Growing Up

Alex will be 1 year old 2 weeks from today. I am not quite sure what to feel. I am happy and so proud of him, but at the same time I am sad. I cannot believe it has been almost 1 whole year since he was born. It seems like just yesterday he was born and I could hold him in one arm. Now I'm lucky to squeeze in one cuddle a day. There are far too many toys to be played with and things to get into to waste time hugging Mommy. :o)

I have been spending a lot of my time planning out his 1st birthday party. On his actual birthday we are going to have a small get together with my family at my parents house and have some cake and ice cream and let Alex open some presents. Then we are having a bbq/party at the local lake/park with family and friends that live in the area about a week later. The theme will be Blues Clues. Here are some pictures of the cake and cupcakes I am going to make (wish me luck!):

Alex absolutely LOVES dogs and I think this is why he loves to watch Blue's Clues. He will just sit there and babble at the tv the whole time the show is on. Every time he sees Blue he screams "dah!" (dog). I usually put it on while I make his lunch and he gets so excited. All I have to do is ask him if he wants to watch Blue's Clues and he makes a beeline to the tv.

I'm sure I'll do a fair share of crying at his party, but I'll also have so much fun just watching him enjoy his special day. I never realized how quickly time goes by until I became a Mother. I try to live each minute to its fullest and enjoy every day I have at home with my baby boy. I know one day I will have to go back to work, but for now I am enjoying being a stay at home Mommy.