Séamus is ONE!!

OMG!!! how is Séamus ONE?!!! this year has gone by so incredibly fast and I have enjoyed all of it!  We celebrated our boy big today...and can I just say that today was so much more enjoyable than his birthday was last year?! 😂😂😂 Don't get me wrong, finally delivering him and having him in our arms was so amazing but getting to see him walking around, laughing, and doing all the fun things was so much better than being stuck in a hot, sticky hospital recovering from a cesarean delivery...plus we already have this nursing thing down so it was way more fun too 😉

We did our very best to celebrate this day to the fullest!  The weather was absolutely beautiful. We went to the waterfront where they have an awesome splash pad, and it was so fun to see Séamus walking around and having the best time. Then over to the playground, where he mostly just ate all the wood chips 🙈 and then out to lunch.  Back home we did a photo shoot, sang him happy birthday, and ate cake.

My heart is so happy that he is here.  Séamus is everything we could ever imagine.  He filled a void in me and has allowed for so much healing to happen in my life.  

Séamus, you are goofy, a turd, so full of energy and light, you love to laugh, are so easy going, and are obsessed with the boobies.  You have 4 teeth, are walking, and still the tiniest little peanut.  You love to feed yourself, can barely sit (or stand) still...always on the move.  You get into everything and are so brave.  You can climb up into the trampoline all by yourself, can maneuver your way out of the infant swing on our swingset, and try to climb into the hammock.  You are enamored by fire, don't like it when we take things away from you, and are very very vocal.  Your favorite things to do are to suck on charging cords, hold our phones or the remote for the tv (and you know the difference between a fake one), and being around your sisters.  You look up to them so much and now that you're walking, you are trying to keep up with them in all the things.  You are a world traveler, love Mickey Mouse, and have that easy going nature about you 90% of the time.  We are so blessed by you and I am forever grateful that we attempted IVF and were able to bring you into this world.

I love you, Séamus. Happy First Birthday to my boy!

♥ Ashley