*In case you don’t know what to do when a one year old heads for your camera yielding a cupcake….RUN!
Happy Birthday to our Sweet Ireland Rose, 12 months, 6 little teeth, and countless steps ago you blessed us in ways you will never know.
What can I say about this baby.. I guess I could start by saying we were done. Sold every piece of baby paraphernalia we owned. After our fourth child was born, we were complete, ready to leave that “new” stage and just watch “them” grow. So what happened, well the saying “Things Change” just fits. Suddenly, we realized we weren’t complete, yes we were completely happy, but kinda came to the point of wondering why we thought we were in control of this family, how “big” it should be.
So we decided we were open to this, it took us eight months to conceive Miss Ireland, ovulation tests, lots of pregnancy test, and months of disappointment. I, someone who has never had to wait more than a month to conceive, was put into a new world (if ever so briefly), thinking what if we blew it during that time we thought we were in control, what if we can’t have this baby we both so desperately wanted to create.
Then amazingly in March of 2010 I found out we were expecting, we were so overjoyed, felt so blessed. Very proud of ourselves at 35 and 40 years old. I never really knew just how much joy she would bring to our family. We always wanted a big family, but it was different the first couple of goes, everyone was having babies for one, and we were at that baby making age.
So, here we were past that time in our lives, welcoming a baby home… it has been such an amazing first year and it has gone by way, way to fast. Ireland lights up a room, she makes everyone happy, I can be having a bad moment in my day, stress out the wazoo and her sweet little face can turn it all around for me, it has brought me to tears more than once and I just have to drop to my knees, hug her and say “thank you God, Thank you so much.” She reminds me that there are more important things to occupy our time, then work, or other drama(insert long list).
I often tell people I feel like I am living three lives simultaneously on one battery! Our life is all over the spectrum from our 16 year old, who just got his license. To our 10,8,and 6 year olds that bring a whole new meaning to taxi mom, back to this baby who has me thinking its time to get together a play group. It is all absolutely wonderful, we are so completely blessed!
I just want to say also, what an amazing husband I have, and daddy our children have.. This happiness, this life is all part of God’s greater plan for us.
Enjoy our baby girls cake smash session, and if you see me knock her down while she is walking around, I am just trying to slow time!
Happy Birthday
God Bless!
Kristi
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