My Boy

Since my munchkin is turning the big ONE tomorrow....here are some random things about him that I LOVE!!!!!

• He ABSOLUTELY loves his dad. He is a definite daddy's boy. As soon as dad comes home, mom is pretty much out of the picture. He'll go anywhere and everywhere with him, it's so cute.
• He pushes around cars and trucks all day. Even if its not a car, he will push it like its a car, wipey box, formula holder, you name it! And if it doesn't push like he wants it to, he gets VERY upset!!!
• He now refuses to eat baby food--its all normal food from here on out. His favorite things so far are bananas, apples, graham crackers, spaghetti (one of his very favorite), green beans, brocolli...and of course, good ol' mac and cheese
• He isn't afraid of anybody. Good thing and bad thing I guess. He doesn't ever shy away from anyone. Strangers can talk to him and he just smiles away. He likes everybody!!!
• He loves dogs! Or in his words, DeeDee's!! He loves looking out back at Lucy and watching her run around.
• He's a busy body. He doesn't sit still unless he's sleeping! He's not much of a cuddler at all :( I wish he was more cuddly but oh well. He just wants to go, go, go all the time.
• He loves BLANKETS!!! He doesn't go to sleep without a blanket. I guess that's one thing he will cuddle with is his blanket!!!
• Just like his sisters, he loves being outside. If he's upset and cranky about something, all I have to do is open the front door and sit out there with him and he's fine. He gets angry when I bring him back inside

It makes me a little sad to think that he's turning one...but it's so fun now seeing all the things he can do and how he is growing. I keep reminding myself to look at the new things he's doing, the little milestones here and there...because then I'm not focusing on him "not" being little anymore. But sometimes it's hard, especially when I realize that he is our last one, then it makes me want to hold on for a little bit longer. And when my husband looks at him and says, wow, he really is growing up too fast, then that makes me shed a little tear and be sad, because I'm not the only one who sees it.

It's funny how we can look back on our lives...and wish that we'd changed this, or changed that. Done something one way, instead of the way we did it. I was speaking with a good friend of mine earlier today and she was talking about how her and her husband had been watching their wedding video...and was thinking back to back then. They had their first daughter right away, just like us, and she was kind of wishing she hadn't done that. That she had spent more time just with her husband before having kids. She kind of felt like she regretted doing it so fast. It made me stop and think....and I told her that we had done the same thing. And there was a few times that I had looked back and thought, wow, what would our lives be like if we had waited? But I held no regrets and still don't wish that I had waited to have children. They really are my pride and joy, despite my faults as a mother, they love me for who I am. They don't care what size I am, or if I'm wearing makeup, or any of that. They love me because I'm their mom. I hold onto a piece of them everyday in my heart and can't imagine my life without them.

So Happy Birthday to my sweet baby boy...I love you!