Almost 1

Well, we are nearing our first birthday. We have less than 48 hours! I can't believe how quickly this first year has gone. I hope he can stay so happy and sweet in the years to come. While he throws a temper tantrum here and there, he's just too good of a baby! He's been good for me while I work. If he starts to bother me, all I have to do is throw all of his toys into his bin and he'll get right on emptying it back out. That can buy me a lot of time.

I wanted to upload a couple of videos. One I took on Saturday at Mom and Dad's and the other I took just a few minutes ago. The one at Mom's house provides additional entertainment with my dad and his beer gut shining through the window behind T. Please, don't look directly at the belly or you could go blind. Troy loves to play with Reggie through the glass door in the den, even though Reggie has no idea what's going on. He's not entertained by Artie at all - only Reggie makes him laugh. I'm not sure why.

Well, I'm sure I won't post the birthday stuff until next week, at the earliest. I've got to work all day tomorrow and then Friday we'll be getting Momma's house ready and then we're present shopping at the toy store. We're having his birthday party on Saturday. I can't wait! He's just a busy, busy bee.

My First Mother's Day Experience

Well, I've officially had my first Mother's Day. I really enjoyed spending time with Mom, G-Momma, Sue, and Granny. While it was great, it was not very different from any other day. I think I've figured out that, for me, Mother's Day is every day. I love spending my time with Troy and Dan. It's my favorite "pasttime". Seeing Troy smile, hearing him laugh, even when he drives me crazy, it's the greatest thing in the world to me. I've had some great examples in my life, so I'm sure that helps my feelings about being a mommy. I've always had a lot, lot, lot of love to give. Having a child really makes it easy to give that much and that kind of love. I may even be a bit more in love with it than many moms. I know only a few ladies that really enjoy pretty much 24/7 mommy time and can do it without losing their minds. I know this can change over time, but I have so much faith that T will continue to be a sweet kid and very easy to love - at least MOST of the time. :o)

I'm so thankful to have Troy, Dan, and my mothers in my life. It's a very special job and experience to be a mommy and wife. If this is all I "make" of myself, then I will be very happy and proud.

Up & Walking: Time for a Leash?

So, two months after his first attempts at walking, Troy is now brave enough to walk on his own with a purpose. Last night, he was standing by my rocking recliner making it rock for me. All of a sudden, we look towards the center of the den and see him on his way to his toy bin! We kept as quiet as we could until he reached his destination. Then, when he came to a careful and gentle stop at the bin, we cheered and hollered. He did it for us several times after that. He could have done this a long time ago, but once he learned to crawl he gave up on caring to walk. Lately, he's been realizing how much faster he can go on foot and that he won't have to pull himself up on something to reach if he's already standing. I guess I'd better fit my tenny shoes on and carry Advil in my pocket, because I know I'm now in for one helluva ride. I'm thinking I should set up a zipline in the den and just tether him to it. :o)

Here's the video we took. He's such a big boy! This first year has gone by so quickly. I can't believe my little man is going to be a year old on the 29th! Wow!