Birthday Boy

My little baby turned 1 on Friday. What a year. It was the hardest year of my life! I am so grateful to be at this point.

My cuddly, adorable, sweet, noisy and walking baby boy is now 1.

I am finally seeing the differences in girls and boys. Josiah is NOISY. He just utters noise...funny, cute, loud noises. And he loves to make noise. He will find all sorts of things around the house and bang them together and with a huge smile parade around the house proud of his obvious musical skills.

Josiah is such a cuddle bug! He just loves to give hugs. And not just momentary touches, but big huge hugs! And they typically come with a loving pat to the back. I think his most favorite hugs go towards his big sister McKenna. You should see those two cuddle..it is precious.

He is a great nighttime sleeper and does pretty well during the day....my sanity lies in this!

The Lord has blessed me with a tender son. Josiah has a radiant smile, sparkling eyes, a gurgling laugh and a love for hugs and people.

We celebrated his birthday on Friday by going to Disneyland. Uncle Danny and his girlfriend Diana met us there and we had a blast. Then I made him his favorite dinner....spaghetti. And for dessert, banana pudding. He ate it all by himself with a spoon--messy, but cute. :)

We are having him dedicated at our church this Sunday and having the family over for lunch and a birthday party.

What an incredible milestone. He has gone from a helpless infant needing to be nursed every 2 hours to fight jaundice to a walking, smiling, gurgling, noisy, adorable little boy! What a year! God has shown his faithfulness to me over and over. I was reminded that the joy of the Lord is my strength. His love and compassion towards me has been evident on a day to day basis. It is my deepest prayer and desire that my son will personally know the love and compassion of our Lord and follow Him all the days of his life.

Thank you to all of you who have participated in Josiah's life with your love, prayers, time and support.