So I failed. After being good, and writing twice last week, it has been more than a week since I last wrote. But, in my defense, we have had a wonderful week celebrating the birth of an amazing child! I promise to be better this week!
Josh's birthday was here and was absolutely great! It was everything I expected it to be and so much more. When I woke up this past Monday and thought about his birth, I found myself crying. He is such a special boy and I cannot imagine life without him. In some ways I can't believe it has been a year, but in other ways it feels like we waited forever for his first birthday to get here.
Monday was a great day. We didn't do much of anything special, since we were waiting to have his party yesterday (Saturday). It was hard planning his party since the two days before his actual birthday encompassed Halloween celebrations. I did make some cookies for his birthday, and we shared them with him. I didn't want him to have cake before his first birthday party. Monday we spent the day being thankful for our little gift from God. It was great just to spend time with him and tell him how much we love him and how special he is. He got to see both sets of grandparents on his actual birthday.
Tuesday was his doctor's appointment. He is off all medication except for allergy medicine, which he appears to take after his mom and just need it seasonally. No signs of asthma, which we have been watching for. We are off formula! And we will be weaning him off the bottle soon. Then it's time to wean him off the pacifier. Josh's soft spot is closed. He has 8 teeth. He weighs 23 lbs and 4 oz and is 30 inches long, so not a lot of growth since last time. He had to get 5 shots and a finger stick. He was not a happy camper. The doctor gave us the go ahead to start giving Josh a good bit more people food. We are so pleased with his progress! God has taken care of our little boy! It's a miracle that there are absolutely NO SIGNS of our baby being a preemie anymore! Looking at him you can't tell he was a preemie. And he is not behind in anything. The doctor is not worried that Josh isn't walking yet, either. Most boys don't walk before a year, plus Josh is technically only 10 1/2 months old. And also, Josh's cousin did not walk until he was 14 months old.
Yesterday was Josh's first birthday party! He had a great time. We celebrated with just close family. He got a lot of nice gifts. This little boy is so spoiled! He hs so many toys and books. He loves them all! And he has a lot of nice new clothes! I love that he is at the age where we can give him clothes and he doesn't care! We had some great food, and the decorations were cute. I appreciate everyone who helped us with the party, and made his day so special. Josh had a Sesame Street cake, and a separate little cake for him to destroy. He was so precious when he was playing with his cake. Josh is funny about getting messy. He really seems to hate it. He didn't know what to do with his cake it first. Then he touched it a little, but he was unsure. Then he got into it a little more. And finally started to try the icing and the cake. He really didn't get that messy. And he hated the icing on his hand! I forgot to mention that he looked at us like we were crazy when we sang Happy Birthday!
His first birthday week was a lot of fun. And it was much needed for Mommy and Daddy. We especially needed his birthday party. It was time for us to celebrate after everything we have been through. We will be celebrating on December 10, too. That will be one year since Josh came home. It is sad to think my little munchkin is one year old, but I am happy for all the things that are to come!
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