Happy Birthday, sweet baby!
I cannot believe how fast the year has gone. But I want you to know, I didn't waste one moment of it. I have been giving you love and making sure you have everything you need since the day you were born, one year ago today. And in return you have brought me the greatest joy I have ever known! What a wonderful baby you are, and I know you will grow into a fine young man!
You awoke in a great mood today! Right away I began letting you know that this was your special day, and that you'd be getting even more love and attention than usual. Your Daddy and I cleaned up the house and he fed you your breakfast while I went shopping for some party items. I came back with a bouquet of balloons, much to your joy! While you took a morning nap (a rare event these days), we decorated the dining room for our expected guests and the Guest of Honor (YOU!)
I stood you beside your growth chart today and was amazed to reflect on the fact that you have grown nearly 11 inches since you were born. You have added 1/3 to your height and more than tripled your weight! You are a very healthy, sturdy little man!
Your birthday cake was a banana cake, and it just happened to be sugar-free because that was the recipe I found online. My priority was in giving you bananas, which has been your favorite food since you began eating. As it turns out, the fact that the cake had no added sugar in it (except for the lite Cool Whip I put on top) was a blessing, because you shoved fist-fulls of it in your mouth! You weren't interested in the vanilla ice cream because it was so cold, but since you were so content sitting in your high chair with your face and hands covered in cake, I gave you a second helping!
On hand to help celebrate this wonderful day was your Grandpa Dave, Grandma Laurie, Uncle Scott, and cousins Luke and Nate. We all wore party hats and played with your new toys, which included a wooden train set, a dump truck, and a set of books. We played all day and celebrated you into the evening, with a toast over dinner.
I look forward to celebrating you all my life, my sweet baby boy!
Love,
Mama
