My oh my! Who would have thought that a year can go by so quickly? Your Mommie and I can still remember the days of lounging on the couch anxiously awaiting for your arrival. I'd pound on Mommie's belly demanding for you to come out and play with me. I made scary voices and growled at you hoping to get a reaction. I'm sure you figured out quickly that it's just your silly Daddie trying to get you all worked up. Every now and then you would kick and wiggle around but more often than not we were greeted with nothing more than your signature hiccups-a-thons. Just like Mommie, you never quite figured out how to get rid of them did you? It made me laugh everytime.
And then the doctors said you had to come out. They wanted to make sure that you and Mommie didn't get sick so off we went to get the labor process started. They gave Mommie some stuff which should have made you want to come out pretty quick but you had a totally different agenda. Just like your Daddie, you wanted to do it when you were ready and you wanted it done your way. So you decided to hang out in Mommie's belly some more and well, I certainly couldn't blame you. That's where you've setup camp past 8 months and I'm sure you had quite a setup going on in there.
But all of a sudden, you were ready. After confining Mommie for almost 3 full days to that backbreaking piece of mechanical device known as a hospital bed, you made your grand entrance. In a little less than a half an hour, you were outta there. Your first order of business once you were out was to give Mommie a swift kick to the face. And that's when I knew. That's when WE knew, that you were going to be trouble. We've certainly lived up to it haven't we. We're bad enough seperately, but together, we make Mommie want to pull out all of her hair, set it on fire, and put it back on her head.
So here we are. One year has passed. Countless hours of crying, laughing, snuggling, and this is just the beginning. I wish I can do a better job of putting into words how much we love you, but I don't think it's possible. One day, when you become a parent yourself, you'll know exactly what the feeling is like. Each day with you is better than any gift we've ever received. You're the world to us and we can't wait to watch you grow up.
Love,
Mommie & Daddie
