Just ten days ago we celebrated the first birthday of our sweet baby boy. Ten days. How can that even be?
Can you feel this season whizzing by? Thanksgiving and less than a week later my boy turned one!?
I had hoped to celebrate his birthday in some special way, something Pinterest worthy. Days later, my heart stung with guilt, especially when someone said it was like "any other day." It wasn't. Not for me. The Momma who birthed him on that sacred day. Each hour that passed on December 3rd brought thick-sweet memories of the time leading up to meeting "my boy".
We didn't know the gender, we chose not to for either of our children. We liked the surprise and anticipation. He came rather fast and easy, just like his sister and also like her, he snuck in before midnight. Those kids.
December 3rd this year wasn't just his first birthday to celebrate a year of life, but for me, it was a sacred time of closing a chapter of motherhood as my baby turns a boy and as I can no longer reflect on "this time last year" without him, or anticipating him.
I have thousands of photos and memories to celebrate
the past year we have had together.
I must have whispered "Happy birthday sweet boy" a thousand and one times to him that day.
Poor kid cutting teeth took some solid naps that day, so my time was really limited with him.
That night our good friends came to join us for dinner and cake with their little boy, Jakob's closest to age friend! (so in the end, I did give him a tiny party after all?) This weekend we will have a little double party with his Grandpa which will be so fun in the future, I'm sure they will have a ball finding ways to celebrate their birthday's being only several days apart!
All this to say, maybe your kids first birthday isn't a party and it doesn't look a thing like Pinterest, but may it be something sacred. Maybe your birthday isn't filled with friends or family, but find a way to make it special.
Being a Mom has been such an eye opening experience of the way God views us, His children. He created each of us, special. Being a Believer in Christ, means that God dwells in me, how sacred is that? No one and nothing can take that away.
And now the countdown continues, to the Greatest birth of all. The one that Rescues us and Redeems us, bringing Hope and Joy to all who put their faith in Him. The birth of Jesus Christ. The very Son of God.