One year ago today, we welcomed William Hudson into our little world. Although we had a little bit of a shaky start-like many first time parents do, our days with Hudson have been filled with so much joy and laughter. He has made life sweeter, and since we love him so much, he has made life a little scarier too.
It is hard to believe that our big boy celebrated his actual birthday like this:
One of the reasons we blog is simply to have a journal of our life, so we thought we would write Hudson a little note in hopes he reads it one day.
Sweet Hudson,
Happy 1st Birthday! We know you will not remember these first days we have shared with you, and yet, you have filled our home with so many sweet moments. We hope that we are building the strong foundations of the man you are to become. We pray for you everyday. We pray you would grow and learn new things as you take in the world around you. We pray you would be healthy and strong and that you would enjoy life. Most importantly, we pray every single day that one day soon you would know the great love of our heavenly Father. We pray that you would see the depths of your sin, and gaze at the cross of Jesus who paid the price for them. Your daddy often asks the Lord to make you a man after God's own heart, and sweet boy, we are confident that He will! If we ever teach you anything, we hope and pray that you remember these truths because without them you will only continue searching for something you will never find.
We are excited about the years to come. We often say we wish we could freeze the time because these moments are passing too quickly. You are beginning to take a few steps, but very cautiously. You are an expert crawler. Your temper sometimes frightens us. Your laugh can change our mood. You are a messy eater but you love to take baths and get squeaky clean. Everyday you surprise us with something new you have discovered.
So, today we are celebrating the year that has past and praying that God would give us many more to come!
We love you,
Mommy and Daddy
Newborn:
Six Months:
With his birthday muffin:
I cried. Yep, real all American tears. So sweet Heather. I feel and believe every word of it. :) love you.
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