Reflecting

So, we made it through the birthday.  He's three, and I survived.  It was actually a really good day - full of fun activity and not too much sad emotion.  A little guy that is super-excited about his birthday can cure many things!  

I noticed that Allie was a bit more hands on with Cooper today than usual... loving on him just a bit more than every other day.  When I was putting him to bed last night, she joined us and got some last minute birthday hugs and kisses in.  As I laid him down in his crib, she thoughtfully said, "I didn't want him to grow up."  I knew all of the emotions that she was feeling at that moment.  We had wanted a baby so badly - she and I.  We finally got one.  It was everything that we dreamed it would be.  We loved every minute of it.  Really!  Almost every single minute.  Our little Peter Pan has grown up, just a bit, and while we are excited to see the things that that means for him and for our family, it is hard to see that time come to a close.  I fully understand her... 

So today, our family enters 3-year-old-hood with Cooper at the helm.  We have a few tears on our cheeks but our heads are held high and we have anticipation in our hearts for what our little guy will become in this year of his little life.

There is nothing like this experience of being a mom.  As crazy as the emotion of it is sometimes, I would not change any of it.  I love it all, and I am very blessed.