Then and now

This is what Mason woke up to this morning:

Today’s his first birthday, and we’re doing it up big!

Balloons, streamers on the windows and furniture (which you can’t really see), the giant Mickey Mouse balloon (which still lives on), and new matchbox cars lined up on the table. (He’s been really interested in the cars at the gym daycare, so I thought it was time for his first official wheels.)

Probably overdoing it for a 1-year-old, but I come from a long line of overdoers.

Don’t let the pictures fool you…in reality, when we first released him into The Room, he batted at a balloon or two and then pulled a sudden 360, heading in the complete opposite direction. Seconds later, he was happily sprawled on his back chewing on one of Brent’s shoes.

I’m never sure if we have a cat or a dog, but it’s definitely not a human.

However, when I brought him back and showed him the cars, he did start to show a GLIMMER of interest. (Aka TOTAL PARENTING VICTORY!)

Happy birthday to our little big ONE-year-old!

Even though we’re celebrating THIS day, I’ll probably spend a lot of it thinking about where I was at this time one year ago. (As I’m writing, I think this was about the time we were driving to the hospital…)

A lot of people have asked me if it feels like it’s going by fast, but honestly, that day feels like a decade ago!

Anyway, in honor of today, I thought it’d be fun to play a little game of Then and Now. Here we go…

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(With Cousin Pete)

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Happy birthday, little buddy! We love you!

-Mom & Dad