Kaden is one!
It's only expected that I'd get sentimental at this milestone, and I totally got teary-eyed on his birthday!
Our first moments with kaden were so scary, I still can't believe we went from this on day 1:
To this...right after we brought him home from the NICU...
To the days when he FINALLY got some chub on him...
To when his golden blonde hair began to come in...
To when we learned our son was the BIGGEST tease:)
To one year later...
Happy and healthy...
and such a little stinker!:)
So much has happened in the last year...I've grown so much as a person since I've become a mother. I feel like everything with his heart has especially made me a Mama Bear. Before Kaden, I was a driven, smart and hard-working girl...but I was easily persuaded and too much of a people-pleaser. When I became a mother it became necessary for me to put my baby first; and I had to learn to say no, prioritize my life, and to take things a little bit slower. It was quite a change for me to go from my hectic life, always on the run, to days where I felt accomplished if both Kaden and I survived the day. This year, more than anything else has made me grateful for MY mother and the sacrifices she made (makes!) for me. I had no idea how much your emotions can be tied up in a tiny little person, how their happiness becomes your happiness, how their discovery of the world teaches you to re-discover and appreciate the small and insignificant. I'm so so very grateful for the biggest blessing in my life. Kaden, you are my best little buddy, the biggest joy in my life and my greatest blessing. Happy Birthday!
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