A year draws nigh . . .

Oh my baby boy! How quickly this year is flying by . . .

You are so precious . . . you have just started pulling up, first to your knees, then to your feet. Crawling all over - still commando style, we finally HAD to baby proof the cabinets in the kitchen! You love opening and closing, over and over the cabinets or doors. If it's less of a traditional toy, the better. More and more now, you're eating finger foods, bananas, cantalope, a little avocado - my sweet boy! Growing and changing every day.

The spring coming around reminds me of last year's anticipation, and the upcoming summer. As plants from last summer come back through the ground, it reminds me of the joy and newness of last summer as you became a part of our life! We never knew how wonderfully blessed our world would be with you in it. Your sweet "Dah- dah-dah"s with the wave of the wrist with the straight arm up overhead - or even a teary "Mahm-mahm-mahm" with uncomfortable teething - all make our lives so much more rich and right and happy!

My precious, precious boy - I love you so!

A little throw-up . . .

Adam threw-up a couple of times today. Of no little consequence, he started full time daycare last week

Well, it's been awhile . . .

I think that this has been the hardest time. They say that 6 months is the fun time - and don't get me wrong. Adam continues to be a precious, precious, darling child. I still just don't think we're in a rhythm now. A sickness that knocked me for a loop after a holiday that knocked me for a loop - I was just loop d' looped for awhile. Sleeping schedules are starting to get back on track, working to stay ahead of pumping - durn that's a job - and work starting to ramp up.

I just want to know for sure that he is alright, and is going to be alright, and that I'm making the right decisions. Did I wait too late to start veggies - is he getting all his vitamins? I'm sure all moms will tell me that this will never end - so just get used to it?

With all the concerns and worries that arise with each phase, I never want to lose the fullness of heart that I felt once that little boy entered our lives. I never want to forget his wide toothless smile - that he shines all the time and with ease! I never want to forget the way his sweet little eyes crease with that precious smile. As he loses the last of his gorgeous head of baby hair, I don't want to forget how his beautiful head came into this world.

He is my treasure and my heart - Lord, guide me to always do my best for him and help me to make the right decisions in his teaching and care.