Almost One

I can't believe I'm planning Dominic's first birthday party. How is this possible? Wasn't I pregnant just a few months ago? My baby boy has been blessing our lives for almost 12 months now and it went by so fast. Our lives have changed in so many ways, more than I ever thought possible. If you would have told me a couple years ago that I'd be getting up at 6:00 am every morning, 7 days a week, I would have laughed in your face. If you would have told me it's because I am tending to my baby, I would have laughed even harder. If you told me I would be cooking dinner every night, doing laundry, picking up toys and being all around "domestic" I would have told you that you're crazy.


But here I am. This is my life. Everyday, all day. And even though it's a huge departure from what I have been used to my whole life, I love it. I love waking up every morning to see my sweet little Cub nudging me to open my eyes. I love seeing him grow and change. I love being a Mom and a "wife" and being a family with Rob and Dom. Even though it was something that wasn't planned, it just feels like this was always our fate.


Things aren't easy breezy every single day...there are challenges I face all the time, but that's just part of life. Everyone has days that are tougher than others, times when you feel frazzled or just in a funk. But nothing can pick up my mood like Dominic. He's such a happy and loving kid and he has a way of making you feel like no matter what's going on at that moment, nothing can be all that bad. His big brown eyes can melt my heart in one second. When he rests his head on my shoulder and puts his little arms around me, I feel like there is just nothing better in the world than that.

His birthday party will be fun. I ordered the invitations today and I'm stoked on them. They came out really cute!!! We're having it at the park and the guest list is kind of out of control. I wanted to invite everybody, but the park doesn't allow more than 50 guests. No big deal, right? I mean, it's a first birthday, how many people could there be? Well, how about 60. yes, 60. I've never even had that many people at one of my birthday parties! But I have a huge family, and there are lots of kids. I'm bummed because i wasn't able to invite everyone that I wanted to so if you don't get an invitation, I'M SORRY! I had no idea the guest list would look like this, and it's kind of crazy to think of that many people crammed under a gazebo at the park eating cake. But what can I say? Dominic is a popular kid:)