One Year Old!

My son turned one year old on Sunday! I can't believe it has been a year already! I really don't know how that happened. We had a Curious George themed birthday party for him. It turned out really good. We didn't get back from vacation until late the night before but we still managed to get everything together on time - decorations and food. We just had cake, bananas, popcorn, animal crackers, trail mix, and M-n-Ms. It was pretty good. And he got soooo many gifts! We really are going to have to set limits for Christmas or else we'll need a new house just for all the toys! He goes to the doctor on Thursday for his one year check-up so we'll find out how much he weighs and how tall he is. I am sure that he has grown a lot. We were at the beach last week and he got in his fourth tooth! His smile looks so different with four teeth! I definitely need to update the photos I have on here. Well, it is late and I better get to bed. Until later,
- Lawyer by Day and Mommy by Night.

Almost a Year Old.

My son is going to be one year old on the 21st. I can't believe that time has flown by so quickly. This time last year I was on bedrest anxiously anticipating the arrival of our baby. In fact, I was particularly anxious on this day last year because we had gone to the hospital a few days before when I thought I was in labor and was sent home. I had contractions that started at 10 minutes apart and then went to 7 minutes and then to 2-3 minutes apart starting around 7 pm. I called the doctor at 11 and arrived at the hospital at midnight and was sent home by about 2 am! It was very disappointing! It was a Thursday night/Friday morning. I had a complete meltdown on that Saturday! My poor husband didn't know what to do so he finally just started a bubble bath and figured that if that didn't work then nothing would. And all of this seems like yesterday, not a year ago! We have my son's first birthday party all planned out. It is a Curious George theme and we have the decorations bought and the goody bags made. I am at a conference this week - came in Monday night for all day conference Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Then, my husband, son, and parents are picking me up for vacation and we won't be back until the day before my son's birthday. We are having the party on his birthday. So we actually had to plan and prepare in advance. We didn't invite everyone we knew; just the closest of friends and the immediate family. We didn't want to overwhelm my son and with being out of town we didn't want to come back from vacation and have this huge party to stress over. Still with limiting it though, I invited 14 families! I know that some of the family we invited will not be able to be there (my brother and my husband's sister) but we hope that everyone else will be able to. It would be really great if all my son's grandparents and great-grandparents are at his party. But the indication from my in -aws so far is that they are not coming for his party. I don't know why exactly - they are retired! Not sure what else they have planned - but must be something really pressing!

It is about 6:30 AM where I am here. I am getting ready for my conference. I rode down with an Officer so I didn't have to drive since my family is picking me up from here. I have to meet him outside at 10 'til 7 to go the conference. I got up at 5 am so that I could shower and get dressed and leave plenty of time of my motherly away from baby duties! My goal is to make it until at least his first birthday with nursing so I am almost there. I really should have invested in some good nursing bras! I only bought 3 and those were the ones that I looked at briefly and said that yeah, they'll probably do, because I was rushing back in August '07 to buy everything the books said I'd need and I had this instinct kick in that I had to get all the shopping done ASAP in case the baby arrived early! Of course I was induced and he arrived 8 days late though! And then every time I thought about buying more I talked myself out of the idea since they are expensive and I didn't know how long I would be able to keep it up while working. Anyway, I guess I better go and finish getting ready for the conference.
-Lawyer by Day and Mommy by Night