One!

One year ago today, I sat quietly by Elise's bedside at 5:30am watching the clock to track my contractions. I don't know how, but Ellie knew her little brother was coming and that's why she woke up more than an hour earlier than she usually did. I remember sitting there, my mind racing with so many thoughts "Is this actually labor?", "Will I have this baby today?", "How on earth are we going to handle a newborn and a toddler?", "What is this baby's gender?", "What is this baby going to be like and how will he/she be different than Elise?" Less than 5 hours later, Lucas arrived on this earth peacefully (and peaceful he remained) and I found out the answers to all of those questions and so many more.

It is amazing how quickly the time goes, how quickly things change. That little tiny baby that held in my arms for the first time one year ago is now a little person - running all over the place, laughing all the time, coming over for a quick hug and a cuddle before moving on to the next activity, giving his big adorable grin to any and every one. I don't think that Elise can even remember a time before Lucas was born - to her, he has always been here and she has always been a big sister. For Marty and me, it's shocking that our little baby boy is a year old already and yet we too can't remember our life without our sweet little cuddle-junky . I think it's safe to say for all of us, our family feels complete.