ONEderfully One!

Jon David,
Yesterday you turned ONE! It is a day I have been dreading, but it wasn't sad at all. You had the best day. We spent the morning playing, you took two great naps, family came over to celebrate a birthday dinner with you, your grandaddy showed us the video he made for your first birthday party, you got some sweet books from your Aunt Wendi, Uncle Art and your cousins, and to top it off you had your first ice cream. Blue Bell Bannana Split to be exact. Mommy didn't cry one time. I had a wonderful day celebrating you, the gift God blessed me with!
What a year it as been. We have learned so much together and are still learning new things everyday. I remember the night I had you I couldn't really see you for an hour my eyes were so full of happy tears. I remember everyone who came to see you said you were perfect, and it was the sweetest sound to my ears. I remember bringing you home nervously, hoping I would do everything right. I remember the first several months trying to get you on a schedule and how happy I was when you slept through the night. I remember going through a rough patch and finally realizing you were just plain hungry. Praise the Lord for rice cereal! I remember how you became happier each time you became more mobile. I remember each of your "first" and how proud I would be of you...smiling, rolling over, sitting up, feeding yourself, pulling up, learning how to play with your toys. I remember each of your new tricks...blowing bubbles, waving bye bye, shaking your head, signing please, playing peek-a-boo and patty cake, giving mommy kisses. I remember each of your first holidays and each of our outings from walks, to parks, to doctor visits, to trips to Alabama. I remember each night giving you your nightly bottle knowing the days are ticking down until you don't need it anymore. Most of all I remember (and can never forget) how full my heart feels when I look at you and know you are mine. I cannot thank the Lord enough for entrusting you to us. You have brought us a year of joy, happiness, and laughter. I cannot wait to see how you grow and how the Lord will use you.

I love you,

Mommy

MAJOR Catch-up (10 & 11 months)

I have put several post off lately. We have been busy, and I have been trying to run in my spare time. I'm up to about 20 miles a week. Mostly everytime I have thought about blogging lately I have gotten a knot in my chest. My baby is turning into a little boy before my eyes. Every bottle I feed him I try to take each second it because these baby days are fleeting...I'm in tears already! I can bearly muster the words to blog these days. Jon David will be one in 2 weeks, and it is killing me. I knew I had to get these past few months down before then. He just gets more and more fun everyday and I know this next year will be even better and hold its own challenges, but something about losing this baby stage is harder than I imagined. Being a mom can rip your heart out at times. Who knew you could love so much!

I found this bib at Target this month and thought it was super cute! Yes you are Jon David!

10 months

If I had been better about blogging I would have way more pictures but since I have so much catching up to do. I just selected some of my favorites. Here's whats new this month

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  Standing at the back door and in the tub


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  Goes to the back door when we say where's Maggie or Peyton (our dogs)


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  Starting eating solid foods (Mashed Potatoes 1st)


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  1st 4wheeler ride with Daddy


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  Loves to pat toys, food, Mommy, Daddy


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  Loves to open and shut doors and drawers


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  Cut 5 teeth! (Fever 17 days straight)


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  Loves to watch Daddy mow

11 months

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  1st Easter (and 1st Egg Hunt and Nana & Grandaddy Hall's)


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  Tries to put passy in our mouths


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  Loves Patty Cake and tries to clap the person's hand doing it with him


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  1st busted lip and black eye


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  Gives mommy kisses


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  Turns pages in a book


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  First word other that mama and dada...byebye and you wave when you say it


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  Moved to a stage 4 diaper and 12 months clothes


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  Climbed the stairs before we knew it


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  Mommy's 1st Mother's Day
  

My sweet boy on Easter morning. I had the best time gathering stuff for his basket. We had the sweetest Easter. We spent a lot of time up in Jonathan's grandparents backyard while the kids played (one of my favorite things ever!) On the Saturday before Easter his grandparents had their annual Egg Hunt which Jonathan used to do when he was little, so it was very special that it was Jon David's 1st one. Then Easter Sunday we went to Jonathan parents church and cooked out that night at his grandparents. I have a ton of great pictures from Easter. I'm sad I don't have time to upload all 200!
We also celebrated my first Mothers Day. We grilled out at Mom and Dad. The guys grilled out for us. It was super sweet! Then the nights grilled out with us for dinner. We have enjoyed several cookout and several soccer games this past month. Praise the Lord for warm weather!