Chronicle of my life, times, this n that

Son, you turn a year old today. From what the baby centre website described you as a poppy seed you are now, as your daddy calls you, with much pride, our baby elephant. For months I carried you in my womb and careful of what was going on in me, and I remember your tiny fingers and toes I counted in the ultrasound room and your body parts I scrolled over on the screen and how your dad sat through for hours glaring at your ultrasound photos, wondering who it was and what our baby looked like. Your each kick, each twirl on the ultrasound made my heart skip a beat and made me marvel at what I was creating. On your birth son, a mother was born in me. I never knew what motherhood was, until I had you. I never knew the kind of joy, that special feeling that you have now brought to my life, to each of my days. The feeling of having given birth, of creating life, realization of the fact that you came from me. I never knew so much happiness could emanate from someone so small :) . In this first year my life revolved around you. We became parents and we reveled in all the responsibility and the joy it brought us. Every new thing you did thrilled us. When you smiled, we felt so touched with its purity. When you recognized us, we felt rewarded. When you rolled over we celebrated. When you ate solids we gasped and felt overjoyed. When you crawled we marveled.

In our lives we do so many things unconscious of the fact that all along we are making memories, for ourselves or for someone else. Like they say, every day looks the same and yet after some days everything is different. With you every day is a new day and so much is different and every moment is a memory we create. Son, as I see you grow and do new things, I can see how I am creating memories for life for myself. Of this new person I created and of this new person you made me into. I never felt about time being so effervescent. Of how fast this baby is growing up. Sometimes I feel like pausing the moments and replaying and reliving them!

That little person you are son, you are just so perfect. That innocence in your eyes. Your affectionate ways. Your faith in us. Your lavish smiles. Your coolness factor! It makes us wonder about your genetic influence! You are the best of both of us and even more. Our world seems to wrap around you and we are so excited to see you grow up and do new things every day. You do not stop to amaze us.

Son, we love you. May you always find happiness and success in all that you do. And may God always bless you!

We have planned a birthday party for you and we hope to give you a rocking time!

Love and blessings, Mum