your 11 pound mass waiting patiently within my womb...
your first bath at just 3 hours old...
age 1!
Dear Reeve,
Tomorrow you turn1! This past year really has gone by so quickly; many times I have had to catch my breath as I wonder how you got so big, grew so fast, learnt so much. And yet I have been here the whole time… watching you, loving you, kissing on those big cheeks. The ones I feared would fade away as you grew, but that still give cushion to your beautiful face. You look like your Father and his Father. You look just like your sister did at this age too.
You can clearly say Mum, Dad, naanaa (banana), and this. You fill in the gaps with jibberish. You dance to music and will not fall to sleep without it. You still won’t sleep through the night.You suffer night terrors and end up sleeping with us every night. Your night terrors scare me too honey!
You
walked at
10 months
and never looked back. You
literally got
up one day
and began taking
steps.
No matter
how
many times you
fell down, you just
kept getting
back up. You are
brave that way. You climb
and explore and regardless of the
physical harm you do to yourself
(I’m talking lots of bruised cheeks and bumped heads) your
curiosity gets
the better of you. You have
incredible strength; I
truly believe you could
beat me in
an arm wrestle. You
love to
pull hair and
slap bare skin. A
little rough and
tumble, brute of
a boy, who
loves to
cuddle! You will
literally throw your
arms around necks and
cuddle deep into chests. You show
tenderness beyond your years… well,
beyond your
one single year!
How can one year be so miniscule in the timeline of eternity and yet the entire span of your life to date? A landmark for your life, a rite of passage into toddler-dom. A blink of an eye and my new born is gone. In his place you stand, with a ravenous appetite for life and for fruit. This past year has been joyous and hard. It has been a year of growth, not only for you my sweet child, but for your mama as well. I will love you beyond the end of time and pray that no matter how many times in this life you fall down; you will continue to get back up.
Love always,
yo Mama xxx
the construction site cake i made for you...