Letter to my 1 year old boy...

Dear Nathan,

Happy Birthday sweetheart!!!! Today is your very first birthday. One year ago today I was holding you in my arms for the first time.

At one year, you weigh around 25 lbs and are 32 inches tall. This past month you have grown and changed so much! You are now taking steps! You can push up to standing without holding on to anything. Then you take about 8-10 steps before falling over. You walk back and forth between mommy and daddy and the furniture all the time. You are now eating so many more foods! You love bananas and Cheerios. You like macaroni and cheese and you love spaghetti! Mama is just feeding you whatever we have for dinner. You even like tacos! You hardly have baby food anymore. You are getting so big! You still babble to us all the time. You love to say mama and dada and walk towards us. Daddy loves coming home from work because you are so happy to see him. You giggle and race over to see him. You are sleeping a little better, but I still think that we have some improvement to make in that area! You love going for walks in our new carrier. You love just riding on mama's back and looking around. You seem so peaceful back there. You are still nursing all the time. We have been nursing for a year!! Such a huge milestone for mama and you. Your first birthday party is this Saturday! Lots of friends and family are coming. We are very excited! We are also getting family pictures taken on Sunday. Can't wait to get those!

And so big boy, you are 1!!! This past year has been the best of my life. We have such a special bond and I love waking up to your sweet face every morning. From 7lbs 11oz to 25 lbs, you have grown so much. Mama and daddy have grown too; We are much better people because you are in our lives. You are the center of my world sweet boy and I will love you for all the years of your life. But nothing can replace this first year.

Love Always,

Mama