A Year of First

Today marks a huge event, Barrett's first birthday! He graced this wonderful world at 6:17am Sept 29, 2011 & he stole our hearts. I'm at a loss of words on what to even say about how incredibly fast time is going by. I can honestly remember his birth like it was yesterday & I will never forget the first moment I held him.
Today is super emotional for me because I really can't believe that a whole year has passed & my little baby is growing up. I wish I could freeze time! I am amazingly lucky to be able to experience a full year of firsts right along side of him & I wouldn't trade it for the world. We became parents for the first time, we knew what unconditional love was, we felt pure joy & also true fear. I never knew that I could love someone as much as I do my son & I also never knew I could be so afraid of everything. Afraid to mess up as a parent, afraid to let him down or afraid that something bad might happen to him. I did however learn that no matter what Barrett will be loved! He is with the people that love him the most in the world, us, & what more could we ask for? No one could ever love him & care for him more than we could.
This year has been so incredible & each day Barrett amazes us more & more. I am proud & so happy to have been able to be there for every single first of his. The first time he rolled over, crawled, talked, first steps & well everything! I was there every step of the way & will always be there. Our life is what we make of it & I'm unbelievable happy that I made the choice to be there to experience all these new fun achievements.
We will be having his first birthday party this weekend. It's still so crazy to think about. I'm usually the queen of hosting, but this time around I've been slacking. I know I keep putting stuff off because I just didn't want to admit that he was actually turning one! I am excited to be able to celebrate with all our family & friends though. I've been slowly working on a few DIY party decorations & will be making some super cute cupcakes & Barrett's own personal little cake. I will definitely be posting pictures of the party, so keep your eyes out.
So to end on a sweet note... Happy 1st Birthday Barrett! I love you to the moon & back. You will move mountains, but you will always be my little stinker bug XOXO

I can't believe how much he has changed, but is still the same. He is still the cutest little boy in the world though :)

Here is the first picture we took of him right after he was born. The next picture is one of us yesterday evening after our walk & before bed, I wanted to make sure I took a photo of us before he was all grown up!