Remember?

Well, today is the last Monday before Andrew turns ONE!! A lot has happened in the last year. And the funny thing is, is that he won’t remember any of it. On some notes, it’s probably a good thing. Who wants to remember things such as:

Birth
Endless bouncing
Shots
Eating plain avocado
Surgery
Flu

But on a sad note, he also won’t remember:

Any of the cuddling
Any of the Peek A Boo Games
Any of the splashing in the tub
Any of the barnyard animal noises Mommy makes while changing his diaper.
Any of the napping with Daddy in the rocking chair
Any of the trips like to the zoo, Sauder’s Village or Mall of America
Any of the silly chases to and from the kitchen
Any of his first holidays

I know that even though he won’t remember any of this first year, all of it was worth it to build the relationship that Marc and I now have with our Andrew. He lights up when we walk into the room, smiles when we smile, laughs when we laugh, runs to us when he get hurts, snuggles to us when he’s tired and over all loves us. He may not remember any of those things specifically, but through them he’s learned who we are and that we love him.

I think I am going to start his Birthday celebrations a little early and go make some Tapioca for him.