Wow, hard to believe it, but it’s been a year already. Everybody tells you that they grow up so fast, but I was kinda like “Whatever, a year is a year.”. That’s not the case at all. On the one hand, Time is a constant, measured out in minutes, days, eons, or whatever your favorite measurement might be. On the other hand, Time is an illusion, warped, stretched, or compressed by our perceptions. I’ve mentioned this before, but it really strikes me at odd times, and I think it bears repeating.
The other day she said her first word, which was duck. ( I know, now I need to teach her to says “Ducks suck! Go Beavos!”, but that might be a while.) She was wearing some little jammies with ducks on them and her momma told her they were ducks. she promptly said “Duck.”, much to our surprise. She still doesn’t know what it means, anything is duck to her (Eeyore was the other day.), but she will say it very clearly. Now, to me, it seems like just yesterday her only vocalization was to cry when she was upset. But when I really put my mind to it, I can recall all of her new noises she would make leading up to this. My favorite was her growl. She would growl from deep in her throat over and over again. Man, I hope we have that on video!
Just yesterday she was only nursing. Today she can feed herself stuff that we eat. Just yesterday she couldn’t roll over. Today she can pull herself up on things and take a few steps, if she’s holding on to something. Just yesterday she didn’t make a sound unless she was upset. Today she chatters all the time, with the occasional word thrown into the mix. Just yesterday I could put her down somewhere and she’d be there when I got back. Today I have to watch her like a hawk or she’ll take off crawling and get into something she shouldn’t. Just yesterday she fit in the crook of my arm and was weightless. Today I have to switch her from side to side when my arm gets tired. Just yesterday…..
Today, Beth Helene Haselden turns one year old. Right now I’m going to go enjoy every minute God gives me with my beautiful baby girl.
Wow, everything you said is exactly how I feel but would never have been able to put into words. Our little girl is growing up so much, so fast. I cannot believe that it was just one year ago, yesterday, that I was laying on a table in the OR waiting to see the most beautiful thing in my entire life, so far.
Thank you so much for all you have done to help get us to where we are today; a happy, wonderful, loving, growing family. I love you so much.
happy birthday beth!
Well said, dear bro! I know the feeling times two and it doesn’t get any easier, such a bittersweetness to watching them grow and fly from the nest.