1, ONE, O.N.E.

How did he go from this.....

to this.....

in just a short 365 days? The picture below is me exactly 1 year ago. I took this picture the morning that Nick was born. It is super weird to see how HUGE I was just one year ago! There is not greater gift than the gift to be able to watch your children grow and learn. It happens right before our eyes! I really try to not take it for granted. I try to step back from time to time and think about how amazing it is to raise your babies into little functioning people. It is scary! You can really screw up your kids if you aren't careful. Hahaha! You can really see how much he has grown from this picture


compared to this picture

Today is my baby's first birthday. ONE. I know, I know everyone always says how fast time goes but GOOD GOD this year FLEW by. What a joy this child has been! I had no idea what I was in for before he was born. Obviously, now, I can't imagine life without him and I honestly have a hard time remembering life before he was born. How blessed am I to have 3 beautiful, healthy boys? What did I ever do to deserve this life? What a privilege it is to raise 3 boys. God is definitely smiling down on me!

At age one Nick just started walking. He has 7 teeth with one peeking through his gums as I speak. His vocabulary consists of mama, dada, and ba (ball). He is ALWAYS amused by his two older brothers. He is almost always smiling-all you have to do is look at that kid and he flashes the most gorgeous smile. He has beautiful long eyelashes and a beautiful ice blue shade to his eyes. He gets his eyes from his Dad's side of the family not mine. He is done with bottles and formula (thank God)! He LOVES cheese and any fruit. He isn't so fond of meat yet. He thankfully sleeps all night in his own bed! He eats the dog food any chance he gets. I don't know what it is about the dog food but he LOVES it. He shoves it in his mouth and gets two very tight fist fulls of it anytime he can. He LOVES to climb stairs-the only problem is he has no idea how to get down. If I ever accidentally leave the gate on the stairs open he gets a huge grin and practically runs to it. Happy Birthday my sweet baby boy! I can't wait to see how you will change by your second birthday!