i have been dreading this post. it is so hard to write about how old your kids are getting. day to day they grow like crazy. but, it's when it gets to their birthday, when it really hits you.
jagger turns 1 tomorrow. i know everyone says it, but where does the time go?? it feels like yesterday that i was in the hospital having him. i remember the first time i saw that chubby little boy. i instantly fell in love with him. i will never forget what i felt at that moment. a love for someone you just barely met but was so real and so amazing. i love you little man and will do anything for you. i decided every year i'm going to write my kids a letter that they will have to look back on and have.
jagger,
i love you. i can't believe you are one. i didn't think this day would come so fast. you are quite the amazing one year old!! you have accomplished so much in just a short time. i couldn't be more proud to call you mine. you are such an amazing little boy. there is not one day that goes by that i don't squeeze your chubby little self and tell you how much i love you. you are just so calm {like your daddy} i wouldn't change anything about you. i even love how you took 11 whole months to sleep through the night. you definitely love your bottles. i love how you would find them in your crib and get so excited, like it was your first and last baba ever. you have always done things so early with little practice. rolling over, sitting up, holding your own bottle, crawling, pulling yourself up, and climbing on everything. my favorite thing- when i tell you to say 'mama' and you say it then scrunch your nose so all we can see are your cute spongebob teeth and you laugh because you think it's so funny. you can say 'dada' 'mama' and you love to shake your head from side to side when we tell you 'no no'
you love your daddy more than me but i'm ok with that. he is such an amazing daddy to you. you two will be the best of friends and i can't wait to see you guys grow older together. the excitement you have when you see him melts my heart. you love your big sister so much. i love to watch you watch her with everything she does. i love to watch you sleep. you always sleep on your belly with your cute bum in the air. i haven't ever known any baby to always sleep like that. your favorite thing in the whole world is your blankey. it accidentially got left at our house by your friend, max, and you claimed as yours. you always chew the corners and you can definitely tell. that blanket is so gross. we wash it all the time but for some reason it always is so gross! you usually wake up around 7 and will patiently in your crib and play with the bedding and talk to yourself until i come in and get you. you are always so excited to see me in the morning. it's the best 'good morning' i could ever ask for. you're not quite walking yet. you just love to be held forever and ever. i don't mind holding you all the time. {until i start to get sore :)} you have 10 teeth already. i couldn't believe when i felt your gums 3 days ago i could feel 2 molars. you are growing up so fast little man. oh how you love to eat. early on you didn't love your baby food, you wanted to eat what everyone else was eating. so that's what we gave you :) you are such a big boy and we wouldn't want you any other way! last time you were at the doctors you weighed 24 pounds and 7 ounces. your chubbiness is one of the cutest things about you. i love you forever and ever and can't wait to see what this next year holds for you. you are so loved by everyone around you. you make me one proud mama.
love,
mommy
