BEAU

A Beau belly :)

Tomorrow is my baby's first birthday!  I thought I would take some time to reflect on the blessing and joy he has been to us.  That's no understatement because one thing is for sure, he has been a wonderful baby! 

With Emma and Cody we found out beforehand what we were having which is fine of course.  This time around though I wanted to wait.  I'm so glad that we did.  It was fun!  It made the guessing and anticipation that much better. 



Skin to skin

 And then there he was.  My sweet little boy...without a name.  We didn't have a name yet!  We just thought it would come to us after we saw him and you know what?  It did.  Beau Haddon Peters.  I love him and I love his name. 

That very first night I remember Cory had gone back to the house and I was there with Beau.  I thank God that the nurse was there checking my vitals and checking in on Beau when a very scary thing happened.  While I was holding Beau he suddenly gasped for breath and couldn't get any air.  Very calmly the nurse picked up the aspirator and sucked out his passage ways and he could breathe.  All better!  I was so thankful that she was in there with me when it happened! 

Then we brought him home and there was the normal challenges of adding another baby but I honestly couldn't have asked for a better one.  I remember those first weeks when he wasn't yet sleeping all night.  Believe what you want about co-sleeping but that is what got us through and I loved having him close to me.  Now he sleeps and sleeps.  Still takes two looong naps a day.  I remember one night after I swaddled him up and layed him down how he smiled and smiled at me and made me cry because he was so sweet.  I swaddled him until he was too big to swaddle and was rolling over!  Now we just rock every night before bed and he goes right down. 

He is my "whatever you give me I'll eat it" child.  I have yet to offer him something that he won't eat. 

He is pure joy!  I can't believe it's been a year already but it has. :(  It really does go by fast doesn't it? 

Happy Birthday to my sweet little Beau.  Thank you God for that "bonus" baby.