Remember this baby?
I can't even remember how easy these pictures were back then.
I thought it couldn't get harder than last month, and yet, it did. This last 12 month picture was the hardest yet!! Notice we had to give him keys to get him to NOT grab the blocks! The picture isn't great, but it was ALL I could get.
So Jack's first birthday wasn't exactly how we planned it. John has been sick since he got home from his business trip last week, and yesterday he was AWFUL. He had a fever and was knocked off his feet. Jack and I stayed away as much as possible, but unfortunately, Jack caught it, and woke up on his birthday all congested! I really worry that John has swine flu, and Jack is high risk since he's so little. So far, Jack doesn't have a fever, so hopefully if he's got it, it's mild. John went to the ER to get tested today and they tested him positive for Influenza A, but we won't know for 2 days if it's H1N1. If it is, I think we will have to postpone Jack's birthday party. No one would want to come to a house full of swine flu! I'm so disappointed, such a happy day ruined by sickness. I'm not feeling so good myself, either. Our house is trashed too, since John has been sick, I have been taking care of Jack 100% of the time, and that doesn't allow for much housekeeping.
We did give our boy some presents though! He was wearing a birthday boy shirt, but Mama got some carrots and elderberry syrup on it! Whoops! Mama and Daddy got him a wagon! He LOVED it!!
Nana brought over some presents too! Here he is opening a gift for the first time!
He's getting so close to talking....I think he may have said "bye bye" tonight to Nana. I swear he said "Daddy" yesterday as he opened Daddy's office door. He is a climber. He will try to climb anything!! He could be walking any day now. He's getting better and better with his push toys.
What a year this has been! We are so blessed to have such a sweet little boy in our lives! I don't think we ever knew how happy we would be! He has taught us so much this year. He taught us how to be parents...we know so much more today, than we did a year ago. His future siblings, if there are going to be any can thank him for that! I feel bad that he had to deal with us in the beginning! Boy, if only I knew the things I know now!
Happy birthday Jack!!
3 comments:
Awww, hope you all feel better and HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACK!!!!!!
p.s. Do NOT make the mistake we made - we got these really cute and YUMMY cupcakes from Sam's Club - they had Elmo on them and had blue, green, orange and I think red frostings. Well, they stained as the kids dug into them (we had to SCRUB faces) and the next day? All the kids that ate them - well, let's just say their diapers were colorful LOL!!!!
I am sure Jack is saying something to mean cat. It sounds like at.
I think I heard him say "Aunt Rachel is my favorite" when we saw him at the apple orchard. I couldn't get him to repeat it when anybody else was around ;-) hehehe...
Happy Birthday little man!!! I think the 12 mo picture is great! He looks like a little kid all grown up with great posture... no baby there!
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