Where to begin? I'm not sure... I'm happy. Life is sweet. We are extremely blessed.
It is seriously mind boggling that it has already been over a year since the birth of our precious son. I still find myself thinking "less then two years ago today we weren't even expecting" and today we have a precious boy who is already over a year old! Where does time go? I am truly learning why people say "time is our most precious commodity" and I find myself being that person who says "I just want today to last forever" Ok... Sometimes I don't say that, it's more like "I can't WAIT for today to be OVER!" However, on most days I really do enjoy every second.
We celebrated Zane's birthday on his actual birthday. It was super fun and we we're blessed to have a ton of our family and friends with us to commemorate his special day, and the fact that David and I have survived this first year! We threw his party at a local park with an awesome splash pad where all the kids could play. I wanted to do a "theme" for his big day and we went back and forth between cars, fish, balls, monkeys, or an under the sea collaboration. We landed on fish and man did we catch some cute ones! I've been using a new online photo blog called Pinterest and I went a little nuts gathering fun ideas. I wanted to make his cake, decorate cookies and do fun gift bags for his little guests. I was able to come up with some cute party favors and at a good price point! Thanks to Gram and Grammie coming over to spend a couple afternoons with him I was able to have a full on "budget craft fix" (buying things for a good deal and creating are two of my favorite things, so I was in HEAVEN) My sweet friends Sarah Bell and Brisa Ramos came over to help decorate cookies. Thank goodness, because I got in over my head on that whole plan. I decided I wanted to make 100 cookies.. Um, maybe not the best idea?!? However, the cookies we're great for breakfast the following week when I was too exhausted to cook! Uncle Toby and Daddy decorated a few too, but they we're too ummmm "cute" to eat ;).. No, really they did a great job too. Our sweet friend (the best man in our wedding and the guy who is responsible for introducing David and I) came over and helped make the balloon streamer, paint my homemade cupcake stands (thanks Pinterest) and even bake a few cupcakes! He was a hero and I think David was thrilled to have some masculine energy amidst my feminine mecca. My sweet Mom and my brother Joe came over and helped us get things ready to take to the park that morning, Gram and Pappa provided tables and chairs, and our friends let us borrow a couple tents so we would have a little shade. Overall, we had a LOT of help and it was SO much fun spending time with everyone! While working on all the fun projects I had lots of time to reminisce on the past year with our sweet son, remembering all the special moments we've shared and how much he has grown and changed. It's been a beautiful year and I'm extremely thankful I was able to spend it at home with him.
The party was a great and Zane was fortunate to have all our loved ones, family and friends there to celebrate with us. He even had friends and family from as far as California, Fort Worth & Senora, Texas! I'd say this little guy is super lucky to have such a wonderful support system of people who love him and invest in his life. I'm not sure how we would have made it through this year without the love and support we've felt from everyone. I know it wouldn't have been nearly as special or fun without everyone to share it with.
As we close this first chapter and eagerly open the second one, I look back fondly on some very special moments we've shared as a family, some incredible milestones our sweet son has made, and growth beyond my wildest dreams (personally and in mine and David's marriage). Our God is a faithful God. He has given us much to praise Him for and I will forever be grateful for the gift He gave us in this sweet boy we call Zane.
Photos from Zane's 1st Birthday:
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Looking back these are some of my favorite moments:
Zane pooping on my foot when he was first born and I was changing his diaper in bed.
David taking such good care of him as I was unable to get around for the first couple of weeks after his birth and my having to ask him how to change his diaper or swaddle him.
Going to get him in the morning.
The fact that he's slept through the night sense less then 6 weeks old.
Going to the beach with Gram and Pappa last fall for our first "family vacation"
Nursing
The loving way David prays with him EVERY NIGHT before bed and the dreams he shares with him in those prayers.
Carrying him in a sling everywhere before he weighed 26lbs!
Napping together
Seeing our parents, our siblings and family with him - priceless
When he started laughing
The first time he said "Dada and Mama"
Taking him to the pumpkin patch at Halloween
Rocking him to sleep
Missing him when we go out for a night
Seeing him struggle and overcome, like learning to roll over, sit, crawl and walk.
Watching him on our video monitor for a couple minutes before we go to be at night and talking about how we can't believe he's ours
Taking pictures with him, of him, etc.
Writing blog posts every month
Falling in love with David for a second time, this time as a Father
Learning how to "teach" him things
Seeing him drink from a straw'
Spending everyday for the past year watching him grow
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