Ah, one year ago. One year ago I woke up 40 weeks and 1 day pregnant, big as a house, in a ton of pain from a delightful case of shingles and fully convinced I was going to be pregnant for at least another week. And one year ago, I fell asleep in my own bed with a dark haired, squeaky, beautiful baby boy snuggled next to me. What a difference a day makes.
And what a difference a year makes! I know everyone says this on their baby's first birthday, but seriously, I can't believe it's been a whole year! It seems like just a few months ago Bennett was born. And yet, I feel like he's been a part of our family forever.
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| Fitting right in! |
But I can't imagine our family without him. God knew we
needed him in our family. When our third boy was born, I really had no idea
how he would fit into our family. What was his role? His personality? But he fits perfect.
Over the last 12 months, we've had the most amazing privilege of getting to know Bennett Lee. He loves to smile and laugh and make people around him smile and laugh. He's the comic relief in our family and he rarely has a grumpy day. He has definite opinions about certain things, but is mostly laid back and just rolls with the punches around here. He's a great sleeper but a horrible snuggler and prefers to have his own space. And we recently learned that he likes cake, but not frosting :)
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| And since I'm the one who gets him dressed in the morning, he's a Packer fan too :) |
It's been so fun celebrating our smiley boy this weekend with friends and family. I'm a little sad that he's not my baby anymore, but really excited to watch him grow and learn over the next year. 1 year olds are so much fun!!
