Happy Birthday Amor.

Happy Birthday amor!  

I love you so much and I fall deeper in love with you as each year passes.  I am so proud of all you have accomplished and am inspired by how hard you work.  You are a great dad and watching you with Sully is one of my favorite things in the whole wide world.   You guys have the sweetest bond.

I'll love you forever.

~Megan

ps. we need to get recent pictures of YOU sweetheart :)

Birthday Crafts and Cupcakes

1.  Birthday hat that I made by hand for Sully.  It didn't stay on...boo!  

2.  That is his little pumpkin.  

 3.  Paper "Happy Birthday" banner...super easy.

4.  "One" wooden sign that I glued together.

Easy felt garland.  I love how colorful it is.

I painted this on a plate with Martha Stewart paint and one of her stencils too.  I tried to put Sully's hand print on it but that was a major fail.

Today's newspaper here.

The cupcakes Arty made.  They were so good!

I love his face here.

Hahaha tipped it over.

He wasn't too sure about it.

And he decided that he wasn't ready for a cupcake just yet.  Another time!

~Megan

One Year

Today was emotional for me.  I didn't think that it would be, but I was wrong.  As we drove back from a quick trip to see my brother in Columbus early this morning I was watching the clock thinking back to what was going on at the same time last year.  How we were so excited to meet a baby that would change our lives, little did we know how much that change would be.  How after thirty minutes of pushing, at 5:31am on October 23rd he was placed on my stomach and in that moment my heart burst with love.  And then how only a few short minutes later he was taken to the NICU for eight long days.   As a parent I think that one of the worst things to see is your child hooked up to machines in the hospital.  I can still visualize what that looked like and it physically hurts me to think about.  The first night he spent out of the hospital was Halloween.  I never once thought about what "baby's first Halloween" costume I should get for him because I was just so thankful that he was healthy and home.  

This year has gone by faster than any other, and yet so much has changed.  I can honestly say that I have embraced motherhood and lived in the moment.  There were times that I didn't change out of my pajamas and didn't do a single thing around the house because I was taking care of my little bundle.  I do not regret those days at all.  There were countless early mornings and late nights, but we made it through.  This is the most important job I will ever have, and its the only job that I have truly loved.  I have been blessed beyond my wildest imagination.  

Thank you Sullivan for being you, and for being the sweetest and most perfect addition to our family.  I will love you forever and ever.

xoxo,

Momma

April 18th is...my birthday, my 27th one in fact

Ahh, today is my 27th birthday.  I am almost in disbelief that another year has come and gone already.  This time last year I was happily pregnant.  I don't know about anyone else but those nine(technically ten) months seemed to go by so slowly.  Not in a bad way at ALL.  Its just that each week I would check the "What to expect" book, several different websites, other blogs, and youtube to try to see what our little peanut could possibly be up to at that moment in time.  Now when I look back it seems like those months flew by!

 Ok so back to my birthday.  I had a great day.  It was special and sweet.  Sully and I had stroller class and then met up for lunch with Arty.  We shared a really good sandwich and diet root beer YUM.  Then later Arty cooked a delicious steak dinner for me along with a tasty salad.   And, he surprised me with a Dairy Queen ice cream cake.   I love those cakes...vanilla and chocolate ice cream layers with a yummy fudgy crunchy layer in the middle.  He also got me a new ipod and new headphones which I am so thankful for.  Here are some pictures I took this afternoon.

So sweet!

This picture is a little dark but I love his expression!

~Megan