Today, March 17th 2011, Grayson turns 1 year old!!!
Our little St. Patricks Day boy :)
I cannot believe it has been a year already. When you hear people say, "they grow up so fast" you dont really know what that means until that 1st birthday.
It is a happy day and a sad day...sad only because Zak cannot be here with us :\ And I have a feeling not just this day, but this week is going to be an emotional one for me, so hang in there with me if I write some sappy blogs but I will try to not write on those days :p
Zak was, however, able to get on Skype for a little bit
This past year with Grayson has been such a blessing to say the least. He has been the BEST baby boy a Mom, especially a NEW Mom could ask for. He has made being a Mom so much fun. He is just awesome for a lack of a more sophisticated word.
Grayson has had to go through a lot in his first year of life but I couldnt be more proud of him. He has been such a brave and strong little man and pushes through all of his obstacles, he always does so well at every doctor visit and specialty appointments. He has to work much harder than other babies his age and I cherish every little thing he conquers so much more because of that. I know other parents get excited when their baby learns how to roll over, figures out how to put themselves in the sitting position from their belly, pick up food on their own and start feeding themselves, or when parents get excited when their baby starts understanding word associations, crawling, walking...etc...I know EVERYONE gets excited for all of those milestones...but I think I get even more excited because those things dont come as easy to Grayson he has to work very very hard because of his hearing loss and physical things that have delayed his development a little.
The slightest little thing that he does on his own makes me want to cry happy tears because I get so proud of him because its not all fun and games, he really has to work and sometimes its upsetting to him but he keeps doing the exercises and to see it pay off makes me so happy and it makes him so happy. "I DID IT!" is what shows on his face when he is able to do something on his own that we have been working on, and that face is just priceless.
He is just an incredible little boy and wit one year down, I cannot wait for all of the many years to come.
I love being a Mommy to this little boy :)
