That's right, today is Tyler's last day as an infant. Tomorrow I will officially be the mommy of a toddler instead. This week has been strangely emotional for me. When it was far off in the distance, I looked forward to it. Now that it is here, it seems so sad. I just watch him playing, putting all his blocks into a basket and then taking them all out, one by one, and I start crying. He looks up for a second, smiles, and goes back to what he is doing. So independent and grown-up looking.
I'm down to nursing only twice a day now. Another one of those things that I expected to be exciting, and actually makes me sad now that the time for weaning has arrived. Tyler is more then ready. He seems less and less interested everyday, even at bedtime. So grown-up. He's thinking, "Where are my cool big boy cups, Mommy. Nursing is for babies. I'm a toddler now!"
I have been putting together a slide show of my favorite baby pictures for his party on Saturday. The trouble is, they're all my favorite. I had to shorten it because I didn't think everyone else would enjoy a two hour slides how of my Tyler as much as I would. I got it down to 26 minutes. It goes by really fast too! Don't ask me how I fit a whole year of the most adorable baby pictures into 26 minutes. It was difficult. So I watch my little slide show and I wrote him his special "one year letter from Mommy." I cried. I think it's out of my system now. I'm ready to have fun and celebrate toddler-hood. Oh the things to look forward to...walking, talking, and lots and lots more hugs. It will be great.
5 comments:
Michelle,
I teared up when I read your blog this morning. I can't believe he is 1 year-old today!! Happy Birthday Tyler!
Amanda
Oh my goodness, what an adorable photo!! I remember those very same feelings when you turned one. How could it be? I had just brought you home from the hospital what seemed like yesterday! But I soon found that each stage was more fun than the last as your sweet personality came through.
Your “big boy” still seems so itty bitty to me. Well, actually he’s just right. He sure has stolen a lot of hearts his first year! You are a wonderful Mommy and I’m so proud of you. And I STILL think, “How can she be 28? I just brought her home what seems like yesterday!"
Happy 1st Birthday, Tyler! You are SO LOVED, sweetie. --Love, Nana
michelle--
that comment from your mom made me tear up...
hope you have a wonderful time celebrating..
and that letter for him, it'll be a TREASURE (definitely for his wife!). trace his little hand or get him to scribble. :) this year i got my youngest to "draw" then tell me what she'd drawn & i put some captions in. the oldest even wrote in the notebook. it'll be fun for them to read. i love writing to them and imagining how they'll react to reading it when they're grown up. *sigh* time is already flying by.
Wow! I can't believe a year has passed. I am learning for myself how our little sweet ones grow so quickly. We must savor it all!
That first year does go by fast. But the second year is tons of fun too. Just think of all the things he'll be saying soon... and you'll be the only one to understand them ; )
Also, congrats for nursing for a year. It's quite an accomplishment!!
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