One Year Mark

Okay so this post is a little overdue.  We've had a lot going on but that's no excuse.  Caleb is officially the big one!  Really??  How did that happen so fast?!?  I feel like I blinked twice and he turned one.  It has been an awesome year and he literally is the best little boy in the world!  He's always so happy and smiley and he constantly keeps us laughing.  Seeing each new thing he did over the past year has brought so much joy to my heart.  I honestly never knew my heart could hold so much love for him.  He truly is a blessing.  Okay okay, he has thrown a few fits but it's very rare.  Right now we are teaching him not to hit...naughty naughty Caleb...hitting is unacceptable in this house.  I think he's getting better because I stick to my disciplining.  I know sometimes he's just testing me to see how I react. :)  Sorry buddy but that doesn't fly by me.  Hehe.  Other than that though he is the most incredible boy in the world and he couldn't be more perfect in my eyes.  I somewhat jokingly said to Dave "When we have more kids, I don't think I could possibly love them as much as I love Caleb.  I'm pretty sure I will love him the most".  Okay everyone put down your stones, I was only kidding...kind of.  Don't judge moms, you know you've thought the same thing.  Alright seriously though, he's the one that is teaching me to be a mom.  The one I get to experience all the new mom adventures with.  To our future children "Don't worry, I will love you just as much". :)

Okay so we had Caleb's birthday party the weekend before his birthday because we were in Louisville, KY for a business conference during his actual birthday.  It worked out well too because Dave's dad had to work the weekend of Caleb's birthday.  The birthday party was a success!!  Caleb was able to play with all of his friends and the balloons, I must say, were a huge hit.  It's not a party unless you have balloons I guess.  We were also very humbled by the generosity of our friends and family.  We did not expect gifts and their presence was more than enough, but Caleb was blessed with so many fun toys, books and clothing!  Thank you everyone for making it an amazing day!

I decided I wanted to do a smash cake but not until the next day because lets just be honest I was exhausted and I also wanted to be near a bathtub for easy clean up.  You know me, I like things clean.  Well the whole process was quite funny.  He just stared at the cake and instead wanted to play with the balloons.  I think he was confused because it was a big cake and any food he's ever gotten has been tiny little pieces.  So I finally took his hand and put it into the cake.  He then looked at his hand awkwardly and turned to get up.  I sat him back down, took my finger, scooped up some frosting and put it in his mouth.  Something I least expected happened next.  He shut his eyes and shook his head back and forth with a look of disgust on his face.  I tried not to let my ego take a hit since I baked the cake and made the frosting.  I said okay lets try this again, this time with some cake.  Same thing except he started crying this time.  Oh boy this isn't going quite as we planned but it sure did make Dave and I laugh.  I'm just going to believe that he doesn't like sugar...that's much better than thinking he doesn't like my baking.  The bonus of Caleb not liking the cake or frosting made for an easy clean up.  No bathtub needed.

Dave and I were in Kentucky on Caleb's birthday which was a little hard for me, I think I only cried once. :)  BUT he was able to spend his birthday with Grandpa Harley and Grandma Patty.  I have no doubt that he had a great day with them.  My mom also tried giving him a cupcake on his birthday and she said he didn't like it.  YAY it's the sugar that he doesn't like!!!  I know that for a fact because my mom is an amazing baker.  I KNEW my baking wasn't that bad!  Whooohooo!  My dad must have force fed him the cupcake though because later she called and said he had a sugar rush and was running in circles!  LOL.  I have yet to experience that with Caleb but it brought a big smile to my face when she called to tell me that.

Caleb, you are a funny, smart, goofy, talented amazing boy and we are so grateful that God chose you for us!  You are perfect in every single way and we love you so much.  We're excited for each and every day with you and we're excited to see the boy and man that you become in this world.  We know you will make a huge difference in so many people's lives.  Happy Birthday handsome!!