Ode to Bubs

One year ago, I was in the hospital holding my brand new baby boy. After such a rough pregnancy, the relief of FINALLY having him in my arms was, well it was

PERFECT.

This past year has been an absolute whirlwind to say the least. Adjusting to life with 2 kids was pretty crazy and then finding out that we were adding #3 so quickly was not anythign we were expecting. But, I think the lessons we've learned and are learning are truly meant to be. 

In honor of this little dude's birthday, I just wanted to tell you some of my favorite things about him...

• Bubs loves cars and trucks. It's so cute to watch him play and  make "Vroom" noises.

• He has the cutest little dimples like his daddy that I hope never go away.

• When he crawls really fast, he says "Go go go!".

• He's still a snuggler...when he wants to be.

• He's SUCH a boy. I knew that he and Goose would be different, but he is all boy. I love it. 

• I'm glad that he's starting to stand up to Goose and not let her get away with taking his toys or screaming at him. Yes, it often turns into a sceaming match between them, but I'm glad he's toughening up.

• His little voice is adorable. He doesn't have as many words as Goose did at this age, but I could just listen to him jabber ALL DAY LONG.

• His eyes are BEAUTIFUL. They are so blue and his eyelashes are killer. 

• I love how in love he is with his daddy. He doesn't leaves his side as soon as he walks in the door from work. And if he wakes up at night, he won't let me snuggle him, it has to be daddy.
  

I love my Bubs. My life changed for the better the moment we found out you were coming to our family. I am so excited to watch you grow and develop this next year and to see the relationships you develop with your older sister and your little brother. Our life as a family is going to get crazy here shortly, but we can all do it together. 

I love you monster boy.