Happy Birthday B!

One year ago our life changed in the most incredible way. I feel so blessed to have this little boy in my life. He is so amazing!

He's officially a year old today. (originally posted Monday)

He can do so much! He loves to play, especially with Nate. I have loved watching Nate with him over the past year too. He definitely makes him laugh more than I do and he is a lot more fun than I am. However, Brixton still clings to me, which I also love.

He's not walking yet, but I'm sure it's not far away. He was never very interested until they promoted him to the one year old class at daycare. Now, he seems to be getting more brave.

He says a lot of things, most of which aren't too easy to understand. Today I think he said, "dog, sit." (we say Brownie, sit. all the time) Yesterday he kept saying diaper. He says momma (which is usually nana), dada, ball, bye bye, hi and what's that?

He loves to clap and even pretends to wash his hands (this came from watching me constantly wash my hands when Nate had the flu). Tonight at dinner when Nate prayed I peeked at him and saw him fold his little hands together like we were doing.

He loves to pretend he's sneezing. At first I thought he was just twitching all the time (a little worried about that), but now I see that it's sneezing.




He will eat pretty much anything we put in front of him.. so he was not afraid of his cupcake when we gave it to him at his party Saturday!

I can't believe a year has already gone by. I feel a little teary eyes just typing this.

I have to say I've learned a lot about myself in the past year too. I have done so many things I never thought I would, not just the being peed on and pooped on stuff, but everything from his birth to breastfeeding for A WHOLE YEAR. I have learned that being a mom is really hard, that I cry a lot, but smile more.

Brixton's new thing is to just lay his head on my lap. I think it's so sweet. I am really trying to cherish this and every moment because I know someday he will be too big to sit on my lap and too big to cuddle.

I thank God for this little boy. I have so many hopes and dreams for him, but above all I pray that he will grow to have his own faith. That he will love God and have a desire to serve Him.
I know he will make his own mistakes in life, I just hope he knows that his mommy and daddy love him and always will.