toddler Blog and Journals

Today is Adin’s second birthday and to be honest this past year has been exhausting! He has taught me so much not only about being a mother but about myself. Patience is something I never had until he was born now I swear sometimes it is the only thing I have that keeps me going. The lessons we have learned, the joys we have experienced, the little irritations and the honest and true feeling of pure and honest love are beyond anything I have known before now.

This past year he has learned to walk, talk, make up his own mind, develop his own sense of style, how to manipulate me, melt the heart of anyone he comes into contact with and just be…Adin.

Two years ago today, this moment, I was praying for a miracle. I had already been in labor for 36 hours and didn’t know IF I had the strength to continue. This little boy was trying to make his entrance into this world and change me forever. He finally did at 10:01 pm…51 hours after making it to the hospital.

July 29^th was a great day I was getting a lot of last things in order. I picked up adin’s bookshelf at Lowe’s and another gallon of his pale blue paint for his walls. I picked up my new pair of glasses which I was in great need of. My due date WAS August 5^th and for some reason everyone that day let me know that they thought I wasn’t going to make it that far...HA! I thought they were so wrong. I did some laundry at home washed some of the cute little clothes I picked up for my son…I sat down to eat something before I made my way to the airport to pick up my husband from a business trip. I felt a little POP “eh” I said to myself “it is nothing”. I finished my dinner and drove the 6 miles to the airport. By the time I arrived I knew I didn’t feel to good I pulled over in the waiting area, where you are no longer allowed to park, and asked the police man on duty to take pity on the almost 8 month pregnant woman…right then, right there Adin decided to begin his entrance into this world…Adam’s plane was 40 minutes late and all the time I was sitting in the car freaking out since my water broke… (Kids take this as a lesson)

July 30^th was spent in the hospital…I couldn’t even get out of bed since I had gone into premature labor. The Nicu (neonatal intensive care unit) were making plans for when my baby would arrive, early. I had gone 14 hours without eating since they didn’t know if I would need a c-section…I was starving and a total bitch by now. Visitors were coming and going, my cell wouldn’t stop ringing…everyone was waiting for Adin…but nothing was happening except for contractions.

July 1^st is when things really started moving along. I finally went into full blown labor sometime after mid night. I went a good 12 hours or so without an epidural only to have it wear off 5 hours before Adin was born…pure agony. But he was worth every single moment of pain.

Now as the second year is almost over…the story of Adin’s birth is still with me as I am sure it will be for the rest of my life…but it pales in the comparison of the past year. He is now my little boy no longer that little baby that depended on me for EVERYTHING. Sure I am still needed now for diaper changes, hugs and kisses and to play with but it is different now. He can TELL me what he wants or get it himself. He can pick out his own outfits, play with whatever toy he wants and has his own dislikes and things he likes. He is his own little person and I feel truly honored to be his mother.

Adin's first birthday

eating strawberries for the first time (13 months)

14 months

15 months

16 months

17 months

18 months

19 months

20 months

21 months

22 months

23 months...

24 month pictures will be posted when he wakes up!!