11 Months

11 Months

Our baby boy is 11 months old! He is becoming a little boy right before our eyes! We look at him everyday and can't believe how much he has grown in this short time. I still can remember how this peanut fit curled up in my arms the day we brought him home- his legs bent up to his stomach, one hand on his head, one across his chest. These moments and feelings are harder to hold onto than I thought. I thought I would remember them forever, but life gets in the way. So much happens and changes that I find myself looking back at pictures and notes I wrote to Ryan to really remember what it was like when he couldn't stand on furniture, sit in our lap on an airplane, point to things he wants, wave, crawl, eat finger foods, play with his toys, roll over, laugh or even smile...when he would just look at me with his big beautiful eyes and know that I was his mom and that was enough. It almost seems like a distant memory. It's hard to believe this little energetic, loving, curious, smart, eating machine was just teeny baby only 11 months ago. As we plan his 1st birthday we look forward to a future of "Mama"s and "Dada" s, walking and running, eating and more eating, laughter and smiles, but we also hold on to the precious memories that came before and especially those which we are living right now- for we know that "It won't be like this for long" (Darius Rucker)