Fun One

It is still a mystery why time seems to fly faster when you are a mom. When I was single and without kids, I felt as though I just wanted time to speed-up. Now, things are different. I cherish every little moment I have with my two beautiful children because I know that in a few months I will no longer have "babies" to care for or cuddle with. Declan still wishes to be cuddled from time to time and I am holding on to every moment of that!

Our little boy turns 1 today and I am so excited that we can finally turn his car seat around. Here in Oregon the child has to weigh at least 20lbs AND be 1 year old for us to legally turn him around. We weighed him yesterday on our home scale and he is about 24 lbs....A BIG BOY! We weighed Maya too and she was only 26 lbs. So we indeed have a growing boy, who seems to really like food. Put anything on his plate and he'll eat it! Put anything on MAYA'S plate and he'll eat that too. He knows how to say a few more words now: Nan-Nan, Go-Go, Bawk-Bawk (like a chicken), Dada, and Mama. He attempts to copy Maya's words but falls short most of the time. He claps, dances, sings, and walks. He is really starting to enjoy playing in the back-yard with his sister as well. They have a couple of tri-cycles, a slide, and a picnic table out there so they are never without things to play with. I am so thankful for his little life and for all of the joy he brings to this family. His little laugh is enough to make any girl melt, including his mama. I suppose we should put in a private phone line for him because the girls will be calling any day now. We love you Decky-Poo. (Or is it Poop-Deck?)

And one last picture of his name that I painted on his bedroom wall...