1 Year Old Today!

Today my baby turns 1!  I really can't believe it.  I feels like I just gave birth yesterday.  Ok, maybe not yesterday but only a few months ago.. How could it be that we now have a walking/talking little munchkin in our presence?  He started walking a couple of weeks ago..July 24th to be exact.  Hubby and I were both there to witness his first steps.  He was in our kitchen/dining area, standing in the corner by this chest of drawers that we have and he took maybe 2 or 3 steps before falling.  His face was beaming from ear to ear.  He looked so happy to finally achieve this as I know he had been trying to work his way up to it for quite some time.  If I could have only recorded his face but of course I wasn't milling about the house with my camera ready to point and shoot.  He just looked so ecstatic.  It was really fantastic to see.  I'm glad hubby and I both saw it happen. 

He's quite a character already very determined and demanding, yet good natured and always ready to smile and giggle and laugh and give you a cuddle.  He likes attention and he likes looking in the mirror at himself..Are these early signs of narcissism?  Oh well, he is a Leo after all.  Boy, when he doesn't get what he wants - he's already throwing fits. It's a bit cray-cray.  I know we should just ignore him when he does that, and that's what we've been trying to do but tantrums are not a pleasant thing to endure.  He had a fever these past 2 days, and he was not his normal energetic self - he took more naps and sat on my lap.  I was worried he's still be sick on his birthday but this morning he seems back to his normal self, i.e. he threw a tantrum because he couldn't play with daddy's phone. Nice.  But it's great that his fever has gone away and he's back to wandering where he shouldn't go, trying to grab things he shouldn't touch and eat things he shouldn't eat.

I love the little bugger even if I have to be on alert 24-7 nowadays and he is still hogging half a bed shared by 3.  (Still haven't figured a way to break that habit.) It's probably the purest and strongest form of love there is - love for a child.  As a mother, you give of yourself more than ever before and having a child is really like an extension of yourself.  He hurts, you hurt.  He's happy, you're happy.  It's a crazy bond for sure and a lifelong adventure.  And I assume it's the same for fathers too?

Anyway - Happy Birthday to my son!  May you have many more years to come.  We have many hopes for you but most of all we wish you happiness throughout life.  We may not be able to prevent all bad things from happening, but your dad and I will be there every step of the way to help guide you through your journey.