I am so ready for this New Year - and in the best way ever. 2011 has been such a
cool year. Really - cool. It's the best way to put it. Watching Soren grow into the
running bambino that he is, has been, well - breathtaking. A year ago today, that
lil' munchkin needed help holding his head up and TODAY he ran circles around
me - literally, giggling, smiling and drooling - prepping for a ninth tooth.
So parenthood has been amazing - clearly. It is quite possibly the greatest, life
changing thing to ever happen to me! But then there is my amazing partner in
crime. Rick has been absolutely, I don't know - there really are no words; the
BEST partner I could have ever asked for. He was tolerant during pregnancy
hormone changes, a supportive coach through natural labor and delivery and has
been the most loving father I could have ever wanted for my son. And all I can
say is thank you -
Thank you for bringing tears to my eyes every time you snuggle your son and
look at him with such endearing eyes. Thank you for sticking by me when I was
irrational and well - CRAZY during the pregnancy. Thank you for coaching me
through not only labor and delivery but through postpartum as well. Thank you
for supporting my views on Soren's nutrition - through nursing (still going
strong!) and making his baby food. Thank you for getting me. Getting me more
than anyone ever has.
And so - on to 2012, with this truly AWESOME family. I love them, I love us, I
love moving into a New Year united with fantastic people.
