As I sit down to write this post I feel more pressure than just a regular posting. I feel like I need to really reflect on what has happened for the last year of our lives. I'm not always the best at reflecting and organizing my thoughts, feelings, and emotions into words but there are some times when I feel like it is worth the effort and I feel like achieving a milestone of having a happy, healthy, thriving, 1 year old is one of those times.
It really is hard for us to believe that a year has already passed since we had Rex. So much has changed in my life in the last year I'm not even sure what my old life used to be like. The last year for us has included, me quitting my job to stay at home full time, Will quitting his job and starting a new one with Fairview Heights PD, putting our house up for sale in Emporia, renting our house on a contingency contract, living with my mom and dad for 7 months in Greenville, moving into an apartment in Fairview Heights and that is just the big stuff. If someone would have told me a year ago this is where I would be right now in my life I probably wouldn't have believed them and honestly I'm not really sure where we will be in another year. But throughout all the change I feel that God has lead us where he wants us to be and that Will and I's relationship has grown stronger and closer. I try to not take one day for granted I know how blessed I am to be able to stay home with Rex. Being home to witness Rex's firsts roll, crawl, sit, babble, steps, and words are things I will cherish for the rest of my life. Even on a bad day when I feel like all I do is wipe a runny nose, hold him when he should be napping, or chase his mouth with a spoon full of food, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Although it was scary at first bringing home a baby from the hospital who was slightly jaundiced, and having a little trouble getting the hang of latching on to eat, we persevered through it all. Aside from a few colds Rex has not been sick or had to take antibiotics yet in his life, and for that we feel truly blessed. Will and I were both nervous about being parents and what we would do with a baby. But we have been amazed as he has grown we have grown and so far I think we have been able to meet all his needs. I still worry about what I will do with a toddler and a emerging strong will but I know God will continue to help us to meet those challenges as they arise. I don't know that I will continue to do monthly posts on all the details of Rex's life in the next year, but I am so glad I did this year. I do know I will continue to post pictures and share stories. So in closing I guess I can say that although much of the last year was not the way I would have planned it or thought it would play out it truly has been the best year of my life and I have a feeling that the best is yet to come.
I recently downloaded photos from both our cell phones and found some great ones that haven't been shared before so here are some previously unreleased photos from the last year.
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