s not a
toy! You are also a big fan
of wagon rides!
You
have taken a sudden dislike to laying down and only want to be standing or
moving which can become very challenging when it comes to diaper changes and
bath time! You still don’t really
LOVE the car seat but have been doing much better with car rides.
We
have traveled so much with you this year. By the time today is over you will
technically have been on 3 flights and 5 road trips!
Your
Antique Toy themed first birthday party was great (August 11th). We had a ton of family come in from out
of town to celebrate along with some good friends! I decorated a cake for you with a radio flyer wagon on top
and put together a fabulous dessert table. The kids loved it!
All of you antique toys were out to be played with and we gave away
buckets with glider planes, wooden car, wooden train whistles and slinky! You
ran around playing with everyone and had a BLAST! When we sang
for you, you clapped and smiled and absolutely adored the delicious icing you
rubbed all over your face and head. We will remember your 1st birthday
party forever…such a special day!
We
have learned so much about being parents.
You have brought such joy and have taught us the true meaning of unconditional
love and patience. We can’t wait to see what this next year brings us! You are such a gift Mason and as
amazing as the first year has been, we can only imagine what is yet to come.
