One Year Old

One year ago today I was a tuckered out girl, a new mama, and boy was my life changing before my eyes! All for the better of course!

Gunnar had come into our world and has been the best thing that's ever happened to us. Every day he amazes me, melts my heart with his smiles, and breaks my heart with the few tears that he has. He has been the most easiest baby ever. Yeah we've had our moments, but for the most part the kid is always just along for the ride!

Of course he was stubborn from the start, not showing us at 20 weeks what HE was, then when it came time for him to arrive, he decided to come sunny side up, which is the hardest way to deliver a baby. He also gave me 21 hrs of labor, and 2 1/2 hrs of pushing, so in a way I deserved an easy baby, don't ya think?? :)

8 lbs. 21 inches long a year ago!

Now a days, he is weighing in at 21 lbs (our scale measurement) and is around 31 inches long! Always being in the 95% for height, and lower % for weight, our string bean baby is long and lean! There hasn't been many foods that he doesn't like, even though it took 3 LONG months of trying baby food everyday for him to finally finish ONE jar in a sitting! Oatmeal with a fruit for breakfast, along with Squash and Peas for lunch, would rank as his favorites. He goes bonkers for Lil' Graduates Veggie Dip Crunchies, and has always been a champ at nursing. 100% breastfed baby here, never once had a bottle or formula, and I'm very proud of that fact! Got by with one cold in a whole year, and teething is going on with number 7 in progress!

I could go on and on, bragging about our lovable lil' Gunnar, but most of all, we're blessed to have HIM as OUR SON. We love you Gunnar, you are amazing, and we see life in a whole different way because of you. Happy 1st Birthday!

Birthday pictures to come next post! :)