Pictures and videos from June (11-12 months)

This blog post is dedicated to Chloe!  She has been on me to add pictures of Maddex.  Chloe is now a former student who I have taught for the past 3 years.  Back when I sent out Maddex's birth announcements last summer I included the website for this blog so people could watch him grow.  I sent all of my students and their families announcements and I am pretty sure Chloe is the only one to check my blog faithfully this past year.   Thanks for always checking in with me to make sure I update Maddex's photos, Chloe!  I'll be seeing you in three weeks!  xoxox

Here is a picture of Maddex on my sister's desk at work. 

This is a video Maddex's daycare provider sent me of him playing with his little girlfriend!

Maddex with Auntie Jenn at the HMS family BBQ

Maddex and Kenneth (3 1/2 months apart)

Maddex (July 2012), Kenneth (September 2012), and Malachi  (November 2012)  The boys of HMS, only missing our dear friend Oliver (March 2012)  There was clearly something in the water!

Maddex LOVES this splash pad!

The water was so cold, but he loved it!

I put him in the front seat just to see what he would do. He is ready for shotgun for sure!  Too bad he has to wait another 10 years!

Loving the car at Price Chopper

Signing his name on Tati's birthday card

He loves sleeping in the hammock

Pic stitch with Papou

Look at that hair!

And this is my child!

We caught a Maddex!

Loving his Pesky

Tearing up his room.  I think the longest it has stayed clean for has been about 5 minutes!

He eats like such a big boy now!

Pushing around his motorcycle

This is how he looks after having blood drawn.  This kid is a machine!

Hanging out with Daddy at Uncle Joey's party

Here I am on my first birthday

and here is Maddex just before his

chopping away at daycare

I can't believe I captured his first cat wound on camera

And here it is

He plays like such a big boy now!

Getting into the pots and pans and Auntie Erin's and Uncle Daner's

Resting up before Graham's party

Eating cupcakes with Auntie Lauren

He was the smallest and bravest kid on the splash pad

Ready to konk out after the party

Holding on to his beloved balloon. 

Splashing at the pool with Nana

Yes, he took a bath with the balloon!

And now we can't go shopping without him begging for a balloon.  I created a monster!

Rocking the Bruins hat

He is a puff monster

Hanging out with the kids at Daycare.  

Our present to Daddy for Father's Day

Just chilling in the stroller

Okay so I am a bad mom....I was cooking one night and he went into the drawer under the oven.  He started to cry and I though he got his arm stuck or something.  I picked him up and passed him off to Kiel and Maddex stopped crying within 5-10 seconds.  Then Kiel grabs him when dinner was done and puts him in the high chair and sees this huge blister!  I can't believe (a) he burned himself under the stove, and (b) he only cried for a few seconds when his burn was pretty severe!  I would have cried for days.  I felt awful!  If we had known we could have run it under cold water or done something to ease the initial pain, but he really didn't have any indication of being hurt. Luckily it healed fast and without much of a scar.   

We had a fun day with Nathan.  Check out the video and pictures below...

This water table from Mem is awesome.  Perfect for a 1 year old or a 4 year old!

Mem also got us a little picnic table. 

And here is our wagon from Nana and Aunt Linda

The ipad is so much fun!

Tackle and Tickle

Looks thrilled to be in the swing!

Feeding Diesel at daycare.  He loves this dog!

Blueberries are his absolute favorite fruit!

More fun with the water table

On the Night You were Born

I couldn't have said it better myself.  So I will let Nancy Tillman do it for me.  I love you Baby Boy!!

On the night you were born,
The moon smiled with such wonder
That the stars peeked in to see you
And the night wind whispered,
“Life will never be the same.”
Because there had never been anyone like you…ever in the world.
So enchanted with you were the wind and the rain
That they whispered the sound of your wonderful name.
It sailed through the farmland
High on the breeze…
Over the ocean…
And through the trees…
Until everyone heard it
And everyone knew
Of the one and only ever you.
Not once had there been such eyes,
Such a nose,
Such silly, wiggly, wonderful toes.
When the polar bears heard,
They danced until dawn.
From faraway places,
The geese flew home.
The moon stayed up until
Morning next day.
And none of the ladybugs flew away.
So whenever you doubt just how special you are
And you wonder who loves you, how much and how far,
Listen for geese honking high in the sky.
(They’re singing a song to remember you by.)
Or notice the bears asleep at the zoo.
(It’s because they’ve been dancing all night for you!)
Or drift off to sleep to the sound of the wind.
(Listen closely…it’s whispering your name again!)
If the moon stays up until morning one day,
Or a ladybug lands and decides to stay,
Or a little bird sits at your window awhile,
It’s because they’re all hoping to see you smile…
For never before in story or rhyme
(not even once upon a time)
Has the world ever known a you, my friend,
And it never will, not ever again…
Heaven blew every trumpet
And played every horn
On the wonderful, marvelous
Night you were born.

One Year

One year apart and only Daddy looks the same!  

xoxoxox

To My Baby Boy on his First Birthday

My Bubba Boy,

I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by!  It really does seem like only yesterday I was seeing you for the first time as the doctors worked on you.  In this first year you have brought us more love, joy, and happiness than I could have ever imagined.  I always knew being a mommy would change my life, but I never realized how absolutely wonderful it would be.  You have made this journey so much better than I could have ever hoped for. 

Each and every day you wake up with your infections smile and “happy sounds.”  I can’t help but smile along with you, even if it is only 6 a.m.!  

I love how much you love Daddy and me.  The hugs and wet, slobbery kisses are the best cures for bad days at work. 

Don’t ever doubt how much we love you.  I cannot even find the words to express how much Daddy and me absolutely cherish everything you have done for us.  I always wished for a baby boy, but I never knew how much that baby boy would actually “make” my life.  I really don’t think I started living until I held you that first time.  You have made everything worth living and working for.  I promise to always do my best as your mother and know that I will love you forever. 

With all my love, forever and always,

Mommy

“I’ll love you forever,

I’ll like you for always,

As long as I’m living

My baby you’ll be.”

~Love You Forever