I am such a bum! I have only done 2 blog updates in 2011 and its almost the end of APRIL! That is ridiculous! I wrote a few and will post them probably once a day until I get caught up. Keep in mind that these will be boring posts but honestly I do this blog for memories sake because its nice to be able to look back and remember exactly what was going on.
So lets time warp back to March 2011….
Nicholas is 1! I cannot believe that my tiny baby, my 3lb 6oz miracle of all miracles baby is one year old. My heart hurts to think that his first year of life has passed by so quickly. Is it a normal mom thing to feel sad and think that you missed out? Maybe missed out isn’t the right word but when I think back to his 1st year of life I wonder if I paid enough attention. Did I memorize his little face? Will I be able to remember how sweet he smelled as a little infant? Did I spend enough time rocking him and singing to him and cuddling with him? Did I let him nap too much? Haha I know that seems silly but I want to enjoy every second with him and I don’t want to let these seemingly unimportant moments pass me by because I know that as he gets older I will MISS these seemingly unimportant moments. The moments at 2am when its just you and the baby, rocking in the nursery, half asleep as he snuggles up closer. Okay I really need to cool it with the nostalgia.
So apparently I missed the memo about turning 1= toddlerhood and this may not be true for everyone but I think Nicholas decided that he had had enough of this baby-thing and wanted to move full steam ahead into “I am crazy, get into everything, I will give you mischievous smiles as I act ornery” stage. Let me tell you—I fear for the day that he can finally walk because I know that it will officially mean that he has beaten me. I just CANNOT keep up with him! He is so fast, gets into the most ridiculous things, climbs on everything and is such a little boy! He enjoys banging his head into things, taking rough falls, wrestling with daddy and getting into mischief (i.e. finding a roll of toilet paper somehow and unrolling it completely, or scaling the baby gate until he is standing completely upright but unable to get down). Anyone who says that toddlerhood doesn’t start till age 2 is nuts! Well, either they are nuts or I am in for an even BIGGER surprise…can he really get more crazy?! Please seasoned moms, just don’t tell me about it. Laugh and point when you see me chasing after my little hooligan haha
We had a birthday party for Nicholas a little early because he was scheduled to have surgery a few days before his actual birthday but it ended up being cancelled! Yay! His party was fabulous, dinosaur themed and I think he really had fun. He loves playing with the “big kids” and feeling like he is part of the gang and I think he had a blast and LOVED all his fun presents! We did a chili bar (white chicken chili, texas style chili, beefy black bean and corn chili and veggie chili) with all the different toppings (spaghetti, sour cream, jalapenos, cheese, hot sauces, onions, crackers, green onions, etc.) He had an AWESOME cake too—some friends of ours have a side business doing cakes and they made him a HUGE dinosaur cake (it was 2- 11x13 cakes (one chocolate, one vanilla) side by side with an even BIGGER rice crispie shaped dinosaur covered in fondant. Then they made this cool dinosaur egg nest out of rice crispie and chocolate and it had a little cake egg in it for Nicholas to enjoy as his “smash cake” and smash he did! He was all about it and really liked his special cake!
Basically that is all that happened this March, at least as far as I can remember, your first-born turning 1 is kind of a big deal and it overshadows any other things that went on in March—so there ya go! YAY March 2011!
