Thursday, March 3, 2011

A Year Ago

A year ago we were counting down the hours to when we would welcome our little one into our lives
A year ago we only imagined what it would be like to be a "mom" and a "dad"
A year ago we were anxious, nervous, excited, and overwhelmed at the thought of it all
A year ago we could sleep in as late as we wanted
A year ago we could leave the house within minutes of getting ready or on a whim's notice
A year ago we didn't have nap times or bed times to schedule around
A year ago we stayed out as late as we wanted without evening noticing what time it was
A year ago there was no need to get a babysitter if we wanted a "date night"
BUT...
A year ago we had no idea what it truly meant to love someone unconditionally
A year ago we didn't realize how empty our lives were
A year ago we didn't understand that our little family wasn't quite complete
A year ago we had no idea the joy that could come from our son
A year ago we didn't realize how fulfilling it would be to care for a child of our own
A year ago we didn't know all that we were missing or how quiet our house was
A year ago we had no idea how amazing it would be to watch a baby grow and develop from a helpless being into a walking toddler

A year ago we couldn't have imagined that the Lord would bless us so abundantly with a healthy, sweet, loving, funny, joyful, smart, cute, charming, perfect fit for our family kind of baby

Happy Birthday sweet Landon
We love you more than you know and are so thankful you came into our lives a year ago

1 comment:

Shannon said...

Such a sweet blog. Happy Birthday Landon!!