Love Letter To My 1 year old Maxi

(right after you were born...exhausted! it was a tough 18 hours for you too!)



WOW! A year has flown bye hasnt it my sweet boy??!! I cant imagine what my life was like without you! You have changed me and your Daddys life in such beautiful ways! Ill never forget the day that you made your entrance into our world! 7/15/11 at 2:10 in the afternoon after 18 hours of hard labor and 40 minutes of pushing there you were. The nurses and midwife left the room immediately for 3 perfect hours for me and your Daddy to inspect, kiss and snuggle every single inch of your 6 pound 15oz 19 1/2 inches! And you....were...PERFECTION!

Over the past year you have made me laugh, cry, worry, and grow with you. I wouldnt change a single second of any of it. (Even the nursing every 3 hours, hundreds of poopy diapers, spit up, laundry,exhaustion and straight up crazyness that being a new mommy brings).

I have nursed you now for 13 months and find it just amazing how much you've grown! At your last checkup you were 23.5 pounds! And are currently trending some really cute 12-18 mo clothes! I love our special quiet time at night when I get to be alone with you in your rocking chair and nurse you to sleep. You pull your little feet to your head, you play with my hair and rub my face. It's the BEST part of my day. And I hope it's one of yours too!:)

(@ the Woodland Park Zoo!)

We have taken you on some pretty great adventures this past year: home to NH for your first Thanksgiving, out to the Olympic Penninsula to your Grandma and Grandpas for your first Christmas and Easter, lots of playdates with your favorite friends (Charlie and Ellery). Youve been to the Seattle Zoo and Aquarium ALOT! And we are headed to NH again NEXT WEEK! You will get to see all of your family and meet some NEW FRIENDS! Im really excited for this vacation with you and your Daddy, but Im a little nervous about our plane rides now that you are on the move! Im sure we will have a blast though!

(lunchdate with your g/f Ellery)

*LOVE*

Overall I have to tell you that this has been the craziest, most exhausting, challenging, thrilling and just BEST year of my life! You are my favorite person in the whole world and I just couldnt imagine my life without you in it! Mumma loves you VERY much! Now lets go on VACATION!!!!! :)))

*Next post will be all about our fun trip to NH!!!!*