One Year Old

It's hard to believe but yesterday, December 5th, Lincoln turned 1!!!! To say the least it has been an amazing year. Lincoln has come so far and grown so much. We couldn't be more thankful for our little boy and all the joy he brings.

We are thankful for all the ways God has been faithful to our family. Friday we drove past the hospital at the exact time we were checking in a year ago. We reminisced about the whole experience and in some ways it still seems surreal.

To celebrate his birthday we spent time with family and a few friends in Modesto. One of Lincoln's favorite activities has been to read books. He loves it when we read to him and can even sit on the floor and amuse himself for half an hour studying the pages of a book. When he reads to himself he even points out the pictures like we do! Too cute! Since he has a love for books and we thoroughly enjoyed reading to him we chose to do a Dr Seuss themed first birthday party.

Grandma (April's mom) did an amazing job on the cake, and was able to incorporate lots of Dr Seuss characters and elements... see if you can remember what books the characters are from. She even incorporated on of April's favorite Dr Suess phrases, "A person's a person no matter how small." It seemed fitting since he came so tiny!

To our surprise Lincoln decided to take a nap for the first part of the party. We ended up having to wake him up after a while. Since he didn't get a full nap he was a little reluctant to join in the celebration. Lukily he warmed up to it after a bit.

A funny moment happened when we gave him his very own cupcake. Against better judgement I (April) went ahead and lit the #1 candle and placed it right in front of him. Just as his little fingers reached the flame I was able to blow it out. Lincoln was safe... but a bit startled. At least it was a good laugh! Lincoln was slow to get started, but definitely enjoyed his sweet treat!

Lincoln was thrilled to receive some fun toys, and has been playing almost non-stop this morning. He was laughing and screaming with excitement.

Thanks to all who have celebrated his birthday with us! Thank you all for your prayers and support over the past year. It is so important to us that Lincoln grow up knowing how many people love him and how they prayed for him from the very start.

As we look back on the journey we've been on since December 5, 2008, we know we are blessed. And we look forward with anticipation of watching our little miralce grow even more.