one year ago...

one year ago i didn't even know Henry. we were waiting to go to the hospital tomorrow and meet him for the very first time. I was totally relaxed, an old pro being that this was my third induction...but we should have known from that very first day that Henry had his own schedule, opinions, and ideas about how things would go. He got stuck, he waited to turn his little head and come out until later that afternoon. He hasn't ever stopped being his own little person; teaching us so much, adding so much to our family.

we love your cuddly face, your sweet smile, your beautiful blue eyes (with the one brown spec), your lightning bolt birth mark on your back, your silly giggles, your "fake" cries when you don't get your way, your chubby baby cheeks and monkey toes. we love that you know how to play patty-cake, pull sissy's hair, and fight your brother for a toy. we love that you love animals and climbing. we love that you hate warm food, shoes, and being more than two steps away from mommy. we love your "Pterodactyl" screams when you were little, your drooly face, and all your kisses. we love that you know where the mouse is on every page of Goodnight Moon. we love your pointing finger, that you refuse to hold your own cup, and that at bedtime when you are done cuddling and ready for bed you point to it and lunge to be laid down. we love that you can drive toy cars complete with vrooming sound, have a tea party, brush your hair, roar a dinosaur, and jump to songs. we love you when you HATE to be confined...in a car seat, changing table, or highchair. we love how much you love to swim. we love how you dance and have such rythmn we can't believe it. we love that you are our baby.