10 whole months. 

Wasn’t it just yesterday that I was getting you dressed to head home from the hospital? Slipping mittens onto your oh so tiny little fingers and placing a warm hat around your sweet little head. I remember just staring at you the entire drive home. Actually, I still do that…

Yes, I still sit in the back seat with him every time. I love keeping him company and playing with him back there. He’s obviously still rear facing so I’m sure it would get lonely back there. He’ll be rear facing until he’s 12. Kidding, kind of 😉 extended rear facing is seriously one of the best things you can do for your babies and their car seat safety. Ive done hours of research on it beginning when I was pregnant, and sometimes I feel like the car seat police but that’s only because it breaks my heart to see babies who aren’t in theirs properly. It’s mom & dads job to read the manuals, seek help if needed and educate themselves on the safety precautions. It’s your child’s life here, people! But that’s another topic for another time.

Roman Isaiah, you have changed SO much this month. I think this month may have been where I’ve seen the most growth in you and have watched you learn more than you ever have. I’ve noticed that you are an extremely fast learner, and you catch on to new concepts very quickly. A few days ago, your Granny was tossing some of your blocks into your Woody & Buzz lightyear bucket, and after seeing her throw about two of them in, you picked them up and started doing it too. I was so amazed at how fast you caught on!

Something else that’s new, you’ve learned how to share and you LOVE doing it. When I give you a snack, you take a bite and then offer it right back to me. Same goes for when you’re handed a toy. Not going to lie, I definitely teared up a bit the first time you shared with me. It made me so proud to see such a tiny human being so sweet and generous.

You’ve also started standing on your own, and although it usually lasts only 20 seconds or so at a time, you sure do love it. You start to clap and get so proud of yourself! Daddy and I are wondering how long it will be until you take your first step.

Your baby bath tub for the sink is no longer in use, which breaks my heart a little that you’ve outgrown it, but bath time is so much more fun now that you can sit in the bath tub while splashing and playing with all of your toys. We love sitting in there with you and watching your every move, so it’s always a family thing.

You are the absolute light of my life, you sweet angel. I couldn’t have ever imagined that our life together would be this much fun and that my heart could hold this much joy. I can’t thank the Lord enough for allowing us to be your parents and for blessing me with a perfectly healthy pregnancy and delivery, to bring you into this world. He is too good to us.

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. Jeremiah 1:5