Our precious little pea, Gavin James, is turning 1 today! And just as I did when I posted for Jack's first birthday, I took a trip down memory lane and looked at a bunch of photos and videos from this past year. Gav is such a crazy little monkey now so it's hard to remember that he was just a little peanut in my arms one short year ago. It was such a crazy time for us having just moved back to Cali and then having Gavin a month later - it's all a blur now. Thank goodness for pictures and video because I fear I would forget it all.
I remember Christian and I wondering if we could ever love another child as much as we love Jack. Having Gavin has proven that we can love as much, if not more. I fell in love with his sweet face instantly! And in a wonderfully strange way, my heart grew and I fell even more in love with Jack. That's something I never expected but I am so grateful for. Seeing my two little boys together, interacting with each other, loving each other, seriously gives me goose bumps. I love nothing more than hearing Jack make Gavin laugh. I hope and pray they are close forever.
Gavin has been such a blessing to my family and to our extended families as well. He's so happy, loving, silly, adventurous, inquisitive, tough and ridiculously adorable. He's also stubborn, independent, wild and crazy! But I'll take it all! I love that I have been able to spend this year at home with him. There are challenges every day but I honestly don't mind them. The joys of being with him far outweigh those bad times. I often remind myself that this is such a small window of time and one day they will no longer need me. So I am savoring these precious baby days with both Gav and Jack.
I probably spend more time with Gavin than any other person on earth - he's seriously my best little buddy. We do everything together and I love it. But I know soon enough he will become his own person and want to do things on his own. So my hope is that as he gets older, he always knows how much we love him and that no matter what life brings we always have his back. We just want to support him in whatever path he chooses. I cannot wait to see what kind of man he will become. But for now I am enjoying the simple, everyday pleasures of being his mom.
Here's Gavin's 1st year in pictures...he's such a chameleon...
And I just couldn't resist adding Jack's one year picture for a little comparison...
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