HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOVE OF MY LIFE!

Happy Birthday, My Sweet Boy. Oh, I love you SO MUCH! You are 1 year old today! I spent much of today remembering what we were doing a year ago.

It was the morning of my second induction. We checked into the hospital at 6am and I was hooked up to my IV's and pitocin to induce labor. You have been inside me 41 weeks, 2 days, and counting. You were DONE cooking! I was ready to get you out! Dr. Amy came in and broke my water at 10:15a. I labored on pitocin until about 1:00p when I asked my doula about an epidural. My contractions were awful and as close together as they could get without hurting you but you weren't finding your way out. I got an epidural at 1:30p and felt floaty after that. No more pain! Your little head was getting squished with every contraction because you were stuck. At 5:15p, we all decided it was time to get you out! You were born at 6:12pm on Monday, July 25, 2011. Just perfect.

I was thinking yesterday how sometimes I can't believe you're mine. I look at you and am just amazed. You are really here! I waited for you and you came. Thank you for picking me and your dad. Thank you for coming to us when you did. You are wonderful. You are funny. You're frighteningly cute. You're smart. You're curious. You're opinionated. You are ALL mine.

Today you woke up and had breakfast. An organic blueberry waffle with peanut butter and cherry fruit spread. You had your first sippy cup of Organic Vitamin D Whole Milk. You thought it was pretty good. I came home from kickboxing class and you ate a cupcake though you didn't like the sticky frosting on your fingers. Your dad picked up a piece of the cake and fed it to you. You ate about almost all the cake and some of the frosting mixed in. You took a bath and a nap.

We went to Boulder today and ran errands. Everyone stares and smiles at you as you walk by. They must see the light in you that we see too. You just make everybody smile. You make people want to talk to you. You sometimes point back at them, smile, and say something important that only you understand.

You will continue to light up the faces of whom you come into contact. You light up my heart. I look forward to seeing you whenever I am away from you. My life is better because of you. I am better because of you. I love you, Talon. I love you to the end of the universe.