One Year

I can’t believe we’ve hit this mark already. I keep staring at the title for this post, one year...one entire year that Teddy has been here. Wow, this year has flown by. All morning I kept thinking, gee, last year at this time we were walking around the hospital; we were being admitted, etc… At the moment I am typing this post, well…I was getting my epidural. Last year at this time I couldn’t believe I was actually in labor, at the end of my pregnancy, how did it go by so fast? This year I’m contemplating how this tiny little baby boy we brought home is about to enter into full fledged toddler hood.

Even in spite of my disbelief of where we find ourselves, I’m thrilled to be here. I love that Teddy’s personality is starting to blossom. I love that you can actually “play” with him now, that he is beginning to really interact with other. He’s curious, he’s into everything and he loves his big sister with all his heart.

He went to school this morning wearing his birthday boy t-shirt carrying cupcakes for all of his friends and teachers. They were so excited to see him, to join in the celebration. I know he doesn’t really have a clue that this day is different than any other day. In fact, he was content to sleep in this morning, he even rolled over on the changing table and curled up to catch a few more zzzz’s. Who could blame him, don’t we all want to sleep in on our birthdays?

Happy Birthday Teddy!