1st Birthday!

Bryce's 1st birthday has come and gone. I was teary eyed a few times leading up to the day but I found myself so busy with preparations that I didn't have time to stop and have a good cry. On his actual birthday we did a family/1st birthday photo shoot. It was a lot of fun and he was really cooperative. I think we've got it down now...The first few photo shoots we were such amateurs that Bryce was too tired and we got hardly any smiles. This time we did it early in the morning before his first nap and voila- tons of cute pictures. It's really funny the things I have learned this first year as a parent. #1. You will always forget something when you leave the house. It is inevitable. EVEN if you have a list..you will realize you forgot to put something ON that list. What do we leave most frequently without? Well, being a cloth diapering family we continuously forget the wet bag. (Wet bags are basically a 'garbage can' inside your diaper bag...they keep the stink away from the soiled diapers. #1b- we always forget to empty the wet bag. (insert disgusted face here). #2- being a breastfeeding family, we didn't have a need for bottles or formula...but once he started eating solids (and knew that when we were in a restaurant it was time to eat for him too) we always forget spoons!!! I mean I am fine with him eating off restaurant utensils (I GUESS) but it's better to have an infant spoon for a small infant mouth! #2b-we always forget to refrigerate the left over food. Goodbye dollars. It makes me even more mad when I make his baby food (probably 50% of his food I make myself) because not only did I buy it fresh...but I took the time to prepare it! #3- Diapers. Sigh. Yes we've forgotten diapers. Not frequently but yes. Such an essential. I think there has been two occasions where we've had to buy a small pack of disposables because we were nowhere near home when we realized. #3b-refer to #1b and gag. I could go on and on to list our shortcomings as parents but the fact is, my son is happy, healthy, and smart. This last year has been the most wonderful of our lives and I can't wait for the next year!