What a year : )

Countdown - 6 days and counting....

A year ago I was 18 months expecting lol okay just 37 weeks - it FELT like 18 months some days though.  We had made our 4th trip to the hospital for eval due to my blood pressure and we were VERY busy planning Gracie's 4th birthday party.  At the  end of the 10 hours hospital stay it was decided that on Sept 10th - not the 11th like they wanted, Alex would be born.  I felt like if we were to pick his birthday - 9/11 was not the day to pick - so anyways.  I was told to rest  - no more work and no stress - lol 4 year olds birthday party the day I am to be induced.  And for those of you wondering  - no the 9th is not Gracie's birthday.  Knowing Alex might come early we thought it best to make sure Grace got her own special day - little did we know he'd come that early.  So on Sept 9th at 2:00 we had a Home depot party for Gracie Mae.  Yes, Home Depot for Grace.  She was obsessed with going to Home Depot with Shane.  It was her and Daddy time.  So Shane pulled some favors from some old friends and got kits from Home Depot, aprons and all.  It was great!!!  The cake was cute - we made tool shaped gummies as favors and made her cake too.  So the party was.... fast.  We planned to do the woodworking kits in the garage with fans - hot hot and hotter!!  SO we skipped the painting part - not the best thing to do for the kids but time was short, weather was hot and I was HUGE.  So kits done, gifts opened, cake eaten.... time for hospital.  We gave lots of loves to Grace - she got to spend time with Gran and Paw for a few days - I packed for the hospital and went to get a pedicure - hey the doctor said to relax ; ) 

We checked into St Luke's at 7:00 pm.  Quiet night nothing happened.  Next morning - Sept 10th - all went well - Alex joined us at 3:15 pm ( you thought I was going to go into detail there didn't ya  - not so much ) Happy healthy baby boy - 8 lbs 2 oz 21 in long.  

So what has the last year held....

good snuggles, contagious laughter, a few months of tears in the car  - not being able to see -  daddy figured out if he drove fast Alex didn't mind the car so much - sleeping through the night at 8 weeks : ) , sleeping in bassinet by 10 weeks - and out grew it the next week lol - almost!  Watching his face light up the minute he heard "Bubba"  - aka Grace.  "dance, dance" at the sound of any music, first bath - oh the tear : ( , first bite of baby food - first bite of big boy food : )   humming when happy, falling asleep on his own, magic blanket, new teeth, first plane ride, first ice cream cone - minus the ice cream, turtle outfit for 1st halloween - loved that thing, first days at Kindercare ; (  they were wonderful - mommy just had issues lol who could leave that sweetie for hours and hours???, trip to the zoo - huge fan of monkeys, learning to roll, crawl, stand...., hearing him say mama, dada and bubba, seeing him sign more, please, finished, alex, passy and now touchdown  - too cute!!  chasing balls and Grace anywhere he could go, johnny jump up, easter egg hunt at church - ok so he just watched Grace but he was cute doing it with those big bunny ears,  big loves and slobber kisses, food tricks, Smokey and C.C. chases, blueberry anything, snowcone bites, playing with cousins, giggling at being told "NO" - that could be trouble, learning to climb sister's chair, pot and pans, slip and slide - not a huge fan I might add, being outdoors, 1st trip on PawPaws boat, doughnut shop with sister new found fave, french fries, wagon rides, books to read or chew - both work fine, oh - brushing his teeth just makes his day - hope that holds true for life,  molar balloons - good grief he loves those things, bubbles, watching things "work", making me fall in love with my family more and more every day!!!  Cant wait to see what next year has in store.