My Baby is One!

Here is the BIRTHDAY BOY!! He is a gift from heaven that has filled our lives with joy and happiness. This baby has brought tremendous healing to our family over the past year. We were not able to truly understand the meaning of joy until he was here. Several years ago before Rylee was even born Bill had a dream that we would have a little brown hair boy, that would fill our lives with joy. He also felt in his dream that he would come after a period of hardship and that he would be such a joy to us that words could not describe. After five years that has happened, we got our little brown hair blessing. I am looking forward to another year of more love and joy. He is my little buddy we get to hang out just the two of us most of the time. I have loved evry stage of the first year of his life. I didn't mind the late nights, the feedings, diapers, spit up, crawling, etc. I cherish every moment with him and I always will. I know how percious each mile stone is in a baby's life and when they can reach each mile stone it is a true miracle.

He is such a good easy baby. He loves playing with his siblings. He doesn't mind when they tie him to the car. They absolutely adore him and they think everything he can do is so amazing. Their hearts have healed so much and they love him so intensely. I worried that it would be hard for them to open their hearts because they had been so hurt and I thought they would be very guarded, but they weren't. They loved him deeply the moment they laid eyes on him.

His puffy hair is the cutest thing. I always have people stop and tell me how cute his little puff is. I really should get it cut, but it is just too cute.

He loves to smile and laugh. He has the best laugh and of course Hailey and Megan can get him to laugh anytime. They always put on quite a show for him and he lives every minute of it.

He is a good sleeper. It is so weird for me to have a baby sleep in his crib for his naps. When my other kids were little I had to drag them all over the place while I worked. They were all very good at car sleeping and Rylee was very good at never sleeping.

He has always had his tongue sticking out and he still does. I of course think it is so cute, slobbery but cute. However, not as slobbery as Rylee.
I couldn't and still can't get enough of taking pictures of this cute little baby. Good thing everything is digital now because I would be going through film way too fast and having to wait to get the pictures developed would have been killer. I love technology!!

After 6 weeks on bed rest little Jacob Ryan was born 4 weeks early. He was so cute and perfect. I loved every second that I got to spend with him in the hospital, even though I had a c-section, it was such a joy to feel so happy and peaceful after having a baby. There is nothing like the pure joy of having a healthy perfect baby. Jake is our tender mercy from a loving Heavenly Father. We love you so much Jakey Boy!!