Happy First Birthday, Miniman

Dear Miniman,

Tomorrow, is your first birthday! Happy birthday to you and Hooray we have made it through your first year. We are both a little older, a little wiser, and thankfully while you have grown bigger mommy has not.

My what a year it has been. It seems like just yesterday we brought you home from the hospital on a blustery Thanksgiving Thursday. My did we have a lot to be thankful for; including that dad managed to get the turkey in the oven so we could feast that evening. You have come along way from being a bundle I could hold in my arms to being an independent boy. The milestones along the way may seem to be mundane to others but to us they have been magical. The first time you rolled over, sat up, crawled, babbled, walked, and everything else. Even the messy stuff has been wonderful because it meant you were a healthy little boy. Every day I am grateful that I get the opportunity to share the joy of being part of your life. Thank you for being mine.

While I don't know for sure what this next you has in store for us. I have some ideas. I can't wait to share our next adventures even if it is trips to the pediatrician, runs to the grocery store, diaper expeditions, potty training, and other everyday things. You make the mundane an adventure.

If you are reading this in the future and wonder why Mommy wrote your birthday letter a day early its because I wanted to be able to spend tomorrow totally focused on just us. Doing the things that you enjoy. Plans for the day include sleeping in, a lunch date, plenty of play time, picking up your cake and other things you enjoy. Mommy is taking a day to celebrate you. No work, no distractions, just silly, sweet, shenanigans.

I love you,
Mom