Planning her
1st birthday OMG I can’t believe it has come up so fast. Everyone
tells you to cherish that first year because it fly’s by and that you only have
a baby for 12 months then she or he is a little person… yup it flew by alright!
I can’t even
keep up with writing in her baby book and filling in pictures of her each month
for a first year photo frame. Now I’m planning a party, applying for jobs and
researching daycares… Gosh I better get organized here!
I think back
on all the family support and love that we have received this last year. We are
so grateful! It’s funny the progression of nerves of new parents in the
beginning to have a 10 second shower was like horrific if any movement was
missed, to getting a babysitter for the new parents first night out and heaven
forbid the babysitter can’t find a soother so you check in every 5 minutes, to
now at almost 1 year old and asking any family to come over so we can go away
for like… the whole weekend… I’m sure you will be fine.
But I think
the best part of this year has been watching my husband become this amazing
father. He was certain we were having a boy even when the doctors told us it
was a girl he was still waiting to see for himself. But now he couldn’t be
happier with his little girl; gosh he just loves her. I just adore watching
them play together and giving them their little moments even if it is past her
bedtime how can you break up fun times at bath time? So I say ok an extra 5
minutes won’t hurt.
We are
heading to New York City for my sister’s wedding in a few weeks and Maddy is on
the verge of walking I pray that she does well on the flight and that she
travels as well as I think she will. I am not sure if I want her to walk before
or after the wedding. I guess she will do it when she is good and ready.
So 11 months
into motherhood and I couldn’t be happier. No matter what is happening in my
day or life just one smile from her lights up my world and nothing else
matters. I always knew I would love having a baby one day I just never realized
how much being a mother would teach me about myself. She truly is the best
thing of have ever done and really the best part of me. The funny thing is that
it feels like she has been here all along and it seems like a foreign concept
to imagine 11months ago she wasn’t here and what my life was like before
Madison was born.
By Jessica Sutherland
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