Well, the day has finally come. B is one. How it has already been a year, I couldn’t tell you. It flew! The days might have been long(ish) but this year went by in a blink. We made so many memories in 12 months! It has been a wild ride! We learned how to take care of a newborn, traveled all over the place, experienced a ton of milestones, lived through a pandemic, and more. I have learned so much about myself this year because I became a mom. My priorities completely shifted, and that brought some hard times. I have written about it before but my need and want to be with her constantly is fierce. I am still trying to find a healthy balance.

I have been thinking about those first few days with B a lot this week. What it was like to hear her little cry for the first time, my crazy delivery, how I would completely break down anytime she would spit up those first few days, our bumpy breastfeeding journey, the way my body changed, etc. I really loved the newborn phase, as hard as it was, but each and every phase has brought a new level of joy to my life.

All about B

Josh and I are truly obsessed with this little girl. She is so dang cute and has such a big personality. She has started mimicking a lot of my facial expressions, which if you know me, I use expressions a lot. So it is hilarious when she does that. This past week she has started giving hugs and snuggles with her stuffed animals and babies. She loves to wave bye bye and hang out with her puppies. She says quack quack like 100 times a day and loves to sing. She is a walking machine and is probably going to be running soon.

She still only has her two bottom front teeth but will be popping her top two teeth soon! This kid loves food! If anyone around her is eating, she must have some. She hasn’t quite figured out her sippy cups yet, she won’t tip them up, but anything with a straw she loves.

This little girl has so much spunk. She is not afraid of anything and loves to explore. She is already so independent (she gets that from her mama) and is so loving.

Mom Confesssions

• I am way too overly protective of my time with her. I go out of my way to make sure I get to spend as much time with her each day. My deepest desire is to be a stay at home mom with my kids one day.
• I have no idea what I am doing, I am learning as I go.
• I think my child is a genius and will run the world one day.
• The hardest part of this year was feeding her. From the stress of a breastfeeding journey to learning how to feed her solids.
• I rock her before bed almost every night and I will continue to do that until she won’t let me. I don’t care what anyone says haha.
• I love to watch her with Josh. She is a mamas girl but they have so many sweet moments together, it melts me.
• I am nervous for year 2, I feel like that is when the real parenting begins. (And she totally already has an attitude haha)
• I can’t express how much I love being a mom.

Happy birthday sweet miracle baby! One whole trip around the sun. I am so blessed that God picked me to be your mama. You are so loved by so many! Thank goodness for modern medicine!

A Year with B