From Newborn to One Year Old

Well another chapter has finished in our journey. Today we celebrated our little bug's first birthday. It seems like yesterday I was still walking around with a big belly and waiting for him to arrive. This past year has been one of many ups and downs. It is true, your life completely changes after having a baby. The first few months were all about adjusting. It was hard work. I don't think I have ever ran on no sleep for that long. Finally at about 3 months I caught a break, Jason started sleeping through the night. I remember thinking okay maybe this does get easier. And then three months later I learned that it may get easier in the aspect of getting more sleep but then I never thought how hard it would be when Jason started crawling. Suddenly, he was crawling everywhere and getting in to everything. Then what seemed like day and night Jason was walking. Now he is so big. I just remember holding that little 6lb 9oz baby when he first arrived and thinking this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have heard that you never know what love truely is until you have a child. Well let me just say that is 100% true. I have watched Jason slowly grow up and he is now becoming a little boy, not a baby anymore. He is learning new things everyday. He opens and closes the doors down stairs, which is a little game we like to play. He has six teeth now. He weighs 22lbs 15oz and is 30in tall. I cherish everyday I have to spend with him. When I am having a bad day it seems as if he can tell and he will come up and give me a hug and let me know that everything is okay. He is my little prince and I love him more than words can say. I can't imagine my life without him. I just want to thank Heavenly Father for blessing me with such an amazing, energetic, handsome, and loving little boy. This is the beginning of another chapter in our lives. Today is the day of the rest of our lives. All I can say is Happy Birthday to my little bug, and I love you more than anything.

California

Ahh back from California. The weather was nice, the beach was fun, and we went to the zoo and seaworld. We all had a great time. Jason played in the sand on the beach and loved it. Me and Travis boogie boarded. We also went swimming at our hotel. Let me just say one thing about the San Diego Zoo IT'S HUGE. We also went to our share of mexican, sushi, and italian restaurants. Other than me getting terribly sunburned it was a great trip. Jason got pretty worn out though and took a few naps along the way. Don't even let me get started on our plane trip home. First our flight from San Diego to Minneapolis was delayed an hour. Then we arrived in Minneapolis only to find that our flight to Minot had been cancelled due to runway construction. So we then decided to get our luggage before it flew to Minot without us. That process took a total of 3 hours. We then decided to get a rental car and drive home which took a total of 8 hours. Ugh after the exhausting trip home we could wait to have a relaxing time at home for a few days. Our trip was fantastic. We got to spend time with my family and enjoy a little vacation. Thanks to our little monkey he made the trip even more exciting.