He is asleep on my lap. I look over every inch of him, inhaling his sweetness as I caress his softness. His sparkling, brown eyes are my exclusive gate to his wonderful age of discovery…and they have just closed for the last time as a one year old. He will wake up tomorrow seeing the world through two year old eyes. You know, people often refer to their children as gifts and Adarius is certainly no exception, the difference is that Adarius really is a gift…the most breathtakingly precious birthday present ever given to me. People also often talk about the perfection of God’s timing, and as I reflect back on the miracle of giving birth to our last child, on the very day I celebrate my own birth, well, there’s really no way for me to disagree.
I am struggling a bit now with saying goodnight to my very last one-year-old. Lord knows that I am so good with the fifth being the last, but the finality of this moment is making my heart ache just a bit. The exhaustive midnight feedings are forever behind me, and so many fabulous adventures lay ahead yet still I am a little sad…hmmmm, a dilemna only a mother could find herself in.
Thank you, Father, for this little man. He brings us so much joy. Not only on the fourth of July – but every, single minute of every, single day You choose to keep blessing us with our own little firecracker. Tomorrow may be the day we both blow out our birthday candles…but Adarius LaVette Sparrow is celebrated all year long!
The pictures above are from our previous two years of shared birthdays…the day I met him and the day we celebrated his first year. I cannot wait to spend tomorrow with you, AD…Mommy loves you so dang much!
Aw…*tear*..happy belated birthday to you both!
Aw, I know just how you feel. My youngest (and my last baby) just turned 2 a few months ago and I’m still reeling. Even though my oldest is 16, I have a hard time with this growing up stuff. lol Your little one is adorable and is lucky to have a sweet mommy.
Thanks so much for joining Alicia and I for the Crazy Days of Summer Photo Challenge. I’d love for you to join us again on Friday when we move on to our new theme, critters. Eek! Have a great day! 🙂
Wow! Our kid are within the exact same age gap. Our oldest is also 16, and I am also having a hard time with that! We raised my husband’s siblings and have already been through so much of the growing joys and pains with them…but it feels so much different with our own first-born. Thanks so much for stopping by This Nest. I will definitely join you guys again soon 🙂
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