Happy Belated Birthday Rome!

My adorable, angelic, mischievous, always hungry, cuddly, little boy turned one!!  So, we (well, I) went for the army themed party, since really... what does a one year old have a preference for? He loved his cake, as he does anything that is edible. He is seriously the best baby and has reiterated that each child has his own unique personality. He is crawling like a speed racer and is just waiting for the courage to let go of whatever he is holding on to and take off a walkin'! He finds himself quite funny and his favorite jungle gym to crawl on is me. He loves, adores, and fears his sister... smartly so, as is is always a mystery if he is going to be loved on (85% of the time) or tackled down/grabbed/whacked(15%). He has completely solidified that fact that I want heaps more kids, ok, two more really. Happy Birthday my my sweet BUBBS!

My Men...

Oh how i love them!!!

Nuf' said...

Let the sleeping begin!

"Anyone who says they slept like a baby never had one"
I saw this quote and offered a big AMEN.

After three nights of gut wrenching(more so for me than anyone else) long nights. My little guy is sleeping through the night!
The first night was a cry fest, the second was slightly less taxing and the third night was hardly difficult. Day four has come and gone and he is an official all-nighter!

I never thought I could do it. I forgot how much your heart breaks as their little cries for help pull at the mom instinct and make you want to leap up and soothe them and make sure that they know you love them and would never abandon them! I laid outside my little man's room as he learned how to do it on his own. It took everything I had to not save him!

Relief... he still loves me and smiles at me and doesn't hate me.